Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Reads books. Drinks tea. Pets cats. Loves to be cozy.

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Fun, Fast Fantasy Reads

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

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I decided to read the Shadow and Bone series after watching the first season of the series on Netflix, and the general fantasy/magic world of the Grishaverse seemed like it would be my jam. If you’re looking to cut to the chase rather than reading my take on each book: if YA Fantasy is your thing, these books are worth reading! I tore through the whole series, and while it was certainly not perfect, it was very enjoyable and every book managed to be a […]

“I expect you’ve heard of the Trojan War and how it was caused by Norma Jeane Baker, harlot of Troy”

Norma Jeane Baker of Troy by Anne Carson

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The past few vacations I’ve gone on, whenever the official tchotchke-hunting time comes up with the friends/family I’m traveling with, I’ve taken to seeking out the nearest local bookstore for my souvenir-hunting. I’ve found it to be a great alternative to buying something made of plastic that will collect dust and eventually get thrown away – instead, I purchase a book and write the bookstore name/location/date on the inside jacket, and whenever I pick up that book I can take a trip down memory lane […]

“You take many things from the world, but I wonder what you will give back in return?”

How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino

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I first put How Do You Live? by Ganzaburo Yoshino in my library queue after seeing a blurb on the internet stating that it is Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite children’s book, and it had only recently been translated into English because he was planning to come out of retirement to adapt the story as his final film. Thinking that this would be a whimsical, quick read, I looked forward to it becoming available in my Libby app.  The story was not what I was expecting, which […]

Finding Beauty in the Bleakness

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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This book was loaned to me by a friend about six months ago, and it’s been sitting on my bookshelf taunting me while I worked through a stack of library books before their due dates caught up to me. I had no idea what the book was even about or why my friend thought I would like it, but every time I came close to forgetting about it altogether the vivid  red cover art would grab my attention and I’d move it further up my […]



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