So I’ve been hearing about the Throne of Glass series all over the place, and decided to give it a shot. Naturally, I assumed that I should start with the prequel novellas, because chronology and stuff. Whoops. The internet tells me that I’m wrong, and I should have read the first 2 novels, then gone back to the prequels, because apparently everyone is still really into this whole Machete Order thing. Regardless, it’s too late, so I’m just going to go ahead and review the […]
If you believe anything can be bigger than Harry Potter, this might be for you
This is another one of those times where I was duped into buying a book because of rave reviews. Brian K. Vaughn even appears in a blurb on the cover stating that this is the kind of story he wishes he’d thought of. After reading it I wholeheartedly agree. I wish Brian K. Vaughn had thought of it too. The Unwritten takes place in a world where stories are truth. In this world Tommy Taylor is the biggest story of them all. Tom Taylor, however, […]
Murder in a grove / Unreliable viewpoints / Mifune will rise
While technically a short story, I think this still qualifies for the Cannonball. If graphic novels count, then I’m including this. And I’m a bit of an iconoclast, so there. This classic of Japanese literature formed the basis for the iconic Akira Kurosawa movie, Rashomon. It tells the story of a young man’s murder via the viewpoints of seven different individuals, ranging from the woodcutter who found the body to the spirit of the victim, himself (via a medium). That fairly well sums up the […]
I wish I had known teen assassin was a career option
My reasons for loving the Cannonball Read are legion. One of them is finding new books, series, and authors. Baxlala reviewed Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Thorn and Roses and mentioned that Maas had another series that was further along. I checked out Amazon and ended up buying Throne of Glass mostly because it was cheap (I am poor). I love a good YA book and really appreciate that the genre has so many awesome female protagonists. I enjoyed Throne of Glass tremendously. We […]
A marriage of convenience story done right
4.5 stars Ildiko is a human woman, the less than favoured niece of the Gauri king. To cement an important political alliance she’s been promised in marriage to Prince Brishen of Bast-Haradis, a Kai warrior and the younger son to the ruthless ruling couple. Humans and Kai, for all that they share similar anatomical traits are very different, both in looks and cultural values. The Kai have black, unreadable eyes, sharp features, grey skin, long claws and a mouth full of sharp fangs and are […]
Getting ready for the endgame.
There are only two more volumes after this one, so it’s apparently time for Locke & Key to get ready for the endgame. For as fun as the last couple issues have been (and by “fun” I mean horrifying and interesting and really hard to put down), once everything was introduced in Vol. 1, everything was actually pretty status quo, relatively speaking. New keys, Dodge trying to manipulate the Lockes while hiding in plain sight, bad things happening all over the place . . . but in Keys […]