Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


After writing this, I learned we are still making breakthroughs in this field! 

Fever: How Tu Youyou Adapted Traditional Chinese Medicine to Find a Cure for Malaria by Darcy Pattinson

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Have you heard of Tu Youyou? She is a Chinese scientist who used traditional Chinese medicine to help cure malaria. And she was not from the 1800s or even early 20th century when we think of malaria research happening, but she was working during the late 1960s and 1970s in a People’s Republic of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:473 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

When I get bored, I look for trouble. Or books. Whichever is easier to find

Supergirl Adventures: Girl of Steel by Various

Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Metropolis by Various

Justice League Unlimited: Girl Power by Various

Dear DC Super-Villains by Michael Northrop

DC Super Hero Girls: Midterms by Amy Wolfram

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When I get bored, I look for trouble. And since I have no idea what trouble looks like, I usually find a book, or five books. Granted, none are more than a 150-200 pages each. Just quick young graphic novels that were not really “that young” with some mature themes, issues and images going on. In … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:472 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

It’s not classified so read about a spy!

Spy School the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs

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Spy School the Graphic Novel is based from the Stuart Gibbs series of the same name. This is a modern take on the super spy but with all the classic elements. James Bond might have been smoother, but never as funny. Not having read the novels, I am not sure how they compare, but either graphic novel … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:467 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , ·

Other Birds

Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

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Such a shame. I have been waiting on a new Sarah Addison Allen book for years. I absolutely love her older books and this one just didn't do it for me. Somehow in her other books she's always been able to transport me to a fictional town where it seemed magic leaked around the edges. Instead this … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:189 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , ·

Amongst Our Weapons

Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

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I think it's time for me to put a pin in this series. I haven't enjoyed it for a while now and the book seems to be signaling some characters are going to be gone in a few. I just have zero interest to keep reading about Peter and Beverly and everything else going on in London that mere mortals … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:188 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: , ·

A Thriller with Real Weight

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

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CBR Bingo: Question I chose Clare Mackintosh’s I Let You Go for the Question square because I was interested in who the “you” was in the title. The question was answered on several levels in this excellent novel I never want to read again. I Let You Go opens with the tragic death of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:46 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: , ·


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