Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Sing or dig?

Song of the Court by Katy Farina

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Song of the Court by Katy Farina is a cute story about being true to yourself. It might be a bit sugary sweet for some (probably mostly adults and/or older readers), but for the ages six to eight crowd, and if the reader is more "girly" in their tastes, it is right up their alley. There are … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:180 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , ·

is it too late to change your ways?

L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon

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I've got high expectations for novels set in Southern California. If very little besides, say, the beaches and Hollywood register for the writer in question, maybe also some smog and traffic, I judge that hard. If you can't say "I'd take the 101 to the 10 to the 405 for you" and understand that as … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

“You’ll find that what you can bear increases a great deal when you are not offered any other choice.”

The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller

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Mistress Charm is a witch, maybe, and a madam certainly. She presides over Orchard House, a brothel/social club catering to Borengard’s most wealthy and powerful. The eponymous orchard is filled with bone trees, which fruit can be animated into living creatures. Mistress Charm is also mistress to … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror · Tags: ·

MASTERPIECE.

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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I was originally tempted to just post this whole novel as one giant (and perfect) quotation. We knew it was coming but we behaved inconsistently. We stocked up on supplies-just in case-but sent our children to school, because how do you get any work done with the kids at home? (We were still … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

Transforming a taboo into a cause

Period. End of Sentence. by Anita Diamant

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I'd heard of the Netflix film, Period. End of Sentence., after it won an Oscar in 2019. I haven't seen the film yet, but when I saw the book, Period. End of Sentence.: A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice (2021), I thought it might be interesting and informative. I also listened to this … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: ·

Stepping out of my comfort zone

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

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My review for the Afrofuturism novel, Noor by Nnedi Okorafor AO is part human, part cybernetics. She is an example of how far we've allowed technology to become us and we it. We have allowed technology by this futuristic date, to control everything in our lives. Sure, we've harnessed clean wind … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:179 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , ·


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