Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“I didn’t need any help getting angry, I was great at that on my own.”

Platform Decay by Martha Wells

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Monthly Keyword 26: Decay Thank you to Tor Books and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book is out on May 5th, 2026. Murderbot (who has installed a mental health module now, and keeps doing Emotion checks on itself) is on a rescue mission on a large artificial planet … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ·

“Despite her past experiences with murders, she had not yet learned that the most inescapable force in the world is irony.”

The Rushworth Family Plot: A Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery (#4) by Claudia Gray

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To condemn the female of the species for frivolity while simultaneously limiting her to frivolity is patently unjust, and yet grievously common. Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney understand each other (and their own hearts) perfectly; it's a pity their families do not. A series of misunderstandings, … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: , , , , ·

“You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn’t depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”

The Mysterious Benedict Society: 10th Anniversary Edition by Trenton Lee Stewart; illustrated by Carson Ellis

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“Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” So reads an ad in the local newspaper. Dozens of children and are put through a series of increasingly strange and difficult tests, which you the reader get to take along with them. Only four children—two boys and two girls—succeed. … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Mystery · Tags: , , , , , ·

“Like the old Shadowhunter motto says, “Shadowhunters: That Evil Demon Stuff Is What We Are Here For.” But in Latin, probably.”

Secrets of Blackthorn Hall: An Illustrated Shadowhunter Novel by Cassandra Clare; ilustrated by Cassandra Jean

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When the Blackthorn great-aunt dies, to the surprise of everyone she leaves her house in England to Julian, with the proviso he has five years to fix it up before ownership reverts to the Clave. So off Julian and Emma go to merry old England, to deal with large spiders, piles of dust, gnome … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

“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: , , , , , , , , , , , , ·


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