Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Twee But Bearable Until a Gross Joke

XOXO by Kathryn R. Biel

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I didn’t go into XOXO with the highest of expectations, but I did go in with some. I expected a meet-cute, a marriage of convenience, a slow burn, and a satisfying conclusion to the story. And XOXO provides that, kind of. Ophelia is what you’d call a true romantic. Loves all the rom coms, believes in big, heart-felt gestures, and is sure that her long-distance boyfriend Trevor is the one for her. So what if he’s in Baltimore and she’s in Boston? They’re meant to […]

Bright Young Women Puts the Focus Where It Belongs

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knolls

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One of the most frustrating aspects of our culture’s obsession with true crime is the tendency of writers, directors, podcasters, etc. to put all their focus on the criminal, lionizing him (it’s always a Him) as if his crimes showcase his intelligence instead of his depravity. That’s ever-so-slowly starting to change. Your Own Backyard does an incredible job focusing on Kristin Smart and the impact her disappearance made on her friends and family, and when it discusses Paul Flores it contextualizes him as the misogynist […]

For Fans of VH1’s Behind the Music

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

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For a short period of time in the early ought’s, Cassie and Zoe Griffin (real name Grossberg, but Griffin sold better) were part of one of the most popular rock bands in the country. The Griffin Sisters had a gold album, multiple number one hits, and a sold out tour. But tragedy struck, the band broke up, and the sisters went their separate ways. 20 years later Zoe is a housewife, and Cassie is so far off the grid only a few people even know […]

Can You Ever Go Home Again? (And Should You?)

You Belong Here by Megan Miranda

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Beckett Bowery thought she’d never return to Wyatt Valley. The college town nestled in the Appalachians was her home. It was where she grew up, her parents taught, and she went to school – until a tragedy her senior year resulted in the deaths of two men and her roommate on the run as the prime suspect in their murder. Faced with the scrutiny and suspicion of town and college, Beckett moved away from Wyatt Valley and planned on never going back. But her daughter […]

Heartbreak and the Perils of Propaganda

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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What can I say about Sunrise on the Reaping that hasn’t already been said more eloquently by the other reviewers of Cannonball Read? I’ll start by quoting a joke I’ve heard repeated on TikTok: Suzanne Collins saw everyone thirsting over Coriolanus Snow after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie came out, and decided to remind us all what a monster he truly is. If she had to do that by torturing our favorite grizzled old alcoholic mentor and breaking all our hearts in the […]

Where Men Are the Worst, and Menopause Gives You Magic Powers

The Change by Kirsten Miller

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In a quiet Long Island town, three women of a certain age discover that they have more power than they ever thought possible. Jo, a former hotel executive, owns a women-only gym, and has hot flashes that can literally set things on fire. Nessa is a retired nurse who can hear the dead calling to her and see their unsettled shades. And Harriet? Well, Harriet hasn’t left her house in months, her garden has turned into a wild place full of unsettling plants, and there […]



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