Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Australian outback tall tales

Larrimah by Caroline Graham and Kylie Stevenson

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Bingo square:  Question – What happened to Paddy Moriarty and Kelly?  What is it about Larrimah that drives the feuding and petty hatreds? “There’s a bottomless well of trouble in this town and it’s hard to know which parts we have a right to haul to the surface.” Larrimah is an expansion on the Lost in Larrimah podcast created by the journalist authors.  Ostensibly a ‘true crime’ story about a missing man (and dog) the podcast digs into the complex relationships between the mostly elderly inhabitants of the […]

Satisfying conclusion to fun fantasy trilogy – CBR14 Bingo: Shadow

Siege of Rage and Ruin: Wells of Sorcery Book Three by Django Wexler

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CBR14 Bingo: “Shadow” – One of the wells of sorcery is Shadow, gifting the user with the ability to switch places with their shadow and move between shadows. Siege of Rage and Ruin is the conclusion to Wexler’s “Wells of Sorcery” trilogy that started with Ship of Smoke and Steel, and was followed up by City of Stone and Silence. Isoka’s plan is simple.  Sneak ashore outside Kahnzoka’s harbor.  Hitch a ride with a merchant traveling to the city.  Get to her sister Tori and slip […]

And so the mythos of Gaiman’s Sandman begins – CBR14 Bingo: Adapt

The Sandman, volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg (illustrator), Sam Keith (illustrator), Malcolm Jones III (illustrator), Robbie Busch (colorer), Todd Klein (letterer)

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CBR14 Bingo: “Adapt” – The Sandman has recently been adapted into a television series. I discovered The Sandman graphic novels in 2000 and instantly became a fan (with collectibles to show for it!).  I’m a sucker for beautiful book editions and when the “Absolute Sandman” editions were released I couldn’t resist.  What makes them ‘Absolute’?  To quote  the Amazon blurb, “The Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 collects issues #1-20 of The Sandman and features completely new coloring, approved by the author on the first 18 issues, as well […]

“I’m looking for truth. Je church la vé·ri·té”

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

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CBR 14 BINGO: Shadow, because it deals with shedding light on the truth, which is not always what it seems Code Name Verity has been sitting patiently on my TBR for close to 10 years (having first been published in 2012). I snatched it out of a Little Free Library and thought it would be the perfect entry for the Shadow category in this year’s bingo. Reviewing this novel without giving away any spoilers is a little difficult, but not impossible if I focus on […]

The bond between mother and daughter, the joy of shared food, and the devastating loss of a parent – CBR14 Bingo: Heart

Crying in H-Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

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CBR14 Bingo: “Heart” –  In this heartbreaking memoir, Michelle Zauner shares her love for her mother and their connection through a love of food. Last year I heard on NPR an interview with Zauner, a Korean American, when she released her debut book, Crying in H-Mart: A Memoir.  I was instantly interested in small part because I too shop at H-Mart, a Korean grocery chain in the United States.  Then I became engrossed by listening to Zauner talk about her mother’s death and food.  I […]

Levi…*heart eyes*

Fangirl, the Manga. Vol 2 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs and Gabi Nam

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4.5 stars CBR14 Bingo: Bodies (Cath and Levi become a lot more aware of each other’s bodies in this volume – not like THAT. Get your mind out of the gutter!) Cath has started getting more comfortable at college and with her classes, but she still finds it difficult to reconcile the fact that her twin, Wren, is having such a great time without her. Wren is embracing the party lifestyle and seems to spend a lot of evenings out drinking with her roommate. Meanwhile, […]



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