Cannonball Read 17

Julia Song is Not the Problem

Julia Song is Undateable by Susan Lee

October 27, 2025 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Is it weird that the third act breakup is my favorite thing about Julia Song is Undateable? I’m not giving a backhanded compliment. I really thought that Susan Lee was masterful in building to the conflict, making me wonder how these two are getting a happily ever after, and then producing one that … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:82 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Julia Song is Undateable, Michelle H. Lee narrator, Susan Lee ·

“Lies are as dangerous as a sword. They can cut to the bone.”

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

October 27, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I am so torn about the rating of The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. Part of me was won over by the interesting world Clayton created where people are born alike, with red eyes and grey skin, and hair the texture of straw. What is considered “beauty” - a variety of skin tones, hair colors and … [Read more]

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, Dhonielle Clayton, magic, read harder challenge, Review, The Belles, we need diverse books ·

“When death stares people in the face, they revert to their true self.”

The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews

October 27, 2025 by Malin 1 Comment

CBR17 Bingo: Free (swapping out Migrant) In a world pretty much like our own, people were just going about their ordinary lives when suddenly, everything changed. Gigantic portals to some other mystical dimension began opening all over the world. It soon became clear that if the portals were left … [Read more]

Malin's CBR17 Review No:62 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Aliens, cbr17, cbr17bingo, family, ilona andrews, installments, Malin, monsters, the Breach Wars, The Inheritance, Urban Fantasy ·

Bodies and Christ

American Rapture by C.J. Leede

This is My Body by Lindsay King-Miller

October 26, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Being back in grad school, I just do not have the time to read like I used to. However, last week on a retreat, I knocked out two religious horror books I had been meaning to read for a while and since they were both thematically similar, I figured I'd dump the reviews here. American … [Read more]

Jake's CBR17 Review No:51 · Genres: Horror · Tags: American Rapture, apocalypse, body horror, C.J. Leede, Catholic, covid, exorcisms, horror, Lindsay King-Miller, occult, pandemic, Religion, religious horror, This is My Body ·

Football Season

One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller

October 26, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of cbr17bingo: school setting. The book takes place mostly at a high school, revolving around a football team. In reading about the lives of trans people, fictional and otherwise, the thing they want most is to be treated normally. Obviously, it's difficult to do on the one hand … [Read more]

Jake's CBR17 Review No:49 · Genres: Sports · Tags: cbr17bingo, football, high school, LGBTQIA, one of the boys, school setting, trans, Victoria Zeller, Young Adult ·

“The best way to go through life is to be a major donor of kindness”

Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas

October 26, 2025 by stegolily Leave a Comment

Bingo: I am counting this book for the "Diaspora" space on my bingo, since it centers on the author's experience as a member of the Iranian diaspora. This was a memoir covering Firoozeh Dumas' life, from her family's move from Iran to California when she was 7, up through her teenage years … [Read more]

stegolily's CBR17 Review No:33 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr17bingo, Firoozeh Dumas ·

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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.
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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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