Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Hard book to write about, easy book to read

Worried Whippet: A Book of Bravery (For Adults and Kids Struggling with Anxiety) by Jess Bolton

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Worried Whippet: A Book of Bravery (For Adults and Kids Struggling with Anxiety) by Jess Bolton is a cozy story about how a whippet learns to find the balance between afraid and not afraid, needing an indoor/sleeping like a cushion day and walking outside in the world with its “dangers”, and the fear of new experiences. Sweet illustrations show the adventures and misadventures (stolen chips anyone?) Written in the English of the UK (chips means French fries), though available, was read via an online reader […]

Motivational & Inspirational, but fun

Worry Lines: You're Doing Really Well Given the Circumstances by Worry Lines

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Humor and seriousness mixed together create a “mindfulness” read without being pretentious or preachy in Worry Lines: You’re Doing Really Well Given the Circumstances by Worry Lines. There is cake, potatoes, advice, and affirmations, so a little something for everyone, broken down into sections to help you have a little organizing. Fast pace, but take your time, as it is the journey here and the end results. Due in May 2024 this laugh out loud, little too close to home, and even a bit helpful, […]

“When we’re mindful, we notice sooner when we’re barreling into mental “time travel.” We come back to what’s in front of us, which otherwise may not get much attention at all. We recognize when thoughts make a challenging situation even more challenging.”

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence by Mark Bertin and Karen Bluth

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Beginning this review has been more challenging than I anticipated because I find myself stumbling over language. There is a lot of misunderstanding and stigma around ADHD. I don’t like calling it a “condition” and I certainly don’t want to call it a “disorder” because that supposes that there is a “right” way to be and exist. In our society, we have lumped brains into “neurotypical” and “neuroatypical” categories, and ADHD drops you into the “neuroatypical” box. Having a diagnosis for my kiddo has enabled […]

Black and White and Technicolor

Kafka by Nishioka Kyoudai, David Yang

Goblin Mode Guide to Life: Embrace Your Feral Side and Thrive in Imperfection by Editors of Chartwell Books

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Kafka – 3.5 stars Nine of Franz Kafka’s surreal and unsettling short stories are adapted into manga form, including both well-known works and less prominent ones among the collection. Like the creators of this book, I didn’t really “get” The Metamorphosis when I first read it. Something about the detail of the killer apple made me snort with laughter – but then my impulse in uneasy situations is generally maniacal giggling so I’m not sure how much that says. Unlike the creators of this book, I am […]

“Remember. There will be other days. And there will be other feelings.”

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

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CBR Bingo – Europe In the wake of a surprising lay off I was looking for something to lift my spirits and came across this little tome, from the English author of “The Midnight Library.” That book was an examination of a squandered life as Nora has decided she has nothing left to live for. After taking the matter into her own hands, instead of finding herself faced with nothingness, she finds herself in the titular Midnight Library which is filled with volumes of books […]

“I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual desire but not subjects of sexual pleasure; where sex is used as a weapon against women; and where women believe their bodies are broken, simply because those bodies are not male. And I am done living in a world where women are trained from birth to treat their bodies as the enemy.”

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

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CBR Bingo – Sex I started reading this book in December. I finished reading it in July and began this review in August. And I’m here today to finally get it to the finish line. What has taken me so long? This isn’t just your run-of-the-mill book review procrastination, nay, I have a confession to make. I am 41 years old, and I am super duper uncomfortable talking about sex. But I finally bit the bullet and posted a reel review to Instagram where it […]



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