Cannonball Read 17

The woman and the slave girl

Raging Clouds by Yudori

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Books sometimes find me. I was going to the library to pick up some I had ordered and Raging Clouds by Yudori was sitting off to the side of the entrance. I almost didn’t go that way to the checkout desk (I usually go left, not right) but something made me go right. And there it was. Fat, shiny and … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:507 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #Netherlands, 16th century, feminist, korea, LGBTQ, literary, patriarchal society, science, Yudori ·

I found a new place to dwell

Heartbreak Hotel by Micol Arianna Beltramini

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Several books on my recent HBR (Have Been Read) list have had similar feelings and/or themes. And yet, each one is its own unique read. Heartbreak Hotel by Micol Arianna Beltramini and illustrator Agnese Innocente falls into this “alike but not alike” category. This coming of age story is similar to … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:506 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Agnese Innocente, Death, emotions, friendship, grief, LGBTQ, Micol Arianna Beltramini, Social Themes ·

In time for Halloween 2026

Scritch! Scratch!: An Itchy, Witchy Halloween Tale by Teri Sloat

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Just so you know, this book is due late July 2026. Yes, I read via an online reader a book due in the summer of 2026. So why bother with reviewing it in November 2025? Because you need to know about this new book. Scritch! Scratch!: An Itchy, Witchy Halloween Tale by Teri Sloat and illustrated by … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:505 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: halloween, paranormal, Teri Sloat, witches, Zuzana Cupova ·

What stars are made of

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars by Laura Alary

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

TITLE: The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars AUTHOR: Laura Alary ILLUSTRATOR: Yas Imamura PUB DATE: Late January 2026 READ AS: Online reader copy RESULT: Dang this is good! NEED MORE?: YES OKAY MORE: This is a picture book about Cecila Payne, who was a young … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:504 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History · Tags: 1900-1979, 20th Century, astronomers, Cecila Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Payne, Laura Alary, science, Women astronomers, Yas Imamura ·

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip…

Ship of Magic: The Liveship Traders Trilogy Book 1 by Robin Hobb

November 19, 2025 by ElCicco 2 Comments

I’ve discovered that one of the advantages of reading an e-book instead of a hard copy book is that often, when I download an e-book, I have no idea how many pages long it is. Having just finished Robin Hobb’s The Farseer Trilogy and loving it, and given the rave reviews I’ve seen other … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:59 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, robin hobb, ship of magic, The Liveship Traders Trilogy ·

A Wooly Mystery

Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann

November 19, 2025 by RouletteGirl Leave a Comment

George, the shepherd, was dead. The flock found him in the pasture with a spade shoved into his belly, so he clearly didn't die of natural causes. But who killed him? At the instigation of Miss Maple, the (unofficial) smartest sheep in Glenkill, the flock decided they'd have to investigate George's … [Read more]

RouletteGirl's CBR17 Review No:28 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Leonie Swann ·

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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