How many times have you participated in CBR? Has it changed the way you read? Hm, per Cannonball Read itself, this is my 4th time participating. But, per me, I’d say this is really only my second proper go of it. I don’t know if it was something akin to burnout after setting a record (at the time) for most books, which could’ve been higher had I not fallen so behind on the review part of the equation, or if it was just a more […]
Confirming Jemisin belongs on my must-read list
Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
I loooooved the Broken Earth trilogy, but did not love The City We Became, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I picked up the first in Jemisin’s Dreamblood ‘duology.’ I am happy to report that it’s great. I think I just prefer my fantasy novels to be wholly fantastic, with none of that pesky real-world crossover. I much prefer the fictional (but loosely based on ancient Egypt) Gujaareh over New York City. Gujaareh is a city steeped in religion and its accompanying […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: Pooja
Did you grow up as a reader, or was there a particular book or story that sparked your love of reading? I have been an avid reader since I was a little kid, but I do have an origin story for it! My school used to do a program where older kids would be partnered with younger ones as reading buddies, and I was a kindergartner forcing her fourth grade buddy to read picture books all year. Finally she got very fed up and sat […]
An author to watch, even though this one had some bumps
Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brissett
Everything I can think of to say about this one makes it sound like I didn’t like it, but it really wasn’t bad! It’s the author’s second book, but it still really feels like a debut novel. But it feels like a debut from an author I would read more of. I feel like Tim Gunn telling a Project Runway contestant that they had too many good ideas and should have saved a couple for the next challenge. There were some really cool things going […]
What if Audrey II was on our side?
Semiosis by Sue Burke
If this was later in the year, or closer to my CBR goal, I probably wouldn’t bother to review it. It’s fine. The writing is fine. There are too many characters, but most of them are fine. The story leaves some things unexplained, but overall it’s fine. The “just fine” reviews are the hardest to write! A group of people calling themselves Pacifists leave a struggling Earth to go settle a new planet. The first half of the book jumps generations each chapter: the original […]
Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: auntadadoom
You were a previous Cannonballer, right? Welcome back! How many Cannonballs have you participated in? This is my second Cannonball, after a looooong break since my first one. I didn’t hit my first one, but I read >100 books last year without the review part, so I’m feeling good about making it this time! You’re going to be stranded on an island and can only pick one genre/author’s books to take with you. What/who do you pick? Does “farce” count as a genre? If I […]
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