Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“To save the world with music and love, obviously”: cbr12bingo – “Music”, 3rd Bingo!

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

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The Sound of Stars was initially chosen as a candidate for the “Debut” bingo square (it was released February 2020) but another book was chosen.  Fortunately, it also fits the “Music” square to complete my 3rd bingo! This is a book I wish I had read in my teen years for a variety of reasons.  Accurate representation of anxiety disorder would have been helpful when trying to figure out my own mental health.   For it’s depiction of sexual identity, gender identity, and first time sexual […]

Library Romances are Freaking Awesome

Stacked by Aviva Blakeman

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There’s a special joy when your friends write and publish their first book. Last year when Aviva published Stacked and its sequel Say My Name I scooped them up and then in typical me form saved them for when I needed a boost. I should have read this one sooner, if only to join the chorus of positive reviews, but either way I’m glad to have read it now because it was just what I was looking for. (As a note, I’m thanked in the […]

I hated it

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

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I am pegging this one down as my CBRbingo white whale for two reasons: 1) I have been starting and failing to read this book for years- a lot of people kept telling me how great it is, and how much they loved it, but up until recently, I just couldn’t get into it enough to get past the first 50 pages; and 2) it is so long- close to 600 pages- and so finishing it feels like a real accomplishment (especially because ‘white whale’ […]

I loved this. #CBRBingo – Pandemic

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

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I’ve been dreading writing this review because I loved the book so much. I really don’t think I’m going to say too much about the book or the characters, because I can’t. Well, I could, but I would just end up hating whatever I wrote because I love the book too much and I’m too close to it and words are never enough, I tell you. Basically, this is a British rom-com in book form. It is actually, legitimately funny. I loved both of the […]

A sweet romance with a slow build

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

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CBR Square- Violet Ayesha At Last is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in a Muslim community in Toronto. Ayesha is a teacher but wants to be a poet and travel the world, and Khalid is a more conservative Muslim who wants his mother to arrange his marriage. It is a story about the experiences of immigrants, traditions competing with modern society, and a hero who learns that he can keep his identity and the things that he feels are important while also […]

This made me miss the Olympics.

Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein

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Quick review for a fun book with a good backbone. This was a Book of the Month selection a couple months back, and I’m glad because I don’t think I would have ever gotten around to it otherwise. Head Over Heels is a romance, but that’s just a portion of it. Most of the book follows heroine Avery’s emotional journey back from a crushing injury, one that ruined her career as a professional gymnast right on the eve of her chance to compete at the […]



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