Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“Developing self-trust and self-compassion is a whole journey unto itself.”

Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

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This is a good overview and self-help aligned book for what Devon Price terms as "Masked Autistics." I am among those and saw a lot of positive press for this book from other Autistic people, so I got it for my birthday and got around to reading it this week. This is a well-written and straight … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:106 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

Pride, culture and acceptance

The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi

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I will start my review off with, there is absolutely nothing wrong with The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi. Is it a bit saccharine-sweet? Sure. But that does not mean it cannot be good. It just means that a reader like me needs to be in the right frame of mind when reading it. And I was. Mostly. Okay, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:529 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Cat-and-mouse in the New Orleans bayous

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

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BINGO - Time (spoilers) I checked this audiobook out from my local library on a whim. I wanted a thriller/horror for Halloween time and this was available. I figured since the author, Alaina Urquhart, was the host of a popular true-crime podcast that this book would be a fun but forgettable book. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: , , ·

What. Just. Happened.

Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells

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Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells is perhaps the most unusual romance I've ever read. It is a dark Mafia romance available on Kindle Unlimited. I was having a video chat with Emmalita and of course our conversation turned to books for a while. She was recommending this author specifically for her … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , ·

Bland Stories, Hack Work, Bad Opinions — 60s Sci-Fi Strikes Again

Shards of Space by Robert Sheckley

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I know there is good 60s SF out there, but the good thing about working through my backlog of old SF I've been lugging around is the relief that I can throw this out and never read it again. Shards of Space is a short story collection by Robert Sheckley with some bad stories, some hack work, two … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:105 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: , , , ·


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