Cannonball Read 18

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Kodi Book 1 by Jared Cullum

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Having read the Kodi by Jared Cullum books out of order, I wasn’t grasping everything I needed in book two and assumed book one was going to be more of the same adventure, themed story as Kodi: A Place to Call Home (book two) was. However, this one is a lot more sweet, simple and quick to read. I don’t think I would have wanted to read book two if I had read this first. With that said, ages 8 and up will devour both […]

I’m posting the reviews in the order I read them

Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum

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I thought I wasn’t going to like Kodi: A Place to Call Home by Jared Cullum at first. When I started reading I felt off. Like it was starting in the middle of things. And that was because it is book two and I’ve never read book one. So, yes, I am starting in the middle of the story. This explained a few things about why I was feeling how I was feeling about things. No background to why such things as the main character […]

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A Not-So-Scary Story by Barney Saltzberg

I Got the Spooky Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison and Frank Morrison

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October. The best month for me as I know the best holiday is only a few weeks away.  It is, yes, we can all say it (scream it if you must, I do) HALLOWEEN SEASON!  And those ghouls and boils out there trick or treating. If you have a child that might be a bit too young for all the hub-and-bub (and too much sweetness), you can give them a treat of a book. And I promise, no tricks!   We have A Not-So-Scary Story […]

The biggest problem with time travel, as Douglas Adams pointed out, is the grammar.

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

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Davi is stuck in time loop you guys! She keeps on waking up in a fantasy world, being told she is destined to save everyone from the Dark Lord—and she’s been failing constantly! For a millennium! It’s been really wearing on her; Davi’s kept count of every single go around the merry-go-round. Every single death, every single time: I slip into the sweet embrace of death with a contented sigh. So long, #237. Go fuck a porcupine. It’s a bit like The Legend of Zelda: […]

Sometimes I wish my first word was “quote”, so that on my death bed, my last words could be “end quote”.- Steven Wright

I See You’ve Called in Dead: A Novel by John Kenney

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Obituary writer Bud Stanley has fallen into a funk, existing (not living) in his own life. Divorced (his wife left him for a coworker, an admittedly more interesting man), half-hearted in his job, Bud’s final straw comes when the blind date a coworker set him up with shows up at the bar just to tell him she’s had a better offer. So, in a case of drunken “wouldn’t it be funny”-ness, he publishes his own obituary in the newspaper he works for. (Who knew that […]

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All-American Persian V01 Game On by Sina Grace

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I’m not sure I’m going to read book two of the All-American Persian series, but the representation elements are interesting and the reason I picked up the first book. Though I assumed it was a one shot and not a series at first, it has potential to grow in that area of representation of a culture we might not be familiar with. All-American Persian V01 Game On by Sina Grace explores a pre-teen and his coming of age with the usual elements: parents, siblings, friendships, […]



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