Cannonball Read 17

Now is a good time to become familiar with social determinants of health

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

November 22, 2025 by Emmalita 4 Comments

What a time to be alive and listening to John Green narrate his book, Everything is Tuberculosis. I’ve been listening to it slowly because I am always on the verge of a rage stroke and I want to outlive the current administration. I listened to the last chapter and post script hours after reading … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:86 · Genres: Audiobooks, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Everything is Tuberculosis, john green ·

Good Mix of Stories

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 by S.A. Cosby, Ed.

November 21, 2025 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

I read an S.A. Cosby book earlier this year and really liked it, so when I saw he edited The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 I grabbed it up. Cosby did a good job of picking the stories. Some of them are straightforward mysteries, some have ambiguous endings, some are gut-wrenching, like … [Read more]

esmemoria's CBR17 Review No:62 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: S.A. Cosby, Ed. ·

“I can change. I can find myself a thousand different times, and I’m not done yet.”

What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon

November 21, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I have been on a run this year with marriage of convenience romance novels. By my count, Rachel Lynn Solomon’s What Happens in Amsterdam is my fourth of the year, following Two Friends in Marriage, In a Jam, and In a Rush. I read In a Jam on vacation in Amsterdam which is part of the reason why I … [Read more]

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:53 · Genres: Audiobooks, Romance · Tags: Rachel Lynn Solomon, What Happens in Amsterdam ·

The unofficial Best and Worst List 2025 (so far!)

November 21, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I know I put in the official Best and Worst List but honestly out of almost 600 reviews (and several I haven't posted yet) I'm going to have more than three best and one worst. Therefore, I am going to honor y'all with my list of only the ones I have posted a review for here that could have been … [Read more]

Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: ·

In the merry old land of Lud

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands by Stephen King

November 20, 2025 by Caesar's Wife 3 Comments

For those keeping score: I’ve continued my return pilgrimage to The Dark Tower, recently completing the third novel in this epic tale. The Waste Lands brings Roland further along the path of the Beam toward his ultimate destination. This time, there are a few more members in the ka-tet, and the … [Read more]

Caesar's Wife's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Stephen King ·

A Wonderful Winter’s Tale

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

November 20, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Foxes are foxes, to be sure, but they can also present themselves as humans. They tend to be beautiful or handsome, and humans in their presence can become somewhat confused about what just happened. Some are tricksters by nature, while others are quite serious. And many just enjoy living among … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:61 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: A mother's search, Always being able to hear a lie not always the greatest gift, Fox people, Late life reunion, Northern Asia in the 1920s, Those who hunt for pelts are the worst can we all agree?, Yangsze Choo ·

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