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Featured Reviews

Dome'Loki's CBR18 Review #7:

I’m not tough enough for the Canadian oil sands
Ducks by Kate Beaton

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finnyfinfinn's CBR18 Review #6:

Les Amis Des Chats
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

Jen K's CBR18 Review #23:

At least the cover is pretty
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn

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What you are looking for is in the library

kittenkong42's CBR18 Review #1:

The Magic Of Libraries
What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama

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What is Cannonball Read?

Cannonball Read (CBR) is an annual, memorial reading challenge that challenges participants to read and review 52 (or 26 or 13) books in a calendar year. We donate profits to the American Cancer Society in memory of AlabamaPink, our fierce warrior queen, in the fight against cancer. Read More »

Library Week! Show us Your Library Joy

April 16, 2026 by Emmalita 23 Comments

National Library Week in the US runs April 19-26 and the theme is Find Your Joy. At Cannonball Read, we love libraries of all kinds. Without libraries, many of us would have access to fewer books and resources. This year alone I’ve checked out crafting books, cookbooks, and a book about Malcolm X’s … [Read more]

Genres: News from MsWas · Tags: #libraryweek, Library Week ·
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Cover of Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

April 21, 2026 by vega-table Leave a Comment

Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker was perfectly fine. I'd even be comfortable saying it was good. In 2026 Lee Turner takes a lot of drugs to treat insomnia, and probably other things that were never named. He unnerves his father, but gets along with his father's Japanese girlfriend. After Lee … [Read more]

vega-table's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Kylie Lee Baker ·
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Struck Speechless

Quiet your tongue, and listen with your heart.

Struck Speechless by Tati Richardson

April 21, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I read Tati Richardson’s Losing Sight last month in preparation for reading the arc for Struck Speechless. I loved Tamika and her friend group. I really enjoyed Richardson’s writing. I did not like Tamika’s love interest, Gideon in the last third of the book. He acknowledged that the many women … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:27 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Tati Richardson ·
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Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt

Not the review I was expecting to write

Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt

April 21, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I was really expecting this to be a strong 4 star read, instead I’m rounding up to 3 stars. The things I didn’t like, someone else will love, I’m sure. But the last 20-25 % of the book took me from “this book is imperfect but I’m enjoying it” to “oh no, I don’t like this.” I’ve read a lot of romance … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: lost and found, Spunes, Tarah DeWitt ·
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The Sorry State of the Modern Malaise Novel

A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee

April 21, 2026 by matt_thac Leave a Comment

The more I read of a particular genre of modern literature, the more it feels the same. The genre is a relative recent one, looking at well-off white people experiencing a midlife change, usually precipitated by crisis. There's a familiar pattern to the plots which goes beyond typical story beats … [Read more]

matt_thac's CBR18 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18, Jonathan Dee ·
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Exciting historical fiction for the kids

The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

April 21, 2026 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Bletchley Riddle, a novel for readers age 10-14, was co-written by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. The two authors take turns writing chapters from the points of view of 14-year-old Lizzie (Sepetys) and her 19-year-old brother Jakob (Sheinkin). It’s a fast-paced, thrilling and educational … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: cbr18, code breakers, ElCicco, Fiction, Kids Lit, Ruta Sepetys, Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, Steve Sheinkin, The Bletchley Riddle, WWII ·
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Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam for layfolks

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin

April 21, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader 1 Comment

Every now and again, there’s a picture of David Tenant that pops up on social media where he’s taking a selfie at a con, and there’s some guy just next to him with his nose in his phone. The caption is almost always some suggestion of what the other guy is missing being that close to a celebrity and … [Read more]

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction, Religion · Tags: #history, #memoir, church history, James Martin, Jesuits, Religion, Spirituality, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, theology ·
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Recent Comments

  • esmemoria
    on Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam for layfolks
    I work for a Jesuit college and am interested in this book.
  • passerby
    on A few Bosch short stories and a two “just” Michael Connelly short stories
    Thanks for writing this up, and for inviting comments. I'm a rabid fan of the Hieronymus Bosch paintings, and I...
  • finnyfinfinn
    on Les Amis Des Chats
    You might end up wanting to adopt a gorgeous senior cat or sassy little kitten after finishing this one, be...
  • vega-table
    on A family can be two sisters, one of those sister’s descendants, two other sisters, a magic whale, a sentient island, an omnipotent museum, and academic papers
    It is both weird and beautiful
  • beereadsbooks
    on A family can be two sisters, one of those sister’s descendants, two other sisters, a magic whale, a sentient island, an omnipotent museum, and academic papers
    Sounds weird! Looks beautiful! On to the TBR it goes!
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