Cannonball Read 18

The eighth most important thing is telling people this is based on real events

The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall

September 18, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

If this is based upon real life in some small sense, why not lead with that? Maybe I missed something stating that, but I don't recall it. It wasn't until I read the discussion from the author after the story was over that I came to realize how much of this was based in reality. Here I was thinking … [Read more]

We are the living that have always been here but have been erased.

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

September 17, 2022 by Emmalita 6 Comments

I am pulling from a few recent books to construct this thought about All Boys Aren't Blue and why this book is necessary. Empathy is a necessary component of understanding that other people have value. Empathy requires imagination and imagination needs at least a few points of reference. George M. … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:99 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Young Adult · Tags: All Boys Aren't Blue, CannonBookClub, George M. Johnson ·

“to each was given days and chances which wouldn’t come back around”

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

September 17, 2022 by tiny_bookbot Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo: Cold Well, the semester started, and away with it went my brain, or at least the part of it I use for writing. Still! I've been reading! So time to eke out a review or two before I crumble. Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These came to my attention along with Audrey Magee's The … [Read more]

tiny_bookbot's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Claire Keegan ·

“I’m getting paid in chaos.”

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

September 17, 2022 by llamareadsbooks 5 Comments

CBR14Bingo: Scandal - The initial events that lead Kadou and Evemer together are a result of trying to fix a scandal caused by Kadou's last guard This is a near-perfect enemies-to-lovers bodyguard romance set in an Ottoman-inspired setting. There are misconceptions! Political intrigue! Random … [Read more]

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:75 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Alexandra Rowland, cbr14bingo, Romance ·

Housewives, They Are Desperate…

One of Us is Dead by Jeneva Rose

September 17, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR14 Bingo: recommended. This book was recommended by author May Cobb, whose "My Summer Darlings" is one of the best things I read this year. I was looking for a female-focused thriller with a similar lack of inhibition. Ok, right off the bat, this book is bonkers. If you … [Read more]

Jake's CBR14 Review No:170 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: cbr14bingo, Georgia, Jeneva Rose, mystery, One of Us Is Dead, recommended, thriller ·

Family Chaos

The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang

September 17, 2022 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

Bingo square - dough - for the cooking elements AND for the significant impact of money on the family and the story generally Also, another BINGO! Every time I read the family name in its plural form, I had to mentally pronounce it, because my mind kept wanting to state "chaos", rather than … [Read more]

booktrovert's CBR14 Review No:90 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14bingo, Lan Samantha Chang ·

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