Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Needed more mystery solving and way less age gap romance

Rhapsodic by Laura Thelassa

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The part of this book that I really liked was the supernatural PI being called into solve a mystery in the Fae Kingdom of Night. The part that I struggled with, a lot, was the King of Night, The Bargainer, falling in love with a traumatized teenage girl. Calypso "Callie" Lillis is a siren. She … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:141 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , ·

Unique and memorable

The Unseen World by Liz Moore

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I forget if it was me or my husband who first read Long Bright River by Liz Moore, but I do remember that I saw it on Barack Obama's recommended reading from 2020. I was very impressed by Long Bright River, so when my husband encouraged me to read The Unseen World (2016) by Moore, I eventually got … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:41 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

“You’ll never understand the way the worlds really work until you surround yourself with people from all sorts of weird backgrounds.”

Saga: Volume Four by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

Saga: Volume Five by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

Saga: Volume Six by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist)

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The Saga re-read continues. I’m still in love with this series. It’s rare to have humor, sorrow, wit, action, adventure, and beautiful drawings married in one text, but this is that text. Volume Four would be my sole four star rated volume, but I am refusing to grade these against themselves, they … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:77 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Three more reasons you should be reading Katrina Jackson

Sabbatical by Katrina Jackson

Layover by Katrina Jackson

Back in the Day by Katrina Jackson

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I’m always frustrated with my own inadequacies when I try to describe why you should be reading Katrina Jackson’s books. Good authors have a voice and that voice brings the reader into their story and characters in a way that is unique to them. Jackson’s voice put me into her characters and worlds … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:140 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Et al

To Hold up the Sky by Cixin Liu

The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust

Anything for Billy by Larry McMurtry

Dance to the Music of Time: The Valley of Bones by Anthony Powell

Dance to the Music of Time: The Soldier's Art by Anthony Powell

Dance to the Music of Time: The Military Philosophers by Anthony Powell

Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

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To Hold up the Sky - 3/5 I really like the Cixin Liu novels I've read, and have felt that the short story collections are a mixed bag. The issue tends to be a lack of closing confidence. There's also some cool premises, and some interesting premises explored in strange ways.  The opening story … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:673 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

Theme of the day: Crazy and pets.

Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty

Latke, the Lucky Dog by Ellen Fischer

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Bathe the Cat is a love it or not book. And it all depends on what you think of insanity and a very naughty cat. One of the dads of the story wants everyone to clean up as Grandma is coming soon. But even though he has a very put together list of chores posted, the cat (who is on the list as the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:594 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·


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