Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


An author to watch, even though this one had some bumps

Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brissett

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Everything I can think of to say about this one makes it sound like I didn’t like it, but it really wasn’t bad! It’s the author’s second book, but it still really feels like a debut novel. But it feels like a debut from an author I would read more of. I feel like Tim Gunn telling a Project Runway … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Another rogue bites the dust

The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh

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I haven't read much historical romance lately, and after reading this one I may not again for awhile.  I'd forgotten how formulaic a lot of these books are now, especially by authors that churn out several in a short time.  I really enjoyed Eva Leigh's earlier books in this genre, but this one was … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: , , , ·

Jailbird

Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut

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Another Vonnegut book I am rereading, this one from 1979 and more or less starting off his 80s and 90s run. It's another book that makes me laugh now to reread and wonder what in the world I must have thought was going on when I read it when I was 15. Anyway, this book also speaks to the idea … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:98 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

War and Hell

The Last by Hanna Jameson

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So...nuclear war. Been in the news a lot these days. How about that, eh? I never knew how good I had it as a kid in the (mostly) harmonious 90s. The Iron Curtain fell, the Cold War was over, 9/11 had not yet happened and the only existential threat to America was our collectively stupid reaction … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , ·

Short story that needs a novel

Hush by Mary Anne Mohanraj

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Dear Mary Anne Mohanraj, your story Hush just blew me away! I have probably never read anything so short that threw me for such a loop. This story about a middle-aged mom coming home from a long trip as a flight attendant. She is "human" but not of a new world, not like her ancestors of Old … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:95 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: , , , , ·

Some interesting bits but overall kind of meh fantasy

Iyanu: Child of Wonder, vol. 1 by Roye Okupe, Godwin Akpan

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It may not be the best sign when the summary of a book on the back cover is more informative about plot and character than what’s in-between the covers. Iyanu has an interesting premise in that it’s based on Yoruba culture and lore; thankfully the story involves some local language (translated), and … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:24 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·


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