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Featured Reviews

carmelpie's CBR18 Review #10:

They go into the woods and do what?
An Alpine Divorce by Robert Barr

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kfishgirl's CBR18 Review #3:

I guess my reading vibe this year is slanting towards cozy and comforting
The Last Father-Daughter Dance: A Short Story by Lisa Wingate
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes 1) by Travis Baldree

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fiordeligi's CBR18 Review #3:

Be Gay Do Crime
Be Gay Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos by Molly Llewellyn (editor), Kristel Buckley (editor)

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Seasons of Glass and Iron

Tracy's CBR18 Review #21:

Amal El-Mohtar Excels at Writing Fairy Tales
Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

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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 »

When Misfits Go Exploring

The Marsh Fellows by Anna-Laura Sullivan

May 20, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Once upon a time a young girl liked to read. She grew up to be an adult (physically) who liked to read. And one day, due to an email she received saying, “Sign up for a chance to win these books” she did. And she won several online reader copies from IDW Comics & Entertainment and Top Shelf … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:144 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: action, Anna-Laura Sullivan, family, Social Themes ·
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Verity

Verity by Colleen Hoover

May 20, 2026 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

There are two reasons I opted to spend a few hours of my one precious life reading a Colleen Hoover novel. The first is the upcoming film adaptation starring Dakota Johnson and, more importantly, Anne Hathaway. (I am violating my longstanding ban on "Now a Major Motion Picture" cover for Hathaway.) … [Read more]

jeverett15's CBR18 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Colleen Hoover ·
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

May 20, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

Trigger warning: Rape I have to say that I really enjoyed this novel, but after a while it dragged for me. I loved the characters of Elizabeth and Calvin, but the book started to feel flat to me after [incident] and then it just felt a bit like it spun it's wheels til we synched up with how … [Read more]

Classic's CBR18 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bonnie Garmus, lessons in chemistry ·
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The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

May 20, 2026 by Classic Leave a Comment

I really liked this romance by Denise Williams. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars was honestly I think that there were some tiny plot holes left open with some of the friend group, and also with Willow's brother, but I imagine this may get followed up on in a subsequent book since this is … [Read more]

Classic's CBR18 Review No:39 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Denise Williams, The Re-Do List ·
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Sad Gay Bois

Role Model (Game Changers #5) by Rachel Reid

The Long game (Game Changers #6) by Rachel Reid

The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

May 20, 2026 by Zirza Leave a Comment

I don’t know how I ended up reading so many books about gay men this year (and I still have Song of Achilles on my TBR, so go figure) but by and large I’m enjoying myself, so whatever.    The Long Game (Rachel Reid) ***½ Shane and Ilya are back! Everyone’s favourite gay hockey players have … [Read more]

Zirza's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Game Changers, Golden Age, Heated Rivalry, hockey, Jessie Burton, lgbtq characters, lgbtq fiction, lgbtq history, Rachel Reid ·
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Accept the things you cannot change or change the things you cannot accept?

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

May 19, 2026 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Memory Police is an unsettling novel. The descriptions I read in advance made it sound a bit like 1984 or Fahrenheit 451. It is a dystopian novel, and it does involve the authoritarian suppression of knowledge and personal freedom, but while I think of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 as “political” … [Read more]

ElCicco's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18, Dystopian, ElCicco, Fiction, The Memory Police, yoko ogawa ·
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  • BlackRaven
    on They go into the woods and do what?
    I hadn't heard the phrase, but knew that it seemed to be a popular way to end a relationship (dude/dudettes...
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    on They go into the woods and do what?
    I went for a beautiful hike recently. Every time I peered over the edge, the climax of this story flashed...
  • Classic
    on They go into the woods and do what?
    Oh wow. And yeah I hike and all of these stories coming out these days about partners leaving someone to...
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    on They go into the woods and do what?
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