Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The Magic Of Libraries

What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama

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My first review of this year is a book I actually read towards the end of last year - Michiko Aoyama's 'What you are looking for is in the library'. This was a birthday present from my sister as she knows I love Japanese arts and culture and when I got round to reading it I really appreciated her … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Forest Euphoria: Mostly memoir but with cool (and some bummer) queer nature facts

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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I have been in the throes of moving and unpacking for the last 6 weeks (give or take), so reading has been slow and distracted. Even getting through this 6 hour audiobook took 2 weeks, and I was certainly distracted through most of it. So definitely take this review with a grain of salt. The book … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Dog Days Are Over, Bitches

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

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For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn is a romantasy that began life as a TikTok skit. Proving the old adage that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, it is also a meditation on grief, loss, love, friendship, family, allyship, and what it means to really live. Throw in some spicy scenes, an … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: ·

Kills Well With Others: Deadly Old Broads Part 2

Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn

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At this point I'm a bit fuzzy on the finer points because I finished this book about a month ago. We pick up with our protagonists about a year or so since we left them. They have gone their separate ways again for the time being, and they're still struggling to get their retirement from the Museum … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: , , , ·

Man on the Run

Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original by Howard Bryant

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I like baseball and I like books, so it only stands to reason that I like books about baseball, too. But I do have reservations. I tend to prefer reading books about the game as a whole over a distinct period of time, or an account of one particular team or season. I'm less enamored of baseball … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Sports · Tags: ·


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