Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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The b*tch” in obituary

The Glam Reaper’s Guide to Slaying: Life Lessons for Rebellious Souls by Bill Crisafi

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The Glam Reaper’s Guide to Self-Care Slaying: Life Lessons for Rebellious Souls by Bill Crisafi is really warped and very messed up! I like it! Okay, seriously this is one wacky trip with Death and how freaking GLAM-ouros she is. How she has long nails and just rocks her heels and knows what fashion is to die for. They also know how to help those who are having self-esteem problems, confidence issues and are just stuck and can’t give up the ghost. Sometimes, literally. We […]

They go together like hocus and pocus.

Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon

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Recently I got on an Ursula Vernon reading kick. I was amazed that I had known about her, but never read anything. And then when I learned they were T. Kingfisher, too, I was intrigued. After all, when one uses two names as a writer, what does that say about the writing style? And when one writes many titles under one name, how similar are they? Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon probably is a good example of both of Vernon’s names and styles coming into […]

Prose, poems and stories

A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne

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While there are a lot of new titles out there, I needed to catch up on some older titles. Books, I keep “meaning to read” and never get around too. I picked up A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe by Mahogany L. Browne. I thought it was a book in verse, but it is more short essays and diary entries. Or as if someone is interviewing the narrator and they are just replying to questions.  Still, it was short and figured […]

Wombat in a strange land

Digger, Volume One by Ursula Vernon

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If Lord of the Rings, Redwall and Haru by Joe Latham had a book baby (though I’m assuming Haru could have been influenced by this story) Digger, Volume One by Ursula Vernon would be the result. It is funny, dense, dark, mysterious, slow in parts, yet it keeps you hooked wondering what is next. It is not for young or sensitive readers, as the images are mostly “tame,” the text and descriptions are not always so. The black and white art is both positive and […]

Rabbits Rabbits and more Rabbits

Bunny in the Middle by Linda Olafsdottir

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Bunny in the Middle by Linda Olafsdottir is my cbr18bingo Bingo Middle square. First, there is Middle in the title. Second, the bunny in question is introduced when they show up in the middle of the floor/room. Third, we find ourselves in the middle of an adventure; well multiple ones as our main character finds herself exploring different books.Finally, it is due in the middle of February 2027  Therefore, take your pick which Bingo Middle works for you. And now that you are almost in […]

These sheep are fantastic and don’t make me itch from their fabulous wool

The Rainbow Sheep by David Hayward

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There are no real surprises on the pages of The Rainbow Sheep by David Hayward (recently published in May 2026, read via an online reader copy). But that does not matter. It is just a nice book with fun illustrations that tells you “Be the Rainbow Sheep.” Or the purple sheep, or the blue and pink sheep, or the black sheep, or the white sheep. If you have been online the last few years, you have probably seen Jesus holding one of the rainbow sheep. […]



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