Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


A servicable sophomore entry in the series

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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BINGO - Series The second installation in The Inheritance Games Series is The Hawthorne Legacy. This book picks up almost immediately after the events of the first book which makes sense. Avery has to live in her newly inherited house for a full year with minimal interruption in order to secure … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , ·

This is my reminder to read local authors and poets

The Raven, The Bayou, and The Willow by Tamara Al-Qaisi-Coleman

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BINGO - Hot (Al-Qaisi-Coleman writes about what it's like to be of Iraqi heritage while living in Houston, both of which are very hot locations) The Raven, The Bayou, and The Willow is a collection of poems by a local Houston poet, Tamara Al-Qaisi-Coleman. This collection speaks of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:38 · Genres: Poetry · Tags: , , , , , ·

“I think reality is thin, you know, thin as lake ice after a thaw, and we fill our lives with noise and light and motion to hide that thinness from ourselves.”

Bag of Bones by Stephen King

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In one word: Tension Cannonball Read Bingo: Dough As I'm rounding third and heading for home with only hours left to complete the Cannonball Read Bingo challenge, I'm at the point of the endeavor where I'm working to shoehorn in things that I've already read to the squares I have left. It's a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: , , ·

Something here went more wrong than usual.

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

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Usually no matter what feelings I am having for the books of one Sarah J. Maas—positive, negative, or meh—I at least find her books to be entertaining and I can't usually put them down. Except for two books now: Kingdom of Ash, and now this one. I'm pretty sure I know why I wasn't satisfied by this … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:184 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

A spy, an assassin, and a telepath; meet the Forgers! Bingos #8 & 9!

Spy x Family: volume 1 by Tatsuya Endo

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CBR14 Bingo: "Font" - I love all the different fonts used for sound effects in comics. Spy x Family is written and drawn by Tatsuya Endo.  It's the story of an elite spy, known only by his handle, Twilight.  He is an agent for an organization in Westalis and master of disguise.  The agency has … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

Two beautiful stories about family

Schmuel's Bridge by Jason Sommer

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

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It is quite an undertaking to excavate our parents sorrow. To do so with a parent who has been through one of the worst tragedies in history, is something enormous. This was a fascinating experience for me to read about a man who I know only as a father to share what it is like for him, only as a … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:109 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction · Tags: , ·


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