Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR18
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • 2026 Registration
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

This in’t about adoption

Mother Nature by Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman and Karl Stevens

March 27, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

SOME SPOILERS and possible triggers (but not as many as are in the book). Sometimes I wonder if people like something because they are “supposed to.” We are “supposed to” like a story about environmentalism. We are “supposed to” like something because the character(s) are of a minority (in Mother Nature by Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman, and illustrator Karl Stevens they are Native, two characters are queer, and at least two other people are of color). But that does not mean the book will […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: crime, daughters and fathers, daughters and mothers, Death, Dystopian, eco-horro, environmental, fathers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman and Karl Stevens, Karl Stevens, mothers, New Mexico, paranormal, Paranormal comics, Russell Goldman, Social Theme

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:90 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: crime, daughters and fathers, daughters and mothers, Death, Dystopian, eco-horro, environmental, fathers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Russell Goldman and Karl Stevens, Karl Stevens, mothers, New Mexico, paranormal, Paranormal comics, Russell Goldman, Social Theme ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Friend Carl might not have liked being a book prop, but I liked this book.

Orphanland by Lauren Fischer

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The story behind the book is better than the book, Orphanland by Lauren Fischer, and it is a good book. Or at least I think so, as it made a cozy memory to be connected to a book with a not so cozy theme. I was going to read it online, but got a finished paperback (after requesting the online book and the author contacting me saying thanks for requesting) from the author. We emailed a little bit as we were talking about the book, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, drugs & alcohol, family, foster homes, friendship, Lauren Fischer, LGBTQ, opioid crisis, orphans, Social Theme, substance abuse

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:425 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, drugs & alcohol, family, foster homes, friendship, Lauren Fischer, LGBTQ, opioid crisis, orphans, Social Theme, substance abuse ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments

Try to look away from the game of living and watching living

Spectators by Brian K Vaughan

August 4, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Spectators by Brian K Vaughan and illustrator Niko Henrichon is a train wreck I could not stop reading. This graphic novel (due late fall 2025) is in the vein of Revival by Tim Seeley and artist Mike Norton, and The Walking Dead but with fewer zombies and more ghosts.  When I finished my reader copy (and in fact through it) I thought it was the most screwed up book I’ve read in a while! DAMN! What an awesome read! There is so much going on […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, Dystopian, erotica, fetish, ghosts, literary, Mental Health, Niko Henrichon, sexual situations, Social Theme, voyeurism

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:354 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, Dystopian, erotica, fetish, ghosts, literary, Mental Health, Niko Henrichon, sexual situations, Social Theme, voyeurism ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Dusty town It’s a busy village Every day Like the one before Little town Full of little people Wanting to say, WHERE THE F IS SUNDAY?

The Lost Sunday by Iléana Surducan

June 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I won’t say a lot about the themes or story of The Lost Sunday by Iléana Surducan as it is pretty traditional. There are fairy tale tropes, the ideas are what you would expect for an Odyssey like journey of a young girl to the witches lair. The illustrations are amusing, cute, clever, simple and detailed simultaneously. There are good colors to them, without being too bold or too muted. They are supportive of the story. There are not a lot of surprises for big […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, Iléana Surducan, Legends & Mythology, quests, schedules & routines, Social Theme, witches

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:302 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, Iléana Surducan, Legends & Mythology, quests, schedules & routines, Social Theme, witches ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

And I have volume three waiting!

The Changeling: Volume 2 by Tina N. Lugo

June 6, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Changeling: Volume 2 by Tina N. Lugo is obviously the second in The Changeling series. And therefore, I recommend reading the first book first. And if you can find all three of the currently available titles, you should read them together, as while I was reading this manga series, I was hoping that it is only a trilogy. It is not that I did not like it (I would not have read two volumes if it was horrible), it is just that the story, […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: East Asian Style, LGBTQ, magic, manga, Series, Social Theme, Tina N. Lugo

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:295 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: East Asian Style, LGBTQ, magic, manga, Series, Social Theme, Tina N. Lugo ·
· 0 Comments

Describe in two words: FREAKING WOW

Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz

April 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The book: Chance: Escape from the Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz One word: WOW. Okay two words. FREAKING WOW I cannot tell you how fantastic this book is. Just read. It is not easy, it is sad, heartbreaking, scary, beautiful, hopeful and more. It covers all the emotions. It shows you a piece of World War II that we don’t know about. Again, WOW and go read. For mature readers at least 12-13 and up, but I would recommend older. But if you read with them, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: art, artists, childhood, Holocaust, Jewish children, Poland, Social Theme, Soviet Union, Uri Shulevitz, World War II

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:225 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: art, artists, childhood, Holocaust, Jewish children, Poland, Social Theme, Soviet Union, Uri Shulevitz, World War II ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 10
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • Madame Anna
    on I accidentally started an alien smut series, and now I can’t stop!
    You need to read the prequel series! Ice Plant Barbarians. It's awesome and explains everything before Lauren's Barbarian! I'm sure...
  • Jennifer
    on These Things are Like Potato Chips
    I agree with you about the ending, however I'm referring to your review.
  • Zirza
    on Another Group of Old Friends That All Actually Hate Each Other
    I feel ya! I liked this book but there are a lot of things that I had to overlook. It's...
  • Zirza
    on What will people think of us 100 years from now?
    Interesting! As someone who went on a bit of a McEwan bender some 10-15 years ago I wonder how it...
  • Jacob
    on What an absolute waste of a great book cover.
    I feel the same way. Super frustrated with the story right now after the third sister just died. Was looking...
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission, Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2026 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in