Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Disappointing End to the Trilogy

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

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Children of Virtue and Vengeance Although the blurb on this book primarily references Zélie, Amari’s POV seems to be in this novel at least as much as Zélie’s, certainly more so than in the first book. She’s an important part of the novel and also a frustrating one. There is a lot of repetition of characters’ thoughts and behaviors in this book. Set a few weeks after the events of the last book, civil war has essentially broken out. Zélie’s ritual didn’t just return magic […]

Witty, funny, and definitely fanfiction

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner

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CBR 16 Bingo – Fanfic: I really struggled to find something I actually wanted to read for this category, but I finally found it. You might argue that this isn’t fanfiction, but it meets the definition so what can you do. It’s an adaptation of the original story written by an appreciator of the works. I don’t see the problem. You know a book is going to be good when it has a quote this spectacular. “The wolf said, ‘You know, my dear, it isn’t […]

Great, other than one of the main charachters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

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CBR 16 Bingo – Vintage: Published in 1982 I read this book for my book club and probably wouldn’t have picked it up otherwise because it seemed somewhat interesting from the description, but it wouldn’t have been very high up there on my TBR. I will say, I’m glad I read. This book follows the Trueba family, especially Esteban, the patriarch with political schemes and wild desires, and Clara, his wife, a clairvoyant that connects with spirits. It also follows their daughter Blanca, who is […]

Good as long as no essay is required

Animal Farm by George Orwell

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CBR 16 Bingo – Earth day: Relevant to global politics, a book that’s fairly universally recognized. “Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?” I’m sure that many of us have had to write about or analyze the political aspect of Animal Farm sometime through our education, so I’ll spare everyone from that and skip to the good part. Animal Farm is the story of a farm known as Manor Farm that is owned by Mr. Jones, until the animals rebel […]

Mother-daughter dueling reviews

Trell: Nothing But The Truth by Dick Lehr

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CBR 16 Bingo – Liberate: The whole premise of the book is a daughter trying to liberate her father from prison. About a year and a half ago, my mom (LanierHgts) wrote this review. In it, she promised this “You should soon see a review from her about this book but you get mine first. Then you can read the book and decide who is right.” I would just like to say, I never agreed to do this, and I got sidetracked and forgot to […]

“Everything’s a game. Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in life is if we play to win.”

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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CBR 16 Bingo – Dun dun: It’s the last book of the series, so there’s the suspense of the ending that has been building up through the past books. There was also anticipation before the book, and some of it came as a surprise. I was really excited before reading the final book of this series, and it did not disappoint. By this book, not only was Avery’s fortune on the line, but also her life. Yet, as it becomes clear, there is one last […]



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