Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A talking cat + groomer mystery duo

Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow

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Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow is the first book in her Sassy Cat Mystery series. As a big fan of cozy mysteries and cute animals, the adorable illustrated cover sold me instantly. Mimi opens a grooming shop called Hollywoof. She hopes to cater to the dog clientele of Los Angeles. Even … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Mystery, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

A glimpse into poverty, homelessness, and the foster care system and what we can do to change it.

A Place Called Home by David Ambroz

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My friend from book club was very excited because her old roommate from Vassar had written a book. A Place Called Home (2022) by David Ambroz received a great blurb from Hillary Clinton, and my book club friend even makes an appearance in it (with changed names)! We were excited to read it, and try … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Finishing up The Brown Sisters’ Trilogy

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

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After reading Get a Life, Chloe Brown, I knew I just had to read the trilogy by Talia Hibbert. I often buy books and forget I own them. So I was delighted when I discovered I already owned the second novel, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, as an e-book. Thanks past me! Chloe's sister Dani aka Danika is … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Too little out of too much

The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

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Summary from the book In The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

There’s no place like home

A House Between The Earth and the Moon by Rebecca Scherm

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This is the second novel I've read recently about traveling to space in the near future to escape climate disaster here on Earth - the last one was a series of short stories with a more terrestrial bent generally. In this novel, there are again casual mentions of pandemics plural, and more - the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:125 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: ·

“The making of this book was thus a process of discovery; as I think the reading of it will be.”

Interfaces by Edited by Ursula K. LeGuin and Virgina Kidd

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I was hoping that Ursula K. LeGuin being one of the anthology editors would counterbalance the fact that this anthology came on the tail end of the 1970s (published in 1980), but I still felt like the overall quality was iffy and reflective of all my prior stated issues with this era of SF/F. LeGuin … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:144 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: , , , ·


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