We humans succumb easily to peer pressure. We want to fit in. We want to do what our friends are doing. Well, it is no different with books. You are browsing Cannonball Read reviews and a book catches your eye, you think “Hey, this might be interesting.” Then you keep seeing that book being reviewed, over and over again. Why is everybody reviewing this book? What is all this fuss about? Curiosity gets the better of you, you rush out and read that book. Here […]

It is time to celebrate 15 years of Cannonball Read with some fun. We challenge you to write a 15-word review for a book in the comments below. The rules: The review must be exactly 15 words, not including the title or author’s name. It can be a book you have already reviewed on the site or something new. You can do as many as you want. Only post your review as a comment to this post. (It won’t count on the Leaderboard.) Be creative! […]

In the latest Cannonball Fodder, MsWas challenges us to “Take a look at your Goodreads (or real) “Want to Read” shelf, and crack open the book that has been on there the longest.” I recently went through all my bookshelves, reviewing every book that I own to determine its fate. Did I want to keep this book since I still intended to read it, it was autographed, or it had some other special sentimental value?  Did it belong in the donation pile, something my friend […]

I am not a huge fan of February. I could very easily do without the Super Bowl or Valentine’s Day (don’t judge me!) It is usually cold, grey, and dark (unless it is snowy, in which case it is cold, white, and dark). Like every faithful book lover, I turn to books to fight these winter blues. I pick up a funny rom com, or a suspenseful mystery, or I return to another time with a historical fiction. Time passes as pages turn, and suddenly […]