Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A city that comes alive

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

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The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin is a unique science fiction novel that brings cities to life. When a city becomes “great” a human inhabitant becomes its avatar. Except at the start of this novel, the homeless Black boy is chased into hiding. Enter the awakening of the human avatars of each of the five boroughs. The book follows each avatar as they discover their connection to the city. There is a mysterious entity that doesn’t want the city to fully become a great […]

If you think Ali Wong is hilarious, read this book!

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

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I have always loved Ali Wong, so had been meaning to read Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life for a while. Thus, I was delighted it was picked for my Mocha Girls Read book club in March. Semi-memoir, semi-humor, Dear Girls is a collection of hilarious letters to her young daughters for when they grow up. Wong talks about her upbringing, education, marriage, and of course her family. The audiobook is fantastic. This is a must if you’re […]

Holiday fluff

Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber

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In the spirit of the holidays, I decided to pick up a fluffy holiday romance that we just got in at our library.  I don’t know if I’ve ever read anything by Debbie Macomber, but it was… fine.  It always seems more apparent when listening to audiobooks than reading when an author repeats phrases often, or when language gets a bit awkward, but this author churns out a ton of books, so I suppose that can be forgiven.  It was nice that this didn’t have […]

Worth the hype!

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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This book is a delight.  It is charming, and thought provoking, and overall just lovely.  It takes place in a world not too far off from our own, only there is magic.  The magic may have been hidden away for quite some time, but those who were magical were probably forced to show themselves.  The “people in charge” decided that in order to “include” these magical beings into society, they must be registered.  For what purpose remains unclear.     Mr. Linus Baker, our protagonist, works […]

This book hits differently when you’re going through it

You Can Thank Me Later by Kelly Harms

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Whelp, this one hit home a bit more than I would have liked.  I picked this up on Audible last year or the year before (I don’t really remember) and decided to finally listen to it around this Thanksgiving.  The main story revolves around a family of siblings meeting every year for Thanksgiving, and we see three different years (I think they’re at least two or three years apart.)  The first year, the oldest brother is married with a child on the way.  The younger […]

“Have a blessed day.”

Calypso by David Sedaris

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It’s been a while since I’ve read a book by David Sedaris, but when I saw Calypso (2018) available at the library on Audiobook, I decided it would be the perfect thing to listen to on my commute. I vaguely remember enjoying Sedaris’s other books, but this one might just be my favorite. With stories about his family, his partner, his vacation house, and his eccentricities, I was thoroughly entertained. I especially enjoyed listening to Sedaris read his book. It’s his life, after all, and his timing […]



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