Cannonball Read 18

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Featured Reviews

Sophia's CBR18 Review #39:

Hockey and romance
Bombshells by Sarina Bowen

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Ways of Seeing

Carmen Ghia's CBR18 Review #2:

Vaccination Against Consumerism Pt 2.
Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Woman in historical dress with lightning striking in background and title Vampires of El Norte book cover

Classic's CBR18 Review #124:

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas
Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

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Ripening: Why Women Need Fairy Tales Now; book cover is black with a decorative tree motif around the edges, and a bright red apple hanging over the title.

cosbrarian's CBR18 Review #20:

Fairy Tales as Free Therapy
Ripening: Why Women Need Fairytales Now by Sharon Blackie

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 it is time

Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada

October 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Quiet Crossings by Vivi Partridge (with Sal Sawler (editor) and Janaina Spada (colorist)) is, in a few words, an interesting read. The ideas of death, anxiety, depression, and living with the aftermath are poetically dealt with. The main characters are diverse, unusual and for the most part, … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:371 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Fairy Tales, family, folklore, friendship, grief, hotelkeepers, Janaina Spada, loss, magic, mythology, Sal Sawler, Social Theme, Spirits, Vivi Partridge, Vivi Partridge, Sal Sawler and Janaina Spada ·
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Wine counts as a common interest

A Study in Sparkling by Jodi McAlister

October 13, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

After quite enjoying the previous novel in this series, I am sad to say that this one didn’t work nearly as well for me. That being said, I am still looking forward to whatever comes next since I expect we could get at least two more books out of this based on either previous relationships or hinted … [Read more]

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Jodi McAlister, love notes ·
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And then I read volume two

Huck, Volume 2: Big Bad World by Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque and various

October 13, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While I wasn't as into Huck, Volume 2: Big Bad World as I was the first one, Huck Volume 1: All-American, Huck and the Supers are an interesting group of people and their continuation story has its appeal. Creators Mark Millar (author), Rafael Albuquerque (illustrator), Dave McCaig (colorist), … [Read more]

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:370 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Clem Robins, Dave McCaig, family, friendship, mark millar, Mark Millar, Rafael Albuquerque and various, rafael albuquerque, Social Themes ·
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“Even as a small child, nothing pleased her more about their travels than the ride home”

The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik

October 13, 2026 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

The Tall Pine Polka is my final book for Re-Readathon 2026 – a comfort re-read and a book I annotated. It had been a long time since I had read this last, since 2013 in fact. My experience this time wasn’t quite the same as it had previously been. I remained mostly interested in the interpersonal … [Read more]

faintingviolet's CBR18 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr18bingo, comfort read, Lorna Landvik, ONE, rereadathon ·
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CBR BINGO: Craft—Author writing fanfiction of her own book!

The Sixth Faction (The Sixth Faction, #1) by Veronica Roth

October 13, 2026 by narfna 1 Comment

This is a four star book but I'm giving it an extra .25, because I can now! And because I was so into this when it's been so hard for me lately to really be into and finish new books. I let my curiosity get the better of me with this one. I was really into Divergent when it was first published, … [Read more]

narfna's CBR18 Review No:25 · Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr18bingo, Divergent, duology, narfna, professional fanfiction, retellings, The Sixth Faction, Veronica Roth, Young Adult ·
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Entities to Lovers

The conundrum of the NetGalley arc – a good book that I’m not feeling right now

Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe

October 13, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I ended up dnf’ing Mallory Marlowe’s Entities to Lovers a little over the halfway point and I’m feeling a lot of mixed feelings about it. There’s quite a lot I liked about the book, but it was also frustrating. There was enough that I liked that I’ll probably pick up Marlowe’s other books. I might … [Read more]

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Mallory Marlowe ·
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