Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Give me all the cozy fantasy you have.

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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Such a cozy, heartwarming read. I'm so glad I read this, and that I saved it for my Christmas read (even though I barely got any reading done at all on Christmas Eve or Day, because I somehow always forget that my mother does not read and needs to be entertained—anyway we spent all day doing a 1,000 … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:258 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.”

A Prayer for the Crown Shy (Monk & Robot #2) by Becky Chambers

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We must protect Becky Chambers at ALL COSTS. Her writing is charming and moving and lovely and somehow, in tiny little book volumes, she finds all the right words to pluck your heartstrings and fill you with hope. Reading this book series is like talking to a friend that knows what you are going … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: , , ·

This was just as delightful as Emmalita/Rochelle promised

Season of Love by Helena Greer

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Ten years ago, Miriam Blum cut all ties with her entire family, including her eccentric great-aunt. Now she turns antique junk into creative and incisive art and has a loyal following on Instagram. She has a beautiful and wealthy fiancée and while they're never going to share a passionate romance, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

Holiday Break Comics Reading Reviews

Why Is Everybody Yelling? by Marisabina Russo

Crumbs by Dante Stirling

Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter

Will Eisner Reader by Will Eisner

Master Keaton Vols. 2 and 3 by Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, and Takashi Nagasaki

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The plus side of sitting around for a week of vacation is that I get a lot of comics reading done! I was lucky enough to receive a lot of interesting books for the holiday. Below are some pocket reviews: Why Is Everybody Yelling? This is a graphic memoir about Marisabina Russo's childhood … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:150 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Useful if dry work reading

Governing Canada by Michael Wernick

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I am currently working a government job (albeit not a federal government job), and this was presented to me as required reading. While I can definitively say that I would prefer to assign my own leisure hour reading, this was better than expected. Wernick was a former high level federal government … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:50 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , ·

Finishing 2022 with a Great Read

A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

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Whew, what a book- in a good way. I had started and abandoned this book multiple times, never getting past the first chapter. That first chapter featured a character named Sasha, who had problematic kleptomaniac tendencies and I found her so unlikeable that I couldn’t get past chapter one. Reader, I … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , ·


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