Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

You must run now, and—” she hesitates. “And?”“Keep running,”

Shadow Thief by Intisar Khanani

Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

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A few years ago several Cannonballers were reading Intisar Khanani’s self published YA fantasy books. Khanani writes the kind of book that grabs you and doesn’t let go featuring teen girls who are chronically underestimated. Khanani is rereleasing her Sunbolt Chronicles, and I am brushing off my YA reading hat. I haven’t read YA since the pandemic started, and that’s no slight to the genre, it’s just where my head has been. Shadow Thief and Sunbolt are a great re-entry point. Hitomi is an immigrant […]

It is the Reviews of the Series. Or this is a review about different series.

Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen

One Cool Duck V02 The Far-out Fort by Mike Petrik

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It is the Reviews of the Series. Or this is a review about different series. Each one has its own quirks (good and bad) but all have that little something that fits the right reader. Maybe one is for you! The first book is more for ages 10 to younger 13, but adults might appreciate it as well. However, if you go younger, just know your reader as some illustrations and concepts are not for sensitive readers. And the second book is for about kindergarten […]

Assassins, Princes, & Magical Cats Oh My

Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark

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Whisper is a Hound, an elite assassin controlled by blood magic.  It’s the only life he’s known.  And his latest mission comes with a reward he’s been waiting for.  It’s an unusual mission though.  Whisper is to infiltrate the court of Prince Julian Sandry, keep him alive until the signal comes, then kill the prince when the signal comes.  Getting into the playboy prince’s good graces isn’t the hard part.  But Whisper quickly finds that beneath the playboy façade, Julian is smart, warm, and caring, […]

More Mystery Than Romance

The Silver Stag by Yasmine Galenorn

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Ember is the child of both Light and Dark Fae, which means she belongs to neither of their worlds.  She makes her living dealing with minor supernatural issues for folks in the greater Seattle Area.  However, when her best friend’s little brother goes missing, Ember is pulled into a world she doesn’t know how to navigate and a lot of danger.  Help appears in the form of Hearne who recruits both Ember and her friend into his agency.  Ember may actually have a found a […]

Sentient frogs, dragons, eyeballs, and a day at the office with magic and romance

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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Bingo 14: On the Road We’re going a bit metaphorical here; Assistant to the Villain is in a lot of ways about seeking out your place in the world, and as such meets the ‘searching’ option for this spot. Assistant to the Villain is also kind of lost in terms of what kind of story it really is; more on that in a sec. Evie Sage needs a job to support her family because her father has a mysterious illness and can’t work, and her […]

Gee, thanks for hitting me with a rock of emotions!

The Sea in You by Jessi Sheron

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Sadly, I hated the ending of The Sea in You. And the boyfriend deserved more than a punch in the jaw (I’m with Skylla, hit him with a rock)! I start my review out with such strong feelings because that is what this originally webcomic now full book (but I read via an online reader copy on Edelweiss) did to me. Gave me strong feelings. I had all the emotions from liking Corinth to not liking her to liking her… ; from liking Skylla to […]



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