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I can't believe Cannonball 15 will be my 8th year participating. That is thanks to this wonderful community. I refer to y'all as my Cannonball friends when telling my spouse about your reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Dome’Loki's Quick Questions interview.)

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A cozy, low stakes fantasy about an orc opening the coffee shop of her dreams

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

December 30, 2022 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

I don’t recall when I started seeing ads for Legends and Lattes online but they immediately grabbed my attention with the adorable picture of two female baristas, an orc and succubus, on the cover.  Then, my favorite bookshop fell head over heels for it and I knew I had to read this book.  Our family does a Winter Solstice book exchange and one of my daughters gifted me Legends and Lattes.  It took restraint to finish New City, Who Dis? before starting it. The book advertises itself […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, cozy fantasy, Dome'Loki, Travis Baldree

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:57 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr14, cozy fantasy, Dome'Loki, Travis Baldree ·
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The books, "The City We Became" and "The World We Make" by N.K. Jemisin standing next to each other.

“New City, Who Dis?”

The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

December 28, 2022 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

I discovered N.K. Jemisin through The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms trilogy.  Loved the first two, was very ‘meh’ about the third.  Then The Fifth Season erupted onto the scene and blew my mind with such a creative fantasy, Jemisin became an auto-buy author.  She hasn’t disappointed me yet and The World We Make is another excellent entry in her list of works. In Jemisin’s world, cities have the ability to awaken.  When enough people live in them, when the idea of the city’s identity becomes a belief […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, Dome'Loki, n.k. jemisin, sci-fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr14, Dome'Loki, n.k. jemisin, sci-fantasy, Urban Fantasy ·
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The book, "So This is Christmas" by Jenny Holiday being held up in front of a Christmas tree. Next to the book is an ornament of the robot R2D2 from Star Wars.

Holiday tropes and enemies to geeky lovers makes for a fun read at Christmas

So this is Christmas by Jenny Holiday

December 18, 2022 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

On Friday afternoon I stepped into the security line at the airport to look down at a message that just arrived on my phone, my flight had been delayed by an hour.  Now facing three hours at the airport instead of two, I went to the nearest store selling books.  While pondering what to get, I started putting titles and authors into Cannonball Read to see what others had to say.  Thus far no one has reviewed, So This is Christmas.  However, both Emmalita and Malin […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr14, Dome'Loki, Jenny Holiday

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr14, Dome'Loki, Jenny Holiday ·
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Beauty and the Beast with no Stockholm syndrome and more magic

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

December 18, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

In 2020 I read Naomi Novik’s, Spinning Silver, which I found to be an excellent reimaging of Rumpelstiltskin.  I finished the review with,  “Uprooted is going on my “wish list”.  Between then and now I got Uprooted in a Cannonball fundraiser but it has sat on the shelf.  I had this slated for the “Bird” square in Cannonball Bingo because of the bird on the cover.  However, I ran out of time and used Transmetropolitan volume 2: Lust for Life instead. I’ve long been a fan of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: beauty and the beast, cbr14, Dome'Loki, fairytale adaptation, magic, Naomi novik

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: beauty and the beast, cbr14, Dome'Loki, fairytale adaptation, magic, Naomi novik ·
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The book, "Under the Whispering Door" by TJ Klune standing next to a wooden snowman.

“Sometimes, death is a blessing, even if we don’t realize it right away.”

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

December 17, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I was gifted Under the Whispering Door Winter Solstice, 2021.  Narfna described it as a ‘warm hug’ in her review and I wanted to save it for when such a book was needed.  Somehow almost a year has passed and it sat on the shelf.  When looking for my next read I swear I could hear the book say, “You should read me before you get more books for this year’s Winter Solstice book exchange”.  The book had a point so I picked it up and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, Dome'Loki, gay romance, LGBTQ, TJ Klune

Dome'Loki's CBR14 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr14, Dome'Loki, gay romance, LGBTQ, TJ Klune ·
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The book, "The Queer Principles of Kit Webb" by Cat Sebastian standing in front of a canvas tote bag for the bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy. In the background is a decorated Christmas tree.

Thank you, Mobius_Walker!

December 5, 2022 by Dome'Loki 3 Comments

Thank you, Mobius_Walker!  Cannonballers are fans of Cat Sebastian and I’m excited to read my first by her.  The tote bag is gorgeous and I look forward to showing off my Mysterious Galaxy pride.  Thank you for supporting my favorite independent bookstore!  

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