Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Me and my neighbor

The Blackout by Luis Amavisca and Francesc Rovira

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The cover of The Blackout by Luis Amavisca and illustrator Francesc Rovira (due October 2026, read via an online reader copy) makes the book look like it would be a slightly different and more mature story. Instead, it is a sweet picture book (that I hope is not oversized as it has an unusual look … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:120 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

I should have posted this on May 4th for the Star Wars tie-in

2 Dumb Dinos by Nathan Hamill and Eric Filipkowski

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The abstractness of jokes (makes no sense, with no punchline) of 2 Dumb Dinos, will hit the right reader, but it was not my cup of tar (pit). Do you Nathan Hamill and Eric Filipkowski and I hope you find the right audience. To help you do so, let me mention some things about the book. I read via … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:119 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Short Stories · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

I’m sure it’s not the first time someone has heard, “Shake your Moneymaker” on OnlyF@ns

My Mom Only Sells Fans (Inappropriate Children's Stories) by R. Moneymaker

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I am an adult. At least, physically. Mentally (depending on the day) I am too young to even know about, let alone read, My Mom Only Sells Fans (Inappropriate Children's Stories) by R. Moneymaker. Therefore I can honestly say, I have not read it. Instead, I had it read to me by rsullivan1991 on … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:118 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

The man, the myth, the nonsense

The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill and Laura Carlin

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I kept seeing the title The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill and illustrator Laura Carlin on multiple promotions, lists and emails. I was starting to think I did not want to read it as I have a thing about not reading something that … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:117 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

“I’m a fuckin’ honey badger and by this claw”— she held her hand up—“ I fuckin’ rule.”

Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston

In a Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

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I picked up the first book on Saturday and was done with the third by the end of the week. Like Pringles, you can't have just one. Hot and Badgered - 4.25 stars When a naked woman tumbles onto his hotel balcony while escaping her enemies, Berg's happy to give her a T-shirt and a gun, but … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:33 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Life, uhh, finds a way. – The Divine Jeff

Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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I requested Adrian Tchaikovsky's Green City Wars because I was intrigued by the premise - Philip Marlow meets Redwall with a raccoon private investigator. This is not an inaccurate description. BUT! It's Phillip Marlow meets Redwall written by Adrian Tchaikovsky. When I understood the premise of the … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:31 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: , , , ·


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