Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

CBR Facebook Page. Follow us on Twitter. Follow us on Instagram. The CBR Tumblr CBR on Goodreads

Standalone fantasy novels are rare and precious. This one was not bad.

Starless by Jacqueline Carey

by 1 Comment

Khai was destined from birth to become the Shadow of the Sun-blessed princess Zaryia. Both born during the same eclipse, Khai was the child who caught the hawk’s feather thrown by the selected priestess, thus confirming that he was the chosen one. Raised by warrior priests deep in the desert, Khai is trained in all the deadly arts of stealth and fighting, and gets his first chance to kill a man at age nine. He hones all his abilities to become the very best Shadow to his soul’s twin, destined to guard and protect her against all evil. Yet when […]

Share the post "Standalone fantasy novels are rare and precious. This one was not bad."

12/27/2018 's CBR10 Review No:107 |

An excellent bridging story between a finished trilogy and a series to come

Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews

by Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Spoiler warning! This novella takes place after the events of Wildfire and this review may spoil things for any reader who has not finished the original Hidden Legacy trilogy. Proceed at your own risk. Nevada Baylor is marrying Connor Rogan, and that means a huge society wedding with countless guests, including many of Rogan’s family members from all over the world. After the bride runs off numerous wedding planners, her sisters Catalina and Arabella decide to take over the wedding planning duties. It turns out that dealing with her older sister’s increasingly erratic demands is child’s play compared to some of the other […]

Share the post "An excellent bridging story between a finished trilogy and a series to come"

12/24/2018 's CBR10 Review No:105 |

#CBR10Bingo: So Popular! – Revisiting a favourite (Bingo #9 and #10)

Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

by Leave a Comment

#CBR10Bingo: So Popular! This is my second re-read of Attachments. I first read it back in 2011, and my original review can be found here. Considering how much I loved the book back then (and still do), it’s a fairly short and unenthusiastic review. But it’ll give you the basics of what the book is about. When it came to selecting a book for the “So popular!” square, all ten choices (among the most reviewed books of the ten years on the Cannonball blog) were ones I’d already read at least once. Some, like Divergent, The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl, I really just didn’t feel […]

Share the post "#CBR10Bingo: So Popular! – Revisiting a favourite (Bingo #9 and #10)"

11/28/2018 's CBR10 Review No:103 |

Science fiction I actually enjoyed!

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

by 3 Comments

#CBR10Bingo: Cannonballer Recommends (this was a CBR Book Exchange gift from Yesknopemaybe (my paperback copy), it has also been favourably reviewed by MathildeHoeg, ingres77, dAvid, badkittyuno, belphebe, emmalita, narfna and faintingviolet, among others) Rosemary Harper is trying to escape her old life and doesn’t want anyone tracking her down. She pays a lot of money to get a new identity and gets a job on a run-down and patched up spaceship, where no one from her old life would ever think to look for her. Aboard the Wayfarer, with its eclectic, but mostly affectionate crew, she finds a sense of community and […]

Share the post "Science fiction I actually enjoyed!"

11/8/2018 's CBR10 Review No:95 |

The book was absolutely NOT better

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

by Leave a Comment

#CBR10Bingo: The Book was Better?  Spoiler Warning! This has already been reviewed a ton of times – there will be some vague spoilers, but nothing that should ruin the film or the book for anyone. Rachel Chu is an economics professor in New York. Her boyfriend of two years, Nick Young, a history professor at the same university, invites her to go to Asia with him for the summer, to attend his best friend’s wedding. Rachel has no idea that Nick’s family is one of the wealthiest and most influential in Singapore and that most of his family, friends and acquaintances are […]

Share the post "The book was absolutely NOT better"

10/22/2018 's CBR10 Review No:90 |

Some more of Toby’s rather complicated family relationships are revealed

Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire

by 1 Comment

Spoiler warning! This is book 12 in an ongoing series, it is NOT the place to start. There will be minor spoilers for previous books in the series, as it’s impossible to discuss this book without mentioning things that have happened in earlier books. If you’re interested (and you should be, this is one of the best urban/paranormal fantasy series out there right now), start with book 1, Rosemary and Rue.  Faerie knight and champion, and former private investigator October “Toby” Daye is not doing so well. While her loyal squire is by her side, the aftereffects of her demanding mother’s interference […]

Share the post "Some more of Toby’s rather complicated family relationships are revealed"

10/17/2018 's CBR10 Review No:88 |

#CBR10Bingo: This Old Thing – Kilmeny of the Orchard, or most likely my worst book of the year

Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery

by 5 Comments

#CBR10Bingo: This Old Thing (published in 1910) Spoiler warning! There will be a number of spoilers for the plot of this book, because the only way I will be able to fully vent my spleen on this atrocious piece of writing is by going into minute detail about the MANY things I found dumb, objectionable or downright offensive in this book. You might as well allow yourself to be spoiled, this book is bad and you don’t actually want to waste time reading it. Eric Marshall has just graduated college and knows that his future is secure. He is going to work […]

Share the post "#CBR10Bingo: This Old Thing – Kilmeny of the Orchard, or most likely my worst book of the year"

9/18/2018 's CBR10 Review No:83 |

Find your inner superheroine

Heroine Complex, Heroine Worship, Heroine's Journey by Sarah Kuhn

by 2 Comments

SPOILER WARNING! As I’m reviewing all three books in a trilogy, it’s going to be difficult for me to discuss the books without minor spoilers, especially in books 2 and 3, as they naturally follow on from and develop stuff that’s gone before in the series. So if you want to approach this series entirely spoiler free – you may just want to read the synopsis for book 1. #CBR10Bingo: Heroine Complex: So it begins Heroine Complex – 4.5 stars Evie Tanaka is the long-suffering and ever patient personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, San Francisco’s favourite superheroine. Friends from girlhood (when Aveda was still Annie […]

Share the post "Find your inner superheroine"

9/16/2018 's CBR10 Review No:82 |


Follow CBR on Instagram

Shop on Amazon and Support CBR

Buy Original Cannonballer Prisco's book and help CBR!

Ad Partner