Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

How does this child have the energy to do so many high-stakes things?!

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

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Since its release in 1995, there has been a movie adaptation and a TV adaptation of The Golden Compass (originally titled Northern Lights outside of North America), so I’m guessing that we all have a general understanding of the plot, but here is a brief overview. Lyra is a brash, headstrong, and fearless girl. She and her daemon Pan (a physical manifestation of the soul in the world Lyra is from) live at Jordan College in Oxford under the care of the Scholars of the college where she […]

meddling with merfolk

Mermaids in Paradise by Lydia Millet

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“One thing. I’ve got experience with explosives. Another thing. I’ve got explosives.” I do not know why this book has such a low rating on GR – 2.8 as of the time of this posting – as it’s a fluffy little environmental thriller, but I suppose you can’t make everyone happy! Not that there is too much in Mermaids in Paradise to be happy with, what with the incredibly privileged narrator and her cavalcade of side characters who oscillate wildly between do-gooders and backstabbers. Mermaids in Paradise – […]

All kind of washed out

RWBY The Official Manga vol 3 by Bunta Kinami

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I’m pretty sure I may have reviewed a previous volume of this manga adaptation of an animated series elsewhere, but I don’t remember. So my bad if I’m repeating myself a whole bunch here. RWBY: The Official Manga vol. 3 is more of a retelling of the animated series than anything else. So these 4 main characters (Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang- odd how the color/name thing isn’t explained here, although it is in the animation) are all students at a school for Hunters/Huntresses, where the […]

“Sometimes I get tired of being the guy who is supposed to deal with un-deal-withable situations.”

Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher

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Aight people. Still on this Dresden train, this one gets a solid three because of a plot point I am taking big issue with that we will get to in a moment.. Overall, lots of good action and development in this book. It’s always a good time when the faeries get involved. The standout greatest thing about this book to me is the character development we got with Charity this go-round. I’m always thirsting for more female characters in general, and especially with Butcher as […]

Comfort rereading for a reading slump

Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric’s Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold

Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric’s Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold

Mira’s Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold

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I have been in a bit of a reading slump. Lots of stress and other distractions. But the news that one of my favourite authors had published a new novel in the Penric series got me reading! I bought the novel, zipped through it and then reread the whole series. Most of the titles are fairly long novellas, only the last has been noted as a novel, but they are long novellas. The series follows a young man who accidentally acquires a demon and becomes […]

“We’re not helpless. Novels are full of ragtag bands facing impossible odds.”

Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

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Rule of Wolves is a good conclusion to the grand story arc begun back in Shadow and Bone.  If you’ve stayed with the Grishaverse to this point, this book is a must read.  And for those who particularly like the “Six of Crows” duology, the gang gets back together for a heist! I enjoyed this book!  But I’m finding it hard to review without spoilers so here are themes within the book.  Ravka has been ramping up it’s technological marvels, adding flying machines and submersibles to […]



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