Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I’m tugging my braid as I write this review

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

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I am still slowly progressing through The Wheel of Time series. I started collecting the books a few years back every time that I found one for cheap in a used bookstore. I read the first two books, and enjoyed them. The first felt very derivative of Lord of the Rings, among other things, particularly in the naming of characters. Perrin, the loyal friend of the main protagonist, always makes me think of Peregrin Took from LoTR. The main antagonist, Ba’alzamon (Ba’al Zebub) and his […]

The Houseguest From Hell

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

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When you think of T. Kingfisher your mind probably goes to her horror novels first. Maybe you think of What Moves the Dead, or A House With Good Bones. But her fantasy work should not be ignored, and her latest – A Sorceress Comes to Call – is an astonishing mix of fantasy, horror, and Regency novel all in one. Cordelia is a girl who has been abused and controlled by her mother all her life. There are no secrets allowed in their house, nor […]

Too much of a good thing and traveling through time can upset more than your tummy

Olivia Wolf and a Million Olivias by José Fragoso

Olivia Wolf and the Trip Through Time by José Fragoso

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A while back I read the first book in the Olivia Wolf series, Olivia Wolf and the Moldy Sandwich. I don’t remember the story itself, but I remember liking it. It was a fun, cute story about monsters and humans living harmoniously together. There was a mystery and they solved it. I then read book two, Olivia Wolf and the Night of the Giant Monsters, and the same thing was on those pages: a cute, fun story with a mystery to solve. Then recently I […]

From the Magical to the Personal: Two Reviews

Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

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Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis was such a blast. It features Dread Lord Gavrax, a dark wizard (and a mediocre one at that, we learn as the story progresses). Except that Gav has no memories of this. He wakes up with amnesia, freaks out when he realizes he appears to be in a dark lord’s lair, and quickly comes to realize that he is said dark lord. He then spends a good chunk of the book trying to hide this fact from potential enemies while also […]

“Your mother thinks ‘The Exorcist’ is a comedy.”

The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda

The Night Eaters, Vol. 2: Her Little Reapers by Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda

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Fair warning: this review is about a trilogy, and I’m only reviewing the first two books. The third book is not out yet, and the second book ended in a way that made me go, “No, I need book three now!” The copy of Volume 2 that I have indicates that Volume 3 is coming in fall 2024, but sadly, it is now set to be released in spring 2025. The Night Eaters comes from the same creative team behind the comic series Monstress. I’ve […]

A seasonal book that takes a season to read

Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire

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Bingo 18: Earth Day   Seanan McGuire knows her folklore, and it shows. In Seasonal Fears, there’s a ton of tropes, but mostly well handled. Basic plot involves the King of Winter and the Queen of Summer dying, and their crowns being up for grabs to those with affiliations for that season. The whole season emphasis thus qualifies for general environment theme, especially since the recently departed King of Winter was cheating the system where he was always in ascendance, which was probably causing climate […]



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