Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A middle-aged dog trainer who loves to read and hates cancer.

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We Create Our Own Monsters

Carrie by Stephen King

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Carrie Carrie White is a high-school student who is an outcast. She lives with her religious fanatic of a mother and is very much alone. One day, while taking a shower in gym class, she gets her first period. Since her mother never taught her about the menstrual cycle, she thinks she is dying and starts hysterically screaming and crying. The other girls find this hilarious and start throwing pads and tampons at her, jeering to “plug it up”. Then suddenly, a lightbulb explodes. The […]

A mystery complete with recipes!

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

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Lila Macapagal has had to move back to her hometown and work at her Aunt’s restaurant. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she has to serve food to her douchebag ex-boyfriend, who thinks of himself as a food critic. He writes terrible reviews of the family restaurant, yet insists on constantly eating there. One day, after Lila serves him some special desserts she made, he drops dead. The police immediately make Lila their only suspect. To make matters worse, the ex’s stepfather is the restaurant’s […]

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes? Sexy, sexy, snakes!

Entranced by the Basilisks by Lillian Lark

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It’s been a long time since I posted a review, and even longer since I read this book, so I’m a little fuzzy on the details. Life got in the way, but I have a little more spare time now, so prepare for a deluge of reviews of books I read as far back as April! This is the third book in the Monstrous Matches series, but you don’t have to have read the previous two to understand this one. You should though, because they […]

ARRRgust Reads

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

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Daughter of the Pirate King:       Alosa is only seventeen, but is one of the most feared pirates in the world. The only one more feared is her father, the notorious Pirate King. He has a third of a map to the legendary siren’s treasure, and sends Alosa to pretend to be captured by rival pirates so she can search their ship for another piece. She has a handy trick up her sleeve. Her mother was a siren, so she has the powers […]

CBR 15 – Edibles

Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson

Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulson

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Garlic and the Vampire: Garlic is a sentient young garlic bulb. She lives in a village with other sentient vegetables, including her best friend, Carrot. They all farm and sell non-sentient vegetables at the farmer’s market with their caretaker, Witch Agnes. Everything is peaceful until they notice smoke coming from the tower of the abandoned old castle, and everyone is worried that a vampire has moved in! Since everyone believes that Garlic will naturally be immune to a vampire’s powers, she is nominated to travel […]

CBR 15: Picture This

Click by Brianna Michaels

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This is the third novel in Brianna Michaels’ Next Level series, and to be honest, I read this book back in April and I don’t remember a whole lot about it. I had to go to Goodreads to look up the character’s names. I do remember enjoying it, and I know Brianna Michaels writes some top-tier smut. Carson is a photographer who specializes in boudoir photoshoots. He has had body image issues in the past and is really passionate about helping people see how beautiful […]



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