Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Happy Birthday to Me!

Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire

The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire

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I got to read two October Daye books basically at once. Thanks so much Seanan McGuire for doing that just for me personally for this my birthday (I am in no way responsible for any of this). October Daye is a changeling living in the fair queen Titania’s perfect faerie court. She lives safely nestled in her beloved family’s tower, which is more than most changelings get and October is very grateful for her privilege. Though she and her sister do have to keep chasing […]

A fairy tale turned horror story

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran

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Snow, Glass, Apples was a gift from cannonballer Ardaigle for the CBR15 Holiday Book Exchange. I’d put it on my wish list because I’ve enjoyed the Gaiman novels that I’ve read so far and the art for this short story looked (and truly is) gorgeous. As you might guess from the title, this is a version of Snow White, but it is not like any Snow White I’ve ever read. Like the works of Angela Carter and Helen Oyeyemi, this is an adult fairy tale, […]

I’m the Prophecy

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Oh, how I inhaled this. What a great start to this year’s Cannonball. Black Sun is the first book in a trilogy inspired by Pre-Columbian civilizations with magic, priests, clans and Gods. Serapio is the reincarnated (maybe just returned to the land, it’s a little fuzzy) Crow God. A merchant hires Xiala, a Teek, to get him to the city of Tova. The city is preparing for the solstice, where a ceremony will be lead by the Sun Priest, Naranpa. Tova is a city of […]

Turf and Surf

Birtle and the Purple Turtles (Volume One) by Tara J. Hannon

Birtle and the (Very) Unwelcome Garry (Volume 2) by Tara J. Hannon

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I think Birtle and the Purple Turtles (Volume One) is an odd and nice story about “being different” but that’s okay. Not specifically GLBT but fits those and other “I am different” needs. Sweet, modern, good for the early reader needing help, been reading solo for a bit or a listener. The story is familiar, we have a turtle who wants to play, but the town of Turtleville is not into playing turtle tag. They have other things they want. But one day a thing falls […]

At the Dawn of Revolution

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

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I’m a mood reader most of the time. If I’m into mystery, it can only be mystery. History, same. True crime, yep. When I’m reading other stuff, I’m always envious. I rarely feel like I’m reading what I want. Rarely am I in the mood for fantasy. I do get there sometimes but not often. Part of that is the paucity of fantasy titles that hold my interest. I love A Song of Ice and Fire but can’t do Lord of the Rings and not much else has caught […]

“Someone poisoned you last night,” I said bluntly. He looked thunderstruck, then hurt. “It was my birthday party.”

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands is as enjoyable a read as it’s predecessor, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faerie. I found that I liked spending time with Emily, Wendell, and Shadow even in the places where the plot dragged a bit. Emily is as prickly as ever, and I love her all the more for it. The marriage proposal remains unanswered, but Wendell remains delighted by her. I only wish there had been a few more of the “my dear dragon” endearments. Emily and Wendell […]



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