Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A different kind of time travel?

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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CBR17 Bingo: “White” – for the white writing on the cover When I finish an audiobook now, I usually go straight to my library catalog to find my next one. I’ve gotten into the habit of searching for audiobooks that are available now–sorting by popularity. I still have to sift through some series and genre books, but it usually points me in the right direction. And that is how I found Wrong Place Wrong Time (2022) by Gillian McAllister. I was hoping this novel would keep my […]

They Have Been Through It

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything by Alyson Stoner

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Best for: Fans of honest memoirs; those interested in learning more about the lives of child stars. In a nutshell: Dancer, actor, singer, songwriter, podcaster Stoner shares the first 25 years or so of their story. Worth quoting: “All I have to do is be perfect at everything and look perfect while doing it.” Why I chose it: It just sounded interesting, and memoirs are kinda my jam. Review: The book itself has myriad content notes, including rape, eating disorders, religious bigotry, and others. Stoner […]

My first introduction to OnlyFans

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

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CBR17Bingo: “Work” – Because Only Fans is definitely work I had never heard of Margo’s Got Money Troubles (2024) by Rufi Thorpe when my book club picked it as our next read. I was only told that the main character does OnlyFans, so I was intrigued, but I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I ended up listening to this one on Audiobook. I really enjoyed this novel. Margo is a very likeable protagonist. She is smart, resourceful, and works hard to protect those she loves. I […]

Music and Love

Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

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CBR17Bingo – “N” for “Not Another Love Song” I found Not Another Love Song (2024) by Julie Soto through my book club. We didn’t actually choose this one for book club, but another book clubber highly recommended it. This piqued my curiosity, and I was able to get it almost immediately on Audiobook. This is a young-adult romance, which I generally enjoyed. Although it wasn’t my favorite, the emphasis on music throughout the story made it feel unique. Gwen Jackson is a child prodigy and self-taught violinist. […]

Did a chick? Dud a chum?

The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

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There isn’t a Constant Reader alive who wouldn’t recognize the title of this post. The lobstrosities that plague Roland the Gunslinger in the second Dark Tower book are one of the only constants in a novel that hurls the reader through different points in both time and space (though always returning to New York City). The Drawing of the Three brings Roland closer to his elusive Dark Tower, but at great cost. Early on, he’s besieged by the horrid, ocean-dwelling lobstrosities, who rob him of […]

You are all Dead Spirits

Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook, and what they tell about the coming of the Ghost People by Darren Rix; Craig Cormick

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So as a school kid in Australia back in the nineties, I remember being taught, like many of my peers, the Captain Cook ‘discovered’ Australia. Except that wasn’t quite true, was it? To add all the qualifiers, Cook and his crew are probably best described as the first set of Europeans to visit the east coast of Australia …after the dutch sort of poked around in the west.  But very little discussion time was given to the people that had lived in Australia for tens […]



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