Cannonball Read 18

“Over her golden yard and the glittering hills beyond, into the darkness of the trees…”

Golden Age by Jane Smiley

July 11, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

***Spoilers throughout*** Well, I finished this trilogy and this was a better book than the second one. I think because Smiley starts killing people off in this one, the cast feels less unwieldy and more focused. This book is more of a victory lap in terms of drawing everyone's narratives to a … [Read more]

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:71 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: American History, contemporary fiction, family drama, historical fiction, jane smiley ·

“A happy ending is the one that makes you happy”

For You & No One Else by Roni Loren

July 11, 2022 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I’ve been a huge fan of Roni Loren’s work ever since I read The Ones Who Got Away as my first book of 2018. The emotional depth, the mental health, the banter, it’s basically everything I want in a romance. And that’s exactly what you can expect from this workplace … [Read more]

llamareadsbooks's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Romance · Tags: contemporary, Romance, Roni Loren ·

Another Delightful Middle-Grade Graphic Novel Wins My Heart

Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright

July 11, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

Twins is a fun read and one I have now owned two copies of, so I am hanging on to this one so I don't have to buy a third! Maureen and Francine have always been together in the same class but now, as they enter middle school, they've been separated in all but two classes. Maureen, who is shyer, … [Read more]

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:70 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: family, junior rotc, self-esteem, sibling drama, twins, Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright ·

“Doing something even though I was scared felt kind of amazing.”

Just Roll With It by Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie

July 11, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I really loved this book and I hope it ends up getting the recognition it deserves. Just Roll With It follows Maggie during her first year of middle school as she makes new friends and gets involved with the D&D/role playing club. The main reason I got this book is that it's a realistic and … [Read more]

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:69 · Genres: Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: friendship, LGBT fiction, lgbtq characters, mental health rep, middle school, OCD, role playing games, Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie ·

“Kicking around on a piece of ground in your hometown”

Paper Towns (2008) by John Green

July 11, 2022 by drmllz 2 Comments

When I was in high school at the turn of the century, while too young for bars and too old and cool for McDonalds, some friends and I would sit cross-legged on the platform between railway tracks at the train station of our town and play 'pulse murder'. This was a game where you sat in a circle, and … [Read more]

drmllz's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: after that summer nothing would ever be the same again, drmllz, john green, paper towns, Young Adult ·

Hijinks and Goop people

Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout

July 11, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The main character in Weird Kid is an alien, therefore expect a comedy of errors to happen. There is an interesting story arch that shows that that things are a not to subtle representation of puberty and the changing we go through in middle school. It is very unbelievable (though there are two … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:363 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Aliens, family, friendship, Greg Van Eekhout, superheroes ·

G.D. Giant
on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
Will do!
RouletteGirl
on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
Once you finish it, let me know what you think!
G.D. Giant
on Love is in the Cards
Oh gosh, I loved this book! While I didn't find it "erotically charged" I definitely found it deeply affecting. It...
G.D. Giant
on When You Hate the Protagonist (But Enjoy the Book)
Hah! This is exactly the review I was hoping for for this book. I haven't read it yet, but it's...
G.D. Giant
on I couldn’t put it down
I just read this last year and your review is spot on with my experience. I also wished I had...

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