Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“For a quart of ale is a dish for a king”- William Shakespeare

Sleight of Hand: An Alewives of Colmar Mystery (#2) by Elizabeth R. Andersen

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It is now 1354, and in the Alsatian village of Colmar Efi, Appel, and Grita's ale business is going extremely prosperously: that is until Efi founds a hand in their ale cauldron; a hand without a body. A hand that apparently belongs to someone from Vogelgrun, a village quite a distance from … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:19 · Genres: History, Mystery · Tags: , , , ·

“The beginning of a novel is like a first date.”

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

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Nowhere Book Bingo 26: Adapted into movie or TV show (on Apple+ now) 19-year-old Margo Millet has an ill-advised affair with her English professor at college and gets pregnant. Against the advice of absolutely everyone, including her mother (a former Hooters waitress), she decides to keep it. … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:23 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

“Life isn’t easy, no matter where you are. You’ll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.”

The Assassin’s Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas by Sarah J. Maas

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And mine was reading this book. Years and years ago, I saw I saw a copy of A Throne of Glass in a bookstore. I didn't buy it then, but I remembered that I wanted to get it sometime, so I (foolishly) asked for the box set of the complete series a while ago. And then I discovered that this was the … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: , , , , ·

Crimes Against Our Own Humanity

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven R. Scott

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I've spent a career at the margins of politics, learning a lot about how people interact and how the most insignificant seeming interaction can have massive ripple effects and how political discourse flows in certain directions, mainly towards fear. It's a world of real-politik which can best … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:39 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

MI-5 with monsters!

The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

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Just last week I confessed that espionage is not my jam. This week I'm saying that espionage can be my jam if it contains vampires, flesh-absorbing monsters, and a kick-ass female protagonist. Shout out to MsWas for the recommendation. This book saved me when I was in a mini-slump! A woman … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

Sure, But Who’s Really the Animal?

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

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Animal, by Lisa Taddeo, is a story about Joan. Joan will tell you herself that she is depraved. She will also remind you that she is a survivor and that she’s been judged not only by what she’s done to others, but by the things that have happened to her. For years, Joan’s rage was dormant, but now, … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·


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