Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


For you the entire world will still be too little.

Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas

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This is book 6 in the Lady Sherlock Series. Forge ahead if you are already reading. Stop and grab the first 5 if you have not. Fresh from solving cases and dodging death, Charlotte, Lord Ingram, and Mrs. Watson are “hired” by their nemesis, Moriarty, to check on the welfare of his daughter. Well, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:36 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , ·

Embarrassment, as it turns out, is more powerful than information. And shame is the enemy of truth.

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

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This is one of those books that I will be thinking about long after I finished it. When, in 1955, hundreds of thousands of women of all ages spontaneously turn into dragons, the government’s official statement is that the women “disappeared.” Scientists who defy the government’s gaslighting call … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

“I own me!” A powerful memoir of healing from trauma

Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones

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Thanks again to Jake for this Book Exchange gift! I tore right through this one, as it hits a lot of my interest areas and is well written. Sex Cult Nun details Faith Jones' life growing up in the Children of God/The Family cult during the 80s and 90s. Having watched several documentaries and read … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:142 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: , , , , ·

If Crooked Kingdom continued for an additional 700k words

Dealing with Our Demons by ravenyenn19

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Kaz removed the paper to reveal a hat just like the previous one she had ordered for him nearly a year ago, but of even better craftsmanship. He picked it up and turned it over. The inside was lined in black suli silk identical to what Inej had worn tonight, but just inside along the seam, stitched … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , ·

A Wales of a Time

The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

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When you have a reputation for loading your book with twists and turns, it can make for a less pleasant reading experience for the reader because their sense are heightened and they know all the tricks. Still, I was legitimately surprised at the way Clare Mackintosh's The Last Party broke, both … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:219 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

“All stories end the same way, don’t they.”

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

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This book was heartbreaking and beautiful, just as you might assume a finalist for the National Book Award would be. It was an incredibly well written story about love and friendship, told across decades. One story line takes place starting in 1985, when a group of men - friends and lovers in … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:122 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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