Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“…your ambitions are a feast, Amina Al-Sirafi…”

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

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I’ve seen Shannon Chakraborty’s The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi on a lot of book lists as an entertaining fantasy novel not to miss, and it has been given good reviews here on CBR, too. I enjoyed it immensely and was excited to see that a sequel, The Tapestry of Fate, is coming out on May 12. … [Read more]

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

Between the Accident and the Incident

Curse of the Blumenthals by Phyllis Karas

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Three generations of journalist Phyllis Karas's family are marked by two great tragedies - the car crash which killed six members of the family, and the murder committed by the first grandchild born after that accident hardly twenty years later. This is an interesting mash-up of a book - part … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

Iceland Presents…. Ms. President

Vigdis: A Book About the World's First Female President by Rán Flygenring

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We are always talking about “we need more women in politics.” Well, we are just not looking in the right places. In 1980 Iceland elected its first female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. And the book Vigdis: A Book About the World's First Female President by Rán Flygenring shows us the background … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:95 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

These Familiar Walls by C.J. Dotson

These Familiar Walls by C.J. Dotson

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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Trigger Warning: Animal cruelty I had to give this three stars because honestly there's a lot of terrible people in this one which can sometimes work for you as a reader, and this time it absolutely … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:31 · Genres: Horror · Tags: , ·

Humpty Doos and Swingles and Citrus History

Citrus: A World History by David J Mabberley

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Technically this is going to be a DNF, but not because I didn’t like it; I just ran out of time and library renewals. Citrus: A World History is an interesting cross between textbook and coffee table book. It’s got the pretty pictures, many from historical records, in combination with blocks of … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:17 · Genres: Cooking/Food, History · Tags: , , , , , , , , ·

These characters have SO much in common, but their crippling insecurities may be the worst thing they share

While You Were Seething by Charlotte Stein

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3.5 stars Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book will be out on April 9th. Daisy Emmett is an excellent PR manager and has successfully managed a number of difficult clients, but trying to repair the image of famous romance author Caleb … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ·


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