Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“What did that make me? The one without any visibly useful skills. The Bard, obviously.”

Questland by Carrie Vaughn

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What if the world you play in at your DnD table could be made real, and you could go on vacation and hang out there? Shut up and take my money, eccentric billionaire! Plot: Harris Lang, eccentric billionaire, has a problem. He has invested untold sums in a Jurassic Park-esque private island that would allow visitors to live out their fantasies riding unicorns and fighting dragons. Which makes sense, because who WOULDN’T pay to go there? Only problem is that the employees on site have […]

This book was wild.

The Blood Trials (The Blood Gift Duology, #1) by N.E. Davenport

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This is most definitely adult fantasy. It is very, very adult, and not in the sexy way (though there is a pretty good sexy scene in here). Nope, it’s adult more like in the gory, stomach-turning way (though these scenes are spread out). So be prepared for that. But this was a very promising debut! Not everything worked perfectly for me, but I was very compelled by the story, and read this not-small book in about two days flat. This is a hybrid fantasy/science fiction […]

“Humans can’t smell.”

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

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Our lady and saviour T. Kingfisher is back with another novel, and so very close to the publication of the last one in the series. Someone’s productivity spiked during covid! Plot: Archenhold has it’s first gnole constable. A gnole joined the force to protect other gnoles, but unfortunately things did not quite go the way he expected. When he finds bodies washing up in the city’s river, no one listens and then he’s fired for investigating anyway because racism. But Constable Gnole wants to stop […]

A love letter to Arthurian legend told through inclusive re-imaginings

Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by Edited by: Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington

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Thank you, llamareadsbooks for gifting this book to me in the CBR Book Exchange! CBR14 Bingo: “Time” – This anthology moves through time, from the ancient past to the far future. Sword Stone Table first came to my awareness through emmalita’s review.  When narfna reviewed it a few weeks ago, it prompted me to move it to the top of the read pile.  I have a deep affection for stories about King Arthur and Camelot that probably started with the Disney animated version, was strengthened by […]

The second Dune book isn’t as good as the first

Dune Messiah (Dune #2) by Frank Herbert

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Ok maybe that title is a little provocative. After I loved Dune so much, I was excited about the second Dune book. I’m not sure if I’m just not smart enough, or what, but I did not enjoy this nearly as much as the first Dune. I think we all fell in love with Paul Atreides / Muad’Dib in Dune as he’s built up throughout the book. Then in Messiah Mr. Herbert wanted to make us all dislike him? Paul has been Emperor for about […]

Recommended by my BFF who knows I need a lot of action in my romancey novels

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas

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This is apparently a hot new series. I had no idea when my friend recommended it to me. I tried to borrow this first book from the library and found a whole bunch of people waiting in front of me. I was excited when I finally got it though! It actually took me a while to get into it though. We meet the main character Feyre hunting in the woods. That part I was OK with. She seemed to hunt with honor and needed the […]



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