Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

How do you adapt a comic book into an audiobook? (Bingo #7)

Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman

Dream Country by Neil Gaiman

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4.5 stars #CBR12 Bingo: Happy (I never thought that Sandman could be adapted into an audio story, so this made me very happy indeed) Official book description: When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus – the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination – is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has […]

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Nala’s World by Dean Nicholson

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BINGO: Happy Best for: Animal lovers. People who like to travel. People who care about the world. In a nutshell: Scottish wanderer Nicholson set out to ride his bike throughout Europe and beyond. He found an abandoned kitten and their lives changed. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I follow Dean and Nala on Instagram so was aware of the book and happy to support them in their travels. Review: Like many of Dean and Nala’s social media followers (@1bike1world on Instagram), I discovered […]

Sex lessons premise + multi-layered characters + an earnest HEA = a contemporary romance that gripped my heart

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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I finally read The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. I have to confess that I’m reading this loose series out of order. I reviewed The Bride Test last year, which made me cry it was so sweet. This year, I’m reviewing it for CBR12 bingo square with the “Cannonballer Says” square. Looking at the past reviews, nearly all my CBR romance peeps raved about it. And it did not disappoint! Stella Lane loves her job predicting customer behavior using complex math. In her personal life, […]

Satisfying conclusion to trilogy with dangling threads about where the world can go next: cbr12bingo “Purple”

The Queen of Sorrow: Book Three in the Queens of Renthia Series by Sarah Beth Durst

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Somehow between 2017 and 2018 I forgot I was waiting for the next book in the “Queens of Renthia” series.  It was learning about a new book set in the Renthia world that reminded me I hadn’t finished the original trilogy, and it was added to my next book order.  In happy coincidence half the cover is purple so it qualifies for the purple bingo square! Sarah Beth Durst created a world where humanity is in constant, deadly struggle with the natural elemental spirits of […]

CBR12 Book Bingo – Green

Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

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To round out the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, I had to read Rich People Problems. I say “had to” because this was my least favorite of the three. However, I felt invested in the characters, and I love to tie a nice bow on a good series, which, altogether, I think it was. It was certainly an entertaining distraction from the events of 2020. It’s been about two months since I’ve read Rich People Problems, and I think it speaks to the quality of the book when I say that I […]

A romance where the best part isn’t the romance. #CBRBingo – Book Club

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

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I liked this a lot, but it felt a bit unfinished in a couple aspects, and I liked the beginning better than the ending. I finally got my book club to read a romance, and it turns out romance wasn’t even the main focus. I should have made them read Beach Read, that would have got them. On the other hand, as much as this book was flawed for me as a romance, as a book about criticizing reality TV and about disrupting the public […]



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