Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A Journey Through Time and Memory

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

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What a beautifully written book. V. E. Schwab writes some gorgeous prose and noteworthy lines, and that’s what I want to share first: “She lied, but only because she can’t say her real name–one of the vicious little details tucked like nettles in the grass.” “Addie has had three hundred years to practice her father’s art, to whittle herself down to a few essential truths, to learn the things she cannot do without.” “Addie feels like a museum sometimes, one only she can visit.” “Remy […]

Slightly Weaker Than the Others But a Good Ending to a Series

Prince of Agony by Tavia Lark

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Prince Kazia Dire keeps everyone at arm’s length for a reason.  He learned at an early age that mages couldn’t be trusted and would only bring him pain.  But having a captured mage from Silaise at his beck and call is an opportunity that he can’t pass up.  Lucian Vaire has hated house Dire since they cost him everything in the last war.  However, he’ll freely admit that being in Kazia’s company is better than being tortured by King Imrik.  And he can’t help but […]

What Happens When You Get a Two For One Deal When Summoning a Savior From Another World

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 3 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 4 by Kazuki Irodori

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When corporate worker Seiichirou Kondou accidentally gets pulled into a parallel universe, he ends up asking for a job.  Having been caught up in the spell that summons a “holy maiden” to save the kingdom, he’s something of loose end, but if he can’t return to his old life, he’ll make the best of things.  Before long, he’s reforming the Royal accounting department and has drawn the attention of Captain Aresh of the Royal guard.  But there are dangers in this new world that Seiichirou […]

Academia, Fae, and Falling In Love

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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Emily Wilde has come to Hrafnsvik in order to finish her book.  A researcher of the Faerie, Emily is good at research, less so with people.  But this book will make her academic career, and she is determined to finish it.  Of course, that means dealing with the local villagers as well as her acadmic rival Wendell Brambleby, who she’s almost certain is one of the Folk himself, who has showed up.  But even as Emily gets closer to discovering the secrets of the Hidden […]

Lady pirate called out of retirement for, “One last job”.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

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I was introduced to Shannon Chakraborty writing under the name S.A. Chakraborty through her book The City of Brass, first book in the Daevabad trilogy.  There was a lot I liked about it; excellent Middle Eastern inspired fantasy world building, an engaging story, and a great female main protagonist.  Yet, I disliked how pretty much the only female character was the main one. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi also has excellent Middle Eastern inspired fantasy world building.  This time it’s set on the Indian Ocean during the […]

Books within books

The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

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I suspect that a lot of Cannonballers would, like me, immediately pick this book up based on a quick read of the back cover. Evar has lived his whole life trapped in an incomprehensibly enormous library. While Livira, a nobody from a dust town, finds herself inextricably linked to his – and the library’s – fate. Enormous library? Sign me up! I’m not sure if I had a clear idea of my expectations from this book – perhaps a big adventure, or star crossed lovers, […]



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