Cannonball Read 18

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Not Worth the Wait

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

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The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson got a lot of hype when it came out back in 2015. Apparently, I bought into the hype enough to pick up a copy, but not enough to actually read the damned thing until ten years later. Was it worth the wait? Ehh, not really. An expansionist empire greedily conquers its neighbours. Not by the traditional means of armies and swords, but economically and socially, by sending traders and educators. In some ways, they improve the lives of […]

The Return of the King: Falling deeper in love with the Lord of the Rings

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

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I began (re-)reading the Lord of the Rings in January 2025 before bed as a part of an effort to have better “sleep hygiene”, and finally finished the Return of the King on New Years Day 2026. I have watched and marathoned and re-watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies since they came out nearly 25 years ago. They have formed the foundation of my nerdiness for most of my life. I’m sure I insisted on reading the books before the movies came […]

We Are All Made of Stars

Moby by Jessa Kane

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Not gonna lie, the whole reason I read this book is so I can share an embarrassing joke about myself. You may or may not be aware, but the only reason I’m not in debtors prison for spending all my money on books is because I belong to Kindle Unlimited. (Yes, I know you can’t go to jail for debt anymore – at least in America – but I wanted to make the nod to my fellow lovers of Regency romance.) That’s not the joke, […]

Cute Ghost Story

To Knit a Ghost by Z.B. Asterplume

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The cover of To Knit a Ghost (read via an online reader copy, due July 2026) is adorable. Now, I know not to judge a book by its cover, but when you have a cover that has this kind of brightness and color, odds are good you’ll be having some fun and it will be a cute story. Z.B. Asterplume and illustrator Heather Brockman Lee live up to that cover. They made a sweet story that has fun illustrations and makes both knitting and non-holiday […]

Facing the Dark

The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

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The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag A lot is going on in this book. It is not easy, not even smooth. Things go up and down and around. There is commentary on life, love, family, friends and self. But to talk about it means telling you the whole book, which you need to experience yourself. Ages at least 14 and up, very mature themes and several potential trigger situations. The flow of the book is quick, but sometimes that makes a mess. I had […]

Starting 2026 off

Cassette City V01 Ready, Cassette, Go! by Jarett Sitter

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Gotten as an online reader copy win, Cassette City V01 Ready, Cassette, Go! written and illustrated by Jarett Sitter is due March 2026. That is a pretty dull start to a not so dull story. Sure things are a bit slow and familiar if you are one who has read a lot of coming of age stories, but if you are new to the genre you will appreciate it.  The setting is fun (reminiscent of the 1980s and early 1990s) but sometimes the images are […]



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