Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| 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 CBR17
    • 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
    • Suggest a Review
    • 2025 Registration
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

2 Star Reviews

Watch This Space #3: Electric Space Boogaloo - The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

This is not a children’s book - Becky: The Throat Goat (Rejected Children's Books) by Brad Gosse

The royals have their own sex club for….reasons. - Rogue Royal (Club Royal #1) by Elouise East

Pre movie viewing friend homework - Blue Beetle, Volume 1: Metamorphosis by Tony Bedard, Ig Guera (Illustrator), J.P. Mayer (Illustrator), Ruy Jose (Illustrator); Blue Beetle, Volume 2: Blue Diamond by Tony Bedard, Ig Guera (Illustrator), Marcio Takara (Illustrator)

Unnecessary back story - Shift by Hugh Howey

That Feeling When Your Dog Retrieves a Dismembered Leg - Flight Risk by Cherie Priest

The traditions endure, but the perspective evolves - For Small Creatures Such as We by Sasha Sagan

Protect your noodle at all costs - The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage by Drew Magary

Maybe the series gets better? - Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers

Life Is Messy But That’s Not Always Enjoyable to Read About - Kissed a Sad Goodbye by Deborah Crombie

Twisted - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Maybe not all things need to be published - Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman

How to Bang Your Dragon (Without Necessarily Knowing Her Personally!) - Treasured by Poppy Woods

Gruff Irish farmer > Jealous hockey players - C*ck Blocked (Blockers Book 1) by K.C. Kassidy; Teamwork (Hot Ice # 4) by Lily Harlem

CBR15 Bingo: You are Here - De kaller meg ulven (They Call Me the Wolf) by Zeshan Shakar

Nah. - The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Life is the thing you bring with you inside your own head - Normal People by Sally Rooney

All Apologies - More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell

Incredible world-building does not make up for a lackluster romance - Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson

Sparkle Dragons are a blast(ish) - The Sparkle Dragons (The Sparkle Dragons, 1) by Emma Carlson Berne

I am reviewing this just so I can recommend a different book. - Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Coming to America -  It'll Be Irie: Staying True to Yourself by Alejandra Barajas

The Plot Sickens - The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

A Meh Sci-Fi Thriller That Disappoints - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Medieval Over Time in Pictures Has No Substance - The Fantasy of the Middle Ages by Larisa Grollemond, Bryan C Keene

A Disappointing Read for Me - So Compassionate it Hurts: My Life as a Rabbi on the Spectrum by Tzemah Yoreh

The Well-Intentioned White Feminist’s Version of Community Is Kinda… [insert eyeroll emoji here] - Community Board by Tara Conklin

A mix of comics, video games, tabletop games, adventure cartoons - Digital Lizards of Doom Vol. 1 Digital Lizards of Doom by Gabriel Valentin 

Smut I read just because of the title. - Twyla's Teacher Daddy by Honey Meyer; Her Dirty Best Friend by Adele Knight

An Inauspicious Start to a Series - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Unprepared Heroine Does the Best She Can - Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith

When the Grumpy One/Sunshine One Dynamic Fails - What the Hex by Jessica Clare

A major bummer. - Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald

Art Crime Makes a Reappearance - Stealing the Show: A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts by John Barelli

Professorial Rant Ahead - Why Do We Say That? by Scott Matthews

“There’s plenty of happy treachery available to the pickler with a slightly sadistic streak”. Sounds entertaining in theory, but I still have no idea how to play. - Pickleball is Life by Erin McHugh

Godboys and Goddessgirls go to school and do teen things - Goddess Girls Graphic V02 Persephone the Phony Graphic Novel by Joan Holub

Chwast and I are not going to be book friends, but maybe you will - Life Lessons by Seymour Chwast; Find a Friend by Seymour Chwast; Where’s My Cat by Seymour Chwast

I read a lot of picture books so I have a lot of reviews. This is one of them. - All About Cats Fantastically Funny Rhymes by Frantz Wittkamp

Well, at least the bear was cute - Hello, Tiny Bear by Yusuke Yonezu; Going Home by Seymour Chwast

My Bad Habits Lead to Late Nights and Murders… - Bad Habits by Amy Gentry

“Wayne Gretzky takes Pierre Trudeau into the boards” - The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy (2018) by Paul Myers

Read series in order - Dragon Master V04 Power of the Fire Dragon by Tracey West

Fools and Their Money - French Exit by Patrick DeWitt

Get thee to a nunnery! - The Reluctant Countess by Eloisa James

Those who prepare for the first day of school. - Get Ready for School by Janet Nolan

A miss for me, a possible hit for you - Message in the Moon by Roma Downey

Just Regular Height Spirits - High Spirits by Carol J Perry

I want to find the right audience for this book - Boogie in the Bronx! (Barefoot Singalongs) by Jackie Azua Kramer

Not so great Chad - Family Money by Chad Zunker

« Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 58 Next »
Genres: · Tags: ·
· 0 Comments


Recent Comments

  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
  • Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
  • Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.
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.

© 2025 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in