Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Instagram
  3. Follow us on Bluesky
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • Getting Started in CBR17
    • Rules of Respect
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
    • About Cannonball Read
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Suggest a Review
    • 2025 Registration
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

“You bring the morning with you. You’re the light, sweetheart.”

Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

February 2, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo 25: Recommended by a friend (see, Des, I finally read it!) Buzzwords 2025 Cover Challenge: Foliage Peter Kent has lived most of his life in America, and certainly never expected to inherit a dukedom. Now he’s the Duke of Stanhope and desperately trying to be granted custody of his younger half-siblings, both of whom treat him with disdain and claim they are perfectly happy living with their decrepit guardian. It doesn’t help his case that Peter’s inexperience with English high society keeps […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Alexandra Vasti, buzzwords cover, cbr17, historical romance, library, Malin, Ne'er Duke Well, Nowhere Book Bingo, plot moppets, Regency, the Belvoir Library

Malin's CBR17 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Alexandra Vasti, buzzwords cover, cbr17, historical romance, library, Malin, Ne'er Duke Well, Nowhere Book Bingo, plot moppets, Regency, the Belvoir Library ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

One two three I gotta read

Don’t Touch that Flower! by Alice Hemming

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Andy Elkerton

Gotta Go! by Frank Viva

March 2, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There are rules such as, Don’t Touch that Flower! and Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library. And there should be one, no matter how fun your game is, if you do not listen to your mom you will Gotta Go! later. Or in other words, those are the three picture books I read recently. Starting with Don’t Touch that Flower! I will start with I was not exactly in the mood for the slightly annoying “don’t get it” child personality of Squirrel. Still, this […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Alice Hemming, Andy Elkerton, dragons, flowers, Frank Viva, friendship, Julie Gassman, library, Nicola Slater, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:141 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Alice Hemming, Andy Elkerton, dragons, flowers, Frank Viva, friendship, Julie Gassman, library, Nicola Slater, Social Themes ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

I can still hear you saying those words

A Library by Nikki Giovanni

My Poet by Patricia MacLauchlan

June 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Words are important. There are all types: good, bad, ugly and the words chocolate (a most important one). And the below books are about words. On the surface, A Library by Nikki Giovanni is a silly little story about a young girl and the possibilities of the library she goes to. But it is more than that. The library is a place filled with magic. It is a place where you can be a cook, crook, lover, or sit among the stars. There are worlds […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Erin K. Robison, family, friendship, Jen Hill, library, mary oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Patricia MacLauchlan, poetry and poets, words

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:304 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Erin K. Robison, family, friendship, Jen Hill, library, mary oliver, Nikki Giovanni, Patricia MacLauchlan, poetry and poets, words ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

I have a secret I want to share

Nour’s Secret Library by Wafa’ Tarnowska

February 8, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Nour’s Secret Library is a book that is about the power of books, the power of one person, the power of a community and how we can learn from each other instead of fighting. The emotional and chaotic images by Vali Mintzi show the ugly of war but also the hope people can find when looking. Wafa’ Tarnowska took a true event (children of Syria finding books and making a hidden library for anyone who wished to partake of books of many languages and subjects, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: Books, Current Events, library, reading, Syria, Vali Mintzi, Wafa’ Tarnowska, war

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: Books, Current Events, library, reading, Syria, Vali Mintzi, Wafa’ Tarnowska, war ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

A Kafna, a Kokwa, a Kadoh, and a Kokopah walk into a classroom and I don’t know what all this means

Magus of the Library vol 4 by Mitsu izumi

January 15, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I saw a cartoon a long time ago (XKCD I suspect) that suggested that the more made-up terminology a fantasy story had, the more suspicious of quality it might be. Magus of the Library (vol. 4) is a partial example behind why this might be so; what’s being set up is actually interesting and I like the world so far, but since it’s been a while since I’ve read volume 3, there are quite a few technical terms about the fantasy world that I don’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, coming-of-age, Kafna of the Wind, library, Magus of the Library, Mitsu Izumi, school story, Sophie Schwimm

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, coming-of-age, Kafna of the Wind, library, Magus of the Library, Mitsu Izumi, school story, Sophie Schwimm ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments

Lost in The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

December 27, 2021 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has an intriguing premise of exploring potential lives. The main character Nora arrives in a mysterious library after trying to commit suicide. She is depressed and the loss of her cat sends her over the edge. The book introduces a type of time travel where Nora experiences the what-if situations from her life. She picks a book on the shelf and becomes transported into a new life where she makes a different choice. What if she stayed in her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: libraries, library, Matt Haig, Mental Health, time travel, What If?

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:16 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: libraries, library, Matt Haig, Mental Health, time travel, What If? ·
Rating:
· 0 Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »


Recent Comments

  • Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
  • Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
  • Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
  • Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
  • Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2025 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in