Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


For all us noodle lovers

That Noodle Life: Soulful, Savory, Spicy, Slurpy by Michael Le and Stephanie Le

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That Noodle Life arrived on my radar thanks to emmalita’s review last fall. I wanted to love this book. A cookbook that is all about noodles should be a book I love. Noodles are THE BEST. But sadly, I didn’t love this book. I do like it though, and copied many recipes to keep on hand when my library … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:49 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: , , , ·

An exploration of the hidden factors that shape the food on our forks

Food Politics by Marion Nestle

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When I was a sophomore in high school, my typical lunchtime routine was to consume a can of Hawaiian Punch, a bag of white cheddar cheese Lance popcorn (both purchased from the ‘snack line’ of the school cafeteria), and an apple (brought from home), while doing my world history homework. I would … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

“People feel more comfortable talkin’ about mental health than they have in the past, but it’s still easy to feel alone when you’re in the thick of it.”

Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter

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I requested this book from NetGalley specifically because of its Anxiety and Complex PTSD representation. On those fronts this book worked aces for me. The internal lives of Jodie Slaughter’s characters worked exceedingly well for me as a reader. I thought it was very thoughtful about the way mental … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·

“It’s time for the world to let queer black boys unpack their shit.”

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

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When we had our book club vote for September, I was secretly hoping that All Boys Aren’t Blue would be one of the ones we chose. I was flabbergasted that in November of last year the memoir had a criminal report filed with the Flagler County Sheriff’s office by a member of the Flagler County School … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:47 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

this one broke me

Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood

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For a short novel, a shorter review...but also this is probably the one that broke me. WHAT on earth is going on in this novel? Having read the original short story that inspired it, I would assume that an editor would do some casual research (or less-than-casual research, given that I assume … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:87 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , ·

read in case of reader emergency!

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

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Another book I really should have read much sooner, recommended by my dear, brilliant bookbird of a feather Evin. At the same time, though, I'm glad that I had this book squirreled away because I'd been through a bit of a rough patch when it came to novels at this point in the summer. I'd just moved … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:86 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·


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