Cannonball Read 17

Well, I had an experience.

DAYGLOAYHOLE #1 by Ben Passmore

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was not going to review DAYGLOAYHOLE #1 by Ben Passmore. Mostly because I really disliked it. I mean I cannot stress how much I really disliked this book. The second reason is you can only get this book via Silver Sprocket’s website. This is probably because it is more of a zine or comic book … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:513 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Horror, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Ben Passmore, Dystopian, Social Themes ·

Interactive story with Simon and friends

Simon Turns Right by Nicole van Brummelen

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I assumed this would be the case, I learned that yes, “choose your own adventures” or in this case, “follow the orders of the creatures in the book so you can flip pages left and right,” in an online format is next to impossible for me to read. Simon Turns Right by Nicole van Brummelen seems … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:512 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction · Tags: animals, birds, Concepts, interactive, Nicole van Brummelen ·

Adult literacy

My Kentucky Moonlight School by Kim Michele Richardson

November 20, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My Kentucky Moonlight School is another book (read via an online reader) due in August 2026 but is a must to talk about now. Kim Michele Richardson’s story is about a family, their community and how they learn to read during “Moonlight sessions” of schooling. It is sweet, educational and even a … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:511 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: 20th Century, Chloe M. Giroux, Country Life, Education, family, grandparents, kentucky, Kim Michele Richardson, school, United States ·

Book images came from the interweb, but I like them so used them so thanks to who posted

My Heart Speaks Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris

Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

For this review I am going to combine My Heart Speaks Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris, and the title Piccolo by Dan Yaccarino. Both are currently available but were read via an online reader. This combination is not because of their themes being alike. Or even their place being … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:510 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fiction, Religion · Tags: Dan Yaccarino, family, friendship, Keisha Morris, language, Stefanie Foster Brown, Stefanie Foster Brown and Keisha Morris ·

Not as Good as Hyperbole and a Half

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

November 19, 2025 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

I adored Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half blog, and especially resonated with her cartoons about depression. I picked up Solutions and Other Problems, her second book, in the hopes it would be just as funny and affecting. While it was both of these things at times, overall the book just wasn’t as … [Read more]

esmemoria's CBR17 Review No:61 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Allie Brosh ·

The man in the black hat and his magic box

Gwendy’s Button Box (Book 1) by Stephen King

November 19, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Wanna know something funny? I think Gwendy’s Button Box (Book 1) found me and not the other way around. It has been out for awhile (2017 or so) and I had seen it off and on, but it was Stephen King so I expected it to be super horror, gross, and I was never in the mood for that. Then one day, I saw … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:508 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Horror, Mystery · Tags: Castle Rock Maine, family, Stephen King, Suspense, thriller ·

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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