Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


He looked at her with wonder, as if he’d seen an undiscovered ocean meant only for him to explore.

Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin

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A couple of years ago I read a charming witchy Yuletide short story in the first Love All Year anthology. The author was Celestine Martin and I kept an eye for her name. When Witchful Thinking popped up on NetGalley, I snatched it up. This is Martin's debut novel and it is charming. It's … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:101 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

The sunshine and the grumpy one – now with added crime!

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

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CBR14 Bingo: Gaslight (Marian was lied to and manipulated by the duke, book also set in the Georgian era) Spoiler warning! I'm going to do my best to review this book without spoiling major plot points from The Queer Principles of Kit Webb or this book, but if you want to remain fully unspoiled, … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

Thought-Provoking and Meditative

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

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Best for: Those who are interested in being more intentional with their time and attention. In a nutshell: Artist and author Odell explores ways to be more intentional with our time, and how that relates to community and environment. Worth quoting: “That tiny, glowing world of metrics … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:39 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , ·

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

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Why is it when it's a "Classic" I go...yeah this is not for me. I am really regretting not listening to this one. I heard it's better that way. Trying to read this via my phone browser (yep, could not download as an e-book) was another pain which is why it took me so long to get through it. It's … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:198 · Genres: Horror · Tags: , ·

An Utterly Underwhelming Account of a Tragedy

No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley

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No Way Down is an account of the 2008 disaster on K2, Earth's second highest mountain. 11 people from international expeditions died, while several others were severely injured. The disaster was mainly caused by multiple serac falls and avalanches in an area near the top called the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Iron John

Iron John by Robert Bly

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This book is more or less lost to the ages, but it was a huge deal when it first came out in the mid1980s. It's based in research and writing from the previous decades that include workshopping with various men's groups and psychologists. Its title and premise come from a reading of the fairy tale … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:536 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·


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