Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Adventures in Space That Live up to the Hype

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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I’ve been itching to read this since I finished The Martian, and my expectations did not let me down. I was so surprised by the unexpected event that occurs partway through the book – not a twist, but not something I was expecting, and it was so exciting! I’m trying to avoid spoilers, as you can see. The book starts with Ryland Grace waking up with amnesia from a coma and discovering that he is on a spaceship and that that spaceship is not in […]

CBR15 Bingo – Queer Lives

That One Night by Emily Rath

Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Pucking Ever After by Emily Rath

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That One Night: Rachel Price is a doctor who has just been rejected for a prestigious fellowship. She is in Seattle for her twin brother’s wedding. A handsome stranger rescues her from a douchebag’s unwanted advances, and she feels an instant connection with him. Jake Compton is a Hockey player who is in Seattle to meet with his twin sister, who was unable to make the trip. When he rescues Rachel, sparks immediately fly, and she propositions him to come to her room, just for […]

Gilgo Beach

Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker

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Read as part of CBR15Bingo: on air. This true crime story is rocking the news right now because the police believe they have apprehended the killer of the girls written about in this book, among others.  When it comes to the evils of non-consensual sexual abuse by men, I tend to avoid stories that are mainstream. The vast majority of abusers are your next door neighbor who have opportunity and privilege to get away with it. Needless to say, I haven’t read a ton on […]

“Oh wretched little one—just like evildoers, the wretched don’t die easy.”

Beauty is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan

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From the very first page: “One afternoon on a weekend in March, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years. A shepherd boy, awakened from his nap under a frangipani tree, peed in his shorts and screamed, and his four sheep ran off haphazardly in between stones and wooden grave markers as if a tiger had been thrown into their midst. It all started with a noise coming from an old gravesite with an unmarked tombstone covered in knee-high grass, but […]

A happy revisit to an old fave

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

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Bingo square: Hold Steady On the Second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl fell from the sky. Lazlo Strange has been fascinated by the city of Weep since he was a boy. A far away place cut off from the world 200 years ago, even its name has been snuffed out of existence. Lazlo felt magic in the air when that happened, and has spent his life since learning all he can about Weep. An orphan raised by monks, he finds […]

Not deprived but satisfied

The Real Food Dietitians: the Real Food Table: 100 Easy & Delicious Mostly Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Dairy-Free Recipes for Every Day: a Cookbook by Jessica Beacom and Stacie Hassing

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CBR15 Bingo: Guide square I found this book because I have been trying to eat more whole foods and be more mindful of the carbs and unhealthy fats I’m ingesting. I discontinued my subscription to the New York Times, which was my go-to resource for recipes. Now, I’m relying on a combination of googling as well as revisiting some of my old favorites. One of the challenges I’ve encountered when looking for lighter versions of traditional favorites is to find recipes that don’t require a […]



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