Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A motley assortment of children’s graphic novels

Blue, Barry, & Pancakes: Mayhem on Wheels by Dan and Jason

Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers by Dav Pilkey (credited as George Beard and Harold Hutchins)

Amulet Book One: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi

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I haven’t finished any adult books recently, but my kids and I have been flying through the junior graphic novel section of our local library lately, so I thought I’d review the latest books we’ve read. I really like the Blue, Barry, & Pancakes series by Dan and Jason (credited without last names). The main characters are three best friends: a worm named Blue, a frog named Barry, and a rabbit named Pancakes. Blue is quirky and has esoteric interests (like spelunking). Barry is analytical […]

I really wanted to love this, but instead I was just a bit whelmed

Daughter of Tides by Kit Rocha

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3.5 stars Naia is a very young water nymph, born directly from the Dreaming, but she has the memories and experiences of so many who have lived before her who had any connection to the sea. Einar was once a mortal man before he became the immortal pirate lord known as the Kraken, tied to his magical ship and his equally immortal crew. Aleksi is the most charming and beloved of all the gods; he is literally The Lover. After the events in Queen of […]

Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes

Our Sister's Keeper by Jasmine Holmes

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Please note that I received this via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. Trigger warning: A lynching is described. Well wow. This was 5 stars and I didn’t want to put it down. I don’t want to talk too much about the book because I don’t want to spoil for potential readers. But this was so freaking good. Taking place in Mississippi in the 1920s, we follow two people, newly married Thea Elliot and “carrier” Marah. Both women are in East Cobb, […]

It’s all fun and games until the gods show up

All Hail Chaos: Time of Iron Book 2 by Sarah Rees Brennan

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All Hail Chaos is the sequel to Long Live Evil, which I reviewed favorably last year. At the time, I thought this sequel would end the story, but it looks like we are in for a Time of Iron Book 3, and there is a doozy of a cliffhanger at the end of book 2. My overall impression of All Hail Chaos is that it was … fine. Honestly, I felt like the pacing was kind of slow, and some of the more interesting character […]

Do you know the Muffin Man? Well it won’t matter after Godzilla gets done with the fairy tale village!

Godzilla Stomp! by Katherine Locke and Nikolas Ilic

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Now, I’m that person that roots for the bull instead of the cowboy in bull riding. I love watching the golf ball spin aaaroooound the hole and not go in. I will cheer for the curling kettle to “go go go! Aaaand out of bounds!”  So it should come as no surprise that I will have a hearty hurrah when it comes to movie monsters. And I have a soft spot for Godzilla. But not in Godzilla Stomp! by Katherine Locke. You see, Locke’s Godzilla […]

When Lovecraft Wears an Investment Banker’s Face

The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross

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“Don’t be silly, Bob, said Mo, everyone knows vampires don’t exist!” This is the one with vampires in it. And investment bankers. Who are the greater bloodsuckers, you might ask? Trick question, they are one and the same.  Up until this point, a lot of the workplace drama side of The Laundry Files has been focused on the ins and outs of being a system admin for the civil service. A disproportionate amount of people that Bob (and by extension, the reader) have been rubbing […]



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