Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Alexis

Big reader, paltry reviewer, frequent commenter. Wrote a book and am pretty proud of it.

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Epic Romances Rarely Start With a 5 Year Stiffy

Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole

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Am rereading the entire IAD series so I can follow along with the insightful Fated Mates podcast by the delightful Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop. Ironically they didn’t cover this one (or will later for reasons) so the jokes on me. This is a spoilery discussion of the book more than a proper review, so ye be warned. Myst is a valkyrie warrior, who in this world, all tend to have a special super power. Myst’s super power is using her sexuality to manipulate men. I guess if she was a better warrior she wouldn’t NEED all the sexual manipulations […]

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2/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:2 |

A Fun, Fluffy, but Also Terrible Read

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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Crazy Rich Asians as been at the top of my TBR pile for ages and I was THRILLED to receive a copy from the Cannonball Holiday Exchange (I still don’t know who sent these so I say to the universe – THANK you, the Cannonball Book Exchange is always a delight!) Rachel and Nick are a couple of college-professor lovebirds working at NYU who decide to spend their summer traveling around Asia as this is something that college professors do on the regular (no it is not). Nick is to be the best man at a wedding in Singapore so […]

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1/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:1 |

Murderbot Is Not Here For Your Nonsense

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

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Rogue Protocol is novella #3 in the 4-book series focused on the Miscellaneous Adventures of Murderbot. Murderbot is THE GREATEST, something that Emmalita has expounded upon in her reviews. Murderbot is an organic-robot construct who was designed to provide security to teams of humans but really wants to be left alone to watch it’s favorite tv shows. There is a mysterious backstory and the theme hooking the novellas together is Murderbot’s quest to solve the mystery. It’s a funny, unique, and captivating approach to scifi and Murderbot is by far the most interesting robot character I know of. This series […]

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10/30/2018 's CBR10 Review No:3 |

Finishing an Exceptional Series and Grading on a Curve

Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

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This is the 10th book in a series that is arguably the pinnacle of urban fantasy writing to date. If you have any interest in urban fantasy with strong female characters, rich world-building, stellar smolder, and compelling action then this is the series for you. If you’ve picked up a few urban fantasy books and have been turned off by the cliched alpha-males, derivative world-building, and predictable plots, then this series is for you. If you like believably flawed and compelling female protagonists, then this series is for you. Start at book #2 (#1 is ok, but #2+ is where […]

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9/21/2018 's CBR10 Review No:2 |

Believe the Hype

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

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Cannonball legend Malin gave me a copy of this mumbles ago and despite the rave reviews, I never started it because contemporary romance is not my bag. Nothing pulls me out of the escapist fun of a great romance novel like characters dealing with broken cars, work stress, and bills. Unless that great romance novel is The Hating Game. Summary from Goodreads: Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive […]

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3/3/2018 's CBR10 Review No:1 |

Great Characters, Middling Romance

Kulti by Mariana Zapata

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I read a lot of romance but like very few. Most are a forgettable trifle but when you find a truly great romance it’s like a great bottle of wine, a rich experience you remember fondly. The truly exceptional romance stories generally have all of the following: Memorable, finely-drawn protagonists Great plot & character arc Smolder A strong romance has 2 while the vast majority have 1 or .5. Kulti has 1.5. However it nailed those so strongly that it comes this close to being a great romance. Sal Casillas is a professional women’s soccer player who is driven, disciplined, […]

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1/6/2017 's CBR9 Review No:1 |

How to Suck All the Life Out of Original Worldbuilding

Arcana Rising by Kresley Cole

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The Arcana Chronicles began with an interesting premise: young adults with fantastic powers who battle it out in an “there can be only one” apocalypse battle of the fittest. And because it’s Kresley Cole it’s full of sexy characters who smolder. And of course the obligatory YA love triangle. The whole thing is loosely built upon the idea of each character = tarot card. Basically it was my catnip. Now we’re four books in on a series that doesn’t seem like it’ll end soon. Or ever. Because each book introduces new characters and expands on the basic concept. Which is […]

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9/6/2016 's CBR8 Review No:6 |

Only So Much YA Wish Fulfillment I Can Swallow

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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Red Queen has come highly recommended by many Cannonballers who I respect. And I hated it. There is only so much derivative wish-fulfillment blather I can wade through. Although you wouldn’t know that from the wish-fulfillment YA tear I seem to be on. Mare is a “red” – a person with red blood who lives in a dystopian society where the reds live in destitute servitude under the “silvers” who have silver blood and super cool superpowers and like, all the money. Which is the identical premise of Pierce Brown’s vastly superior Red Rising. Of course Mare is the most […]

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7/6/2016 's CBR8 Review No:5 |


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