Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


An entertaining and eye opening tour through Dave Grohl’s extraordinary life (so far)

The Storyteller by Dave Grohl

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The new pseudo-autobiography, The Storyteller, from Foo Fighters frontman/Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl is not conventional. This makes sense since neither is its author. Rather than telling his life story in chronological order, the book is structured as a series of anecdotes that hit significant … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:16 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ·

We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the ordinary.

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

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The second book in the Six of Crows duology is the best book that I have read this year. Now, I REALLY want Bardugo to go back and rewrite the Shadow and Bone books. I want to care about those characters the way that I care about these crazy kids. The, ahem, bones are there in the Shadow and … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

I will have you without armor…Or I will not have you at all.

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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Okay. This cannot be the same person that wrote the Shadow and Bone trilogy. It just cannot be. While I did like those books, I didn’t love those books. I adore this one. Honestly, I decided to read this first book in the Six of Crows duology just to catch up before watching the Netflix show which … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

Do Cryptozoologists make house calls?

Sorceline by Sylvia Douyé

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I found a snippet of Sorceline and thought it sounded good. When I found it, it took me at least three tries to start. There were several, “Wait? Did I miss something?” moments before I was able to get into the flow. This is an odd little book. There were some storyline bumps that I thought were … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:235 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Lily was struck by how duplicitous a song could be, as if multiple languages were hidden within the lyrics.

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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What struck me the most about Last Night at the Telegraph Club was how separate Lily Hu is from the world around her. She is a watcher. She pays attention to the details of what happens around her as she tries to understand who she is in relation to the world. Only when she is with Kath do the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:62 · Genres: Book Club, Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , ·

“If she closed her eyes she might fix this in her memory always: the pulse in Kath’s throat; the warmth of her body; the scent of her skin.”

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

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In Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo created National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner which aims to challenge pervasive perceptions of the 1950s in the United States, including stereotypes about Chinese Americans, the invisibility of the lesbian and gay community, and the … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Book Club, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , ·


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