Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Expanding Horizons

The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (Author), Simon Bruni (Translator)

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Bingo Update: This is for my History/Schmistory square. The book is, according to the publisher, “set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918.” I learned SO MUCH about Mexican history reading this book, even if it is a work of fiction. Every now and then a monolith that should be seen as evil does something good, even Amazon (who we appreciate for our buyhole, obviously). Amazon sent out a list of books they were offering for free for World […]

Burned Through Like Balefire

The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

The Defiant Heir by Melissa Caruso

The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso

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Bingo Update: I’m using this for the Travel square. Each of these books centers around journeying from the protagonists home city (and center of the Empire) Raverra. It takes them to other places within the Empire (Ardence, Callamorne, Highpass) as well as key locations in the invading Vaskandar (Sevaeth, Kazerath, Let, Atruin). How quickly they can or cannot travel is also plot significant, as it relates to our heroine’s ability to stay alive as well as prevent ruin of her nation. The notion of “home” […]

Some Classics Remain That Way

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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Bingo Update: This is my Classics square. I don’t think I need to explain this one. This is not my first read, though I’ve discovered with the release of the trailer for the new film that it isn’t actually fair to assume that everyone has read this perennial favorite of young women everywhere. The upcoming film adaptation, one of many, inspired me to pick this up for the first time in more than a decade. I was not disappointed. Little Women tells the semi-autobiographical story […]

Kill Your Darlings

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

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Bingo Update: This is my Reading the TBR square. Kate Morton books automatically go on that list once their publication dates are announced! I’m on the record as a HUGE Kate Morton fan. So much so that I buy each of her books in soft cover so I can see them all on my bookshelf (which is a rarity these days in an age where I love the convenience of my Kindle). She has a way with prose, mystery, and history that I just can’t […]

Paper-Thin Premise

The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg

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Bingo Update: This is my YOUTHS! square, as it was not only published as YA, but feels pretty stereotypical of the genre as a whole, and not in a good way. The Paper Magician ostensibly takes us on the journey of our protagonist, Ceony (whose name I never figured out how to pronounce and still don’t really like) as she learns the magic of paper. In this universe, the magically inclined are bonded to a specific material, and then that is the only form their magic can […]

Yes, I Will Read Anything Related to P&P

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

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  Bingo Notes: This is my Remix square. It’s a modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. Eligible tells the story of a modern Bennet family, set in Cincinnati, Ohio and updated to include things like Reality TV, CrossFit, and the trans community. In this telling, Liz is a magazine writer, Jane is a yoga instructor, Kitty & Lydia both work at a CrossFit gym, and Mary is hiding away completing one Master’s Degree after another. This story opens with the sisters more spread out (Jane […]



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