Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


‘She’s very good at stalling. Masterfully manipulative’

My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress (2022) by Rachel DeLoache Williams

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Note: Contains spoilers for Inventing Anna (2022) and My Friend Anna (2019, 2022) If you've watched Inventing Anna (2022) on Netflix, you know who Rachel is--the young woman who starts off optimistic and well-meaning, excited about her new friendship with Anna Delvey (and the luxe life that comes … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

“In love and life, we never know when we are telling ourselves stories. We are the ultimate unreliable narrators.”

Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

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In one word: Downward spiral A quick summary of my feels on this book, as told via texts to my friend, the librarian leading our book club discussion group. March 6 Ma’am I am really into this searching for Sylvie Lee!! It’s very readable but I keep putting it down cuz it’s a bit sad. But … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , ·

Cat Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard is known for his convoluted crime plots and his memorable characters, with a special emphasis on the bad guys, whom he imbues with actual personalities as opposed to goals and desires. Leonard is the only author I've read whose villains seem like they might go to the movies or have a … [Read more]

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

“We do not bend. We do not break. We do not bow. We do not yield.”

The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport

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WOW. I was initially drawn to the cover (do I have a thing for hot strong women holding pointy weapons on covers? yes, yes I do) and intrigued by the blurb, but I tried to keep my expectations low. That was completely unnecessary as this is easily one of my favorite books so far this year. Full of … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: , ·

Cinder’s Adventure: Get Me to the Wedding!

Cinder's Adventure: Get Me to the Wedding! by Marissa Meyer

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I loved choose your own adventure books as a kid. To this day I wish I had kept them. My dad was great on getting me books where you were just a kid wandering in a forest and somehow got yanked into a different dimension. I also died every single time. Apparently I made poor choices as a kid. This … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:82 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: , ·

It occurred to her that, besides baking, Ray had become her favorite topic.

Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander

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In 2020 cooking videos became very popular. The popularity of the test kitchen chefs at one large food magazine in particular exploded. But by the summer of 2020 the wholesome façade was shattered by revelations of decades of racial discrimination and pay disparities. Even a podcast miniseries about … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:44 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , ·


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