Cannonball Read 18

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Girls Made of Snow & Glass

Girls Made of Snow & Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

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A retelling – of sorts – of Snow White, Bashardoust’s first novel, before Girl, Serpent, Thorn is just as compelling, if not quite as lyrically captivating as its slightly more assured successor. Mina, 16, beautiful, and heartless, is thrown into the path of the King of Whitespring Castle by her evil magician father.  The King has lost his wife, leaving him with a daughter, Lynet, who is her mother’s mirror image.  Mina plots to win his heart, and secure safety, love, family – and freedom […]

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Stealing From Wizards Vol 1:Pickpocketing by R. A. Consell

Stealing from Wizards Vol 2: Burglary by R. A. Consell

Stealing From Wizards Vol 3: Kidnapping by R. A. Consell

Stealing From Wizards Vol 4: Arson by R. A. Consell

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Breaking the cycle of abusive power

The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem

The Jasad Crown by Sara Hashem

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I was surprised how much I liked this duology, especially the first one in the series, given that it involved a genocide and two main characters that represented the oppressor and oppressed, a dynamic I usually stay far away from in historical fiction (and yet, between this and the Daevabad trilogy, it isn’t a dealbreaker in fantasy for me). I also appreciated that this series didn’t stretch into a trilogy needlessly and there was more than enough going on to justify a duology. Ten years […]

It Feels Both Unique and Original and Yet Almost Primordial

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

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Of all the books I read this year, this is one I’m most likely to reread before any of the others. There is so much violence and truly disturbing scenes and yet, it is also bizarre, funny and emotional, making me tear up at various scenes. Carolyn and her siblings were all adopted by their father years ago, and each was placed in charge of one collection of the library or area of expertise. Reading outside your curriculum is strictly forbidden. Now, Father is missing […]

Violence, Screwball Comedy and Found Family

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

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I have only read Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy even though I know he has written more novels, including some in the same world as the First Law. While I enjoyed the First Law trilogy, the ending was also a bit darker than I had hoped for/some characters didn’t end up where I wanted them to. Since it’s been a while since I read them, I can’t quite remember too much about the writing style – I am sure there were moments of dark humor in […]

An intricately woven tale

The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington

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While I read the entire trilogy rather closely together, I reviewed the first novel much earlier in the year. These are large books so it seemed like they each deserved their own review rather than a series review but it was harder for me to articulate my thoughts about the second and third novel. And now, I’m having a hard time entirely distinguishing which parts happened in book 2 vs 3. I had seen some tag lines for this series that compared it to The […]



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