Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“The rocket made climates, and summer lay for a brief moment upon the land…”

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

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CBR14Bingo: Hot This is a book I kept out of the library so long as a kid that I accrued a $75 fine (do I currently have two books out of the library that are also so overdue they're going to charge me for them if I don't return them -- yes, I haven't learned my lesson). I can't even imagine how … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:77 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

Another dose of comfort reading

A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear

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"You only have to visit a battlefield long after a war has ended, to know that places are never quite the same following a tragedy." I got seriously into Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs books during the darkest days of lockdown, and now, alas, I am hooked, even though at 17 installments … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: ·

Sometimes when you’re trapped in a heat wave you need to read a book where the characters are even hotter

Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews

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CBR14Bingo: Scandal My second Mary Kay Andrews book and another satisfying summer read. Andrews writes a fun mix of romance, family drama, and mystery, all of which combine to keep the plot moving at a fast pace. I noticed that a lot of the chapters were three pages long, which also added to the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:76 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Okay the image is taken from the web but the love for this book is all mine

Eternally Yours by Patrice Caldwell

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cbr14bingo Heart Level 2 Eternally Yours is filled with stories that fit all types of romance readers. Though it is young adult based; adults can appreciate editor Patrice Caldwell’s collection as well. With a mix of mortal love and supernatural love, and everything else in between, multiple … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:392 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: , , , ·

Shady love

Dancing on the Volcano by Floor de Goede

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cbr14bingo Shadow Level 3 The shadow of a relationship hangs over our main character Flo, as he spends the first time away from his longtime boyfriend, Bas in Dancing on the Volcano. But of course, shadows play a metamorphic role in a few different areas: the shadow of working with others and the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:391 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·

Definitely Not For Me

My Life At The Edge of Stardom by Mary Lynn Rajskub

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Best for: Not people who like the author, as I think this might lead them to not… In a nutshell: Actor and comedian Rajskub shares stories of her life before and during her time as a fairly well-known actor. Worth quoting: N/A (Audio book) Why I chose it: Celebrity memoir read by the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir · Tags: ·


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