Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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When your dream turns to a nightmare

Dreamover by Dani Diaz

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Dreamover by Dani Diaz was another book won in a galley grab I entered. I had seen a few things about it, but wasn’t really sure what it was about.  It sounded a little more realistic than it turned out to be. But  I guess you cannot have a “Dream World” where you don’t have at least a little … [Read more]

's CBR17 Review No:30 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , ·

Self discovery and gender with a little musical accompaniment

A Song for You and I by K. O'Neill

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I always enjoy K. O'Neill’s writing, however, I found A Song for You and I a smidgen not as strong as usual. I think the issue was I was reading via an online reader copy and there were black and white images and not the full color illustrations of the final product. And since the book relies on the … [Read more]

's CBR17 Review No:29 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , ·

A Queer P&P Retelling

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

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Is that not a gorgeous cover? This was a sweet, queer, YA retelling of Pride and Prejudice, though as a straight, cis woman, it's easy for me to call it sweet. I imagine it would be much heavier emotionally for members of the LGBTQ+ community, especially those who are trans or nonbinary. Instead … [Read more]

's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , ·

A Solid Conclusion to the Hillbilly Fantasy Trilogy

The Hippogriff Riders of Oklahoma by Ferrett Steinmetz

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Daisy and Wild-Eye (and adorable baby dragon Ace) are at it again. This time, the two lifelong friends and minor criminals are running cigarettes from Texas back home to Oklahoma at the bequest of Daisy's werewolf boss Dusty. After a brief interaction with a highway trooper who realizes that its … [Read more]

's CBR17 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

Family Traditions

The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

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Set in West Virginia (everyone's favorite state for backwoods traditions, it seems), The Bog Wife details a tradition held by the Haddesley family through generations. It goes something like this: when the family patriarch is dying, he must be sacrificed to the bog. His entire family must carry him … [Read more]

's CBR17 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: ·

We come from the land of the ice and the snow

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

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I don’t track my reading by diversity the way some do, though I am curious what the stats would be. I definitely have a few auto buy authors that are also men, like John Scalzi, but my reading heavily skews towards women … YA fantasy and romance will do that. Still I ended up picking up some fantasy … [Read more]

's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , ·


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