Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Cozy fantasy and Sci-fi are my self care reads. I love a good magic system and dragons are always welcome. I like my Sci-fi LGBTQ+ positive. YA and Romance fill a sweet spot. And I never underestimate good children's fiction! (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Dome’Loki's Quick Questions interview.)

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Winnie the Pooh was inspired by a real bear named Winnie: cbr12 bingo “The Roaring 20’s”

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist)

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Earlier in bingo, I learned that Winnie the Pooh was published in 1926 and so counted for “The Roaring 20’s”.  I went looking through my library to discover that we don’t have a copy (though we have the entire Paddington collection).  However, Grandma had sent this book to my kids! Finding Winnie opens with a mother (the author) telling her son a true story about a bear.  Winnie’s story begins in Winnipeg, Canada with a young veterinarian named Harry Colbourn.  Harry specialized in treating horses and […]

Named one of the top 10 books in 2019 by The Washington Post and I gave up at 36 pages: cbr12 bingo “Red” – Bingo #2!

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

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When Black Leopard, Red Wolf came out it was widely praised and was selected as book of the month in Mysterious Galaxy speculative fiction book club.  I was excited by the description of a fantasy told from a wholly African inspiration.  This was something that would broaden my perspective of what is fantasy.  The book languished on the shelf and then CBR bingo came out and it was the perfect book for the Red square. From the beginning, the story technique rubbed me the wrong way.  […]

Satisfying conclusion to trilogy with dangling threads about where the world can go next: cbr12bingo “Purple”

The Queen of Sorrow: Book Three in the Queens of Renthia Series by Sarah Beth Durst

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Somehow between 2017 and 2018 I forgot I was waiting for the next book in the “Queens of Renthia” series.  It was learning about a new book set in the Renthia world that reminded me I hadn’t finished the original trilogy, and it was added to my next book order.  In happy coincidence half the cover is purple so it qualifies for the purple bingo square! Sarah Beth Durst created a world where humanity is in constant, deadly struggle with the natural elemental spirits of […]

It was comforting to return to an established world: cbr12bingo “Yellow”

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

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I love this gorgeous cover, from the golden yellow to the intricate details referencing elements of the story.  I’ve been looking forward to reading this, so I was delighted that it fits the yellow square!  Three colors now crossed off on my bingo card. After going through three long books, two of which were challenging and thought provoking, requiring close attention and processing of what I was reading, the other a chonker of an epic fantasy, I was ready to return to something familiar.  This […]

Entire epic fantasy in one novel: cbr12bingo “Orange” – Bingo!

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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“Orange” square completes my first Bingo! The Priory of the Orange Tree was the featured speculative fiction pick of the month by Mysterious Galaxy when it was first released.  One of the booksellers, who is a huge epic fantasy fan, was eagerly waiting to read it because it’s the type of fantasy that has appendices.  At the time it came home, I didn’t have space space in the TBR.  However, it was the perfect fit for the orange square, which gave me the push to […]

The garden itself isn’t magic, positive thinking and determination are what brings the change: cbr12 bingo “Green”

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor

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I did not intend for The Secret Garden to  be my “Green” book for Cannonball bingo but when I finished reading it to my 8 year old last night, it seemed silly to not take advantage of it fitting the green square.  This is my beloved copy from childhood.  I can’t recall how many times it has been read over the years and with this re-read it has now been shared with both my children.  The Secret Garden captured my imagination as a child with its […]



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