Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Featured Review Archive

These reviews, which were promoted in CBR social media, on our homepage, and in Pajiba Love, appear below by review publication date, not by date featured.

 

Owls are fan favorites

What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

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It seems to me that even people who are lukewarm about birds get excited about owls. Whether you associate them with wisdom (thanks to their connection with the goddess Athena), stuffy know-it-all-ness (à la Winnie the Pooh’s pal), or as messengers (everything from Native American folklore to Harry Potter), you have undoubtedly encountered stories about owls in some area of your early life or education. Perhaps it’s their large, all-knowing eyes, or their stillness, or the way they swoop in almost without a sound that […]

Thank God. A sexy pirate that isn’t Jack Sparrow.

Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey

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I recently re-read Johanna Lindsey’s classic pirate romance, Gentle Rogue. I was curious to see how it held up since the way romances are written have changed so much since it’s original publication date. Back in the day, I’d read several of her previous novels, but this is the one that made her a must read whenever a new novel came out. I’d originally intended to include a ton of gifs from Ladyhawke in honor of the eclipse, but I didn’t get the review written […]

See you later, Intermediator

Later by Stephen King

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‘Later’ is a highly acclaimed audiobook, written by Stephen King. I’m a Constant Reader, but I’ve never gone the audiobook-route for King before, so this was a new experience for me. The book was narrated by Seth Numrich, an America actor of the stage and screen. I’ve taken the time to look into this, because he did a damn fine job, in my humble opinion. Later is told through the voice of Jamie, a kid who sees dead people, and is telling us his tale […]

The premise is amazing… the execution leaves something to be desired

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

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When Frances was a teenager, she receives a bone-chilling fortune that she’ll be murdered one day. She then spends the rest of her life trying to prevent it. But lo and behold, 60 years later, murder comes for her. Now it’s up to her great-niece Annie to find the killer and earn her inheritance. I needed an audiobook that both my mother and I would enjoy listening to on our 13 hour drive. This was a murder-mystery, set in England, unabridged came in at 11.5 […]

Milly knows your secrets, but she has some of her own

(The Housemaid #1) The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

(The Housemaid #2) The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden

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I read both of these books as actual real physical books, which for me is a big deal. I was over my aunt’s house and she was like “you have to read this book” about the first one, but I only had the weekend to read it, because she borrowed it from the woman she babysits for (and she’s crazy – my aunt). So I hit my timeline because I had a timeline, but also because the book was good! Then, mom of the kids […]

“I exist as either a small canid with thick fur, pointed ears, and neat black feet, or a young woman. Neither are safe forms in a world run by men.”

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

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I added The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo to my Libby queue after reading narfna’s Cannonball Read review, because their description of a slow (but not in a boring way), slightly melancholic but heartfelt historical fiction/fantasy novel sounded like catnip (foxnip??) to me. I’ve been in a review rut since…last September…(despite having read quite a few excellent books in the meantime!), and this short, engaging, lovely little story seemed like the absolutely perfect book to get back on the ol’ wagon with.  The Fox Wife […]



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