Cannonball Read 17

The Good, the Bad and the Horny

Apprentice to the Villain: A Novel by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

October 3, 2025 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Apprentice to the Villain is the second of four projected Villain novels (#3 is out now) and continues the romance/fantasy of Evie Sage and Trystan Maverine, aka the Villain. At the end of book one, Evie’s world has been turned on its head. Her boss Trystan has been captured by the evil King … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR17 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, ElCicco, Fiction, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Romance, The Apprentice to the Villain ·

I’m not sure what was true

Almost True by Clarice Lispector

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not the reader for Almost True by Clarice Lispector. It did not "grab me" but I know several people will find this amusing and clever. The illustrations are unusual and have a little fun going on but are also not over the top silly. Yet, they are oddly abstract with a realistic touch, Once I … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:427 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: animals, chickens, Clarice Lispector, dogs, imagination, plants, Trees ·

A pig needs a knife

Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

A few days after I finished the Black Flame novel by Gretchen Felker-Martin, I was trying to describe it to a coworker. I was not doing a good job. I said it was horror and you could see it at a surface level or in a deeper manner. We follow a woman, who is a seriously closeted lesbian, who restores … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:426 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: closeted, family, film, Gretchen Felker-Martin, LGBTQ, motion pictures, paranomal, Social Themes, transgender ·

Friend Carl might not have liked being a book prop, but I liked this book.

Orphanland by Lauren Fischer

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The story behind the book is better than the book, Orphanland by Lauren Fischer, and it is a good book. Or at least I think so, as it made a cozy memory to be connected to a book with a not so cozy theme. I was going to read it online, but got a finished paperback (after requesting the online … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:425 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, drugs & alcohol, family, foster homes, friendship, Lauren Fischer, LGBTQ, opioid crisis, orphans, Social Theme, substance abuse ·

“Let’s stop all the fight (Now)”

War Is Over by Sean Ono Lennon, Dave Mullins, Brad Booker, Max Narciso

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

[Intro: Yoko Ono & John Lennon] Happy Christmas, Kyoko Happy Christmas, Julian [Verse 1: John Lennon] So this is Christmas And what have you done? Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you had fun The near and the dear ones The old and the … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:424 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: animals, birds, Brad Booker, Dave Mullins, friendship, John Lennon, Max Narciso, military, music, Sean Ono Lennon, Sean Ono Lennon, Dave Mullins, Brad Booker, Max Narciso, Social Themes, war, Yoko Ono ·

She might have been lost, but she found herself

The Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day

October 3, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day was started as an online reader copy. It would also be finished that way, however, I did not realize the first copy I had was only a sample. After asking if there was a chance for a physical copy, I was informed that there was a finished copy online. … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:423 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: adaptations, felicia day, feminie, gender, Greek myth, sex, Social Themes ·

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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