Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

They’re All Good Dogs

Dogs on the Trail: A Year In The Life by Blair Braverman and Quince Mountain

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As someone who was deeply traumatized by the movie Eight Below, (and before that Where the Red Fern Grows) I approach any media that features dogs with suspicion.  So let me assure you: all the dogs in this come out the other side okay. I picked this book up because I have quite enjoyed Blair Braverman’s appearances on the You’re Wrong About podcast, and I knew she had written books (I read her fiction debut [Small Game] a few years ago), but I had forgotten […]

Bit of A Stretch But I Get It

Queer Icons and Their Cats by Alison Nastasi and PJ Nastasi

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Best for: People looking for a niche book that will each them a little bit a bout a bunch of queer folks, and also has pictures of cats. In a nutshell: The title pretty much sums it up. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: My partner read it, and it looked pretty adorable. Also, cats! What it left me feeling: Vaguely disappointed Review: This is a tiny little coffee table-style book. It’s only about 100 pages and maybe 45 people are featured. There’s a […]

Disappointment returns but Addison helps a little

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I have to admit: I liked the first book better. I think it’s because the concept of mixing old photos with the story was new but got old by the second volume, and Hollow City felt a little too reliant on the first novel. Hollow City picks up where Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children leaves off, with the children fleeing their safe zone, called a loop, in order to find another group like them who can help them get their guardian Miss Peregrine back […]



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