Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Solid Romance But Not As Fun As the First Book

Prince In Disguise by Tavia Lark

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As the youngest in the family and prone to debilitating headaches, Prince Bellamy has always been coddled by his family.  When his ship is wreaked in enemy territory, Bell quickly finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and taken prisoner.  Knowing his identity of as the youngest prince of Silaise would make everything worse, he claims to be a wandering minstrel when asked.  His fellow prisoner likewise claims to be a farmer, though in reality Rakos Tem is a dragonrider.  All he […]

I Enjoyed This Book, But I Don’t Remember Much About It

Stars of Chaos Volume 1 by priest

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Chang Geng’s life changes when barbarians attack the small northern border town where’s he’s grown up.  He learns in quick succession that woman he thought was his mother is actually both his aunt and a spy for the barbarians who has poisoned him, he is in fact the Emperor’s missing fourth son, and his worthless lay about godfather is actually the leader of the most powerful military battalion.  Chang Geng is quickly swept up the changing tides and trying to figure out what his future […]

We Create Our Own Monsters

Carrie by Stephen King

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

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Carrie Carrie White is a high-school student who is an outcast. She lives with her religious fanatic of a mother and is very much alone. One day, while taking a shower in gym class, she gets her first period. Since her mother never taught her about the menstrual cycle, she thinks she is dying and starts hysterically screaming and crying. The other girls find this hilarious and start throwing pads and tampons at her, jeering to “plug it up”. Then suddenly, a lightbulb explodes. The […]

A mystery complete with recipes!

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

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Lila Macapagal has had to move back to her hometown and work at her Aunt’s restaurant. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she has to serve food to her douchebag ex-boyfriend, who thinks of himself as a food critic. He writes terrible reviews of the family restaurant, yet insists on constantly eating there. One day, after Lila serves him some special desserts she made, he drops dead. The police immediately make Lila their only suspect. To make matters worse, the ex’s stepfather is the restaurant’s […]

CBR15 Bingo-Week 13 Check-in

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Welcome to the week 13 wrap up. My joy that Katmai National Park’s annual Fat Bear Week is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 2 is tempered by the impending US Government shutdown. Let’s hope Fat Bear Week happens. Pay attention to your local politics, because that’s how you get politicians who understand accountability. And check your tags! You can view the kick-off post with the categories, rules and card here. The Players: ardaigle – 11 reviews BlackRaven – 25 reviews, BLACKOUT carmelpie – 23 reviews, […]

A Solid Addition to the Baby-Sitters Graphic Novel Series

The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake by Ellen T. Crenshaw

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CBR15Bingo: Nostalgia (a nostalgic series updated for the modern day) I was excited to see this pop up in the bookstore as I’d missed there was a new one in the series coming out. I am a big fan of these graphic novel adaptations of the Baby-Sitters Club series, so it’s always a treat when they release another one. Stacey’s Mistake follows the group going to visit Stacey in New York City, as she moved back to the city for her dad’s job in a […]



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