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

About narfna

CBR 4
CBR 5
CBR 6
CBR 7
CBR 8
CBR  9
CBR10 participant
CBR11 participant
CBR12 participant
CBR13 participant
CBR14 Participant
CBR14 Bingo Badges
CBR15 Participant
CBR16 Participant
CBR17 Participant
CBR17 Comments
CBR17 Levels

Good evening, everyone. I'm Leslie Monster, and this is Nightline. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: narfna's Quick Questions interview.)

narfna's Reviews:

Vol. 2 just as non-compliant and awesome as Vol. 1.

September 4, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

I waited for this trade for soooo loooong of a time. And then it wasn’t long enough, like in terms of page length; I read it in about twenty minutes (cackling through most of it), and then it was over and I was sad. But it was very good. And now we have to wait even longer for Vol. 3. These are the woes you are in for when you read an ongoing comic series, but especially this one, which is agony. Vol. 2 opens […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Bitch Planet, Comics, Dystopian, exploitation, Kelly Sue DeConnick, narfna, president bitch, Satire, Valentine De Landro, vol. 2

narfna's CBR9 Review No:67 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Bitch Planet, Comics, Dystopian, exploitation, Kelly Sue DeConnick, narfna, president bitch, Satire, Valentine De Landro, vol. 2 ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

The story creep is here.

September 4, 2017 by narfna 2 Comments

Twenty-one days to read this. This effer. That’s not a great sign. I will admit to being vastly distracted by real life happenings right now, but if a book is good, I will make time to read it, and I never did for this. The opposite, in fact. I had to make myself sit down and work on this, and until about the last 250 pages, it did feel like work. And I’m not just talking about the by now normal Robert Jordan writing quirks […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: a crown of swords, epic fantasy, fantasy, narfna, robert jordan, wheel of time

narfna's CBR9 Review No:66 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: a crown of swords, epic fantasy, fantasy, narfna, robert jordan, wheel of time ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments

This book ensorcelled me, but I want to talk about the end.

September 4, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

This is going to be a short review. Mostly because I don’t know how to convey how much I sunk into this book while reading it. Everything about it–the language, the characters, the mythology–wrapped little story claws around my mind and didn’t let me go until I finished it. Laini Taylor is just so good at creating atmosphere in her stories. It’s one of the reasons I will read anything she decides to write. The other reason this is going to be short is that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: fantasy, Laini Taylor, narfna, strange the dreamer

narfna's CBR9 Review No:65 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: fantasy, Laini Taylor, narfna, strange the dreamer ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

August 31, 2017 by narfna 4 Comments

I’ve been dreading writing this review. I just don’t know what to say about this book, because I don’t really know how I feel about it, still, and it’s been months since I finished it. Ultimately, I just don’t think this was the book for me, but that kind of thing doesn’t fill up a review space. It’s also not helpful to anyone reading this review, because only people who pay extremely close attention to my reading habits might have a clue what a “for me” […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy Tagged With: all the birds in the sky, charlie jane anders, fantasy, narfna, sci-fi

narfna's CBR9 Review No:64 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: all the birds in the sky, charlie jane anders, fantasy, narfna, sci-fi ·
Rating:
· 4 Comments

I liked this one???

August 29, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

Honestly, I did not expect to like this book. It’s only logical. I assumed that I would have the same reaction to it that I had for the first three books in the series, which was basically to be entertained, but also half the time I’m rolling my eyes at the predictable plot twists, the shallow characters, the tell-not-show and idiom-filled writing (a symptom of weak worldbuilding). I just didn’t find any of it particularly compelling, especially Celaena, the central character. I found her to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: fantasy, heir of fire, narfna, sarah j maas, Throne of Glass, Young Adult

narfna's CBR9 Review No:63 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: fantasy, heir of fire, narfna, sarah j maas, Throne of Glass, Young Adult ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

This review is very late.

August 29, 2017 by narfna 2 Comments

So now y’all know just exactly how far behind I am in my reviews. We read this book back in June? I think? Effff, I wish I would have written this review back then. I had so many thoughts!! Now, they are mostly all gone. GONE I TELL YOU, like piss in the wind. Sorry, that was vulgar. Sometimes I am vulgar. It should pass. But you know what, I’m feeling in the mood right now. I’m full of it. What you might call piss […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: 80s movies, Cannonball Book Club Reads, essays, film, Hadley freeman, Life Moves Pretty Fast, narfna, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture

narfna's CBR9 Review No:62 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: 80s movies, Cannonball Book Club Reads, essays, film, Hadley freeman, Life Moves Pretty Fast, narfna, Non-Fiction, Pop Culture ·
Rating:
· 2 Comments
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • 223
  • …
  • 310
  • Next Page »


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