Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Siege and Storm- Oh My Lord the Love Interests SUUUCK

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

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I read the first Grisha book a couple years back, thought it was okay and stopped reading any of them. But then Bardugo wrote Ninth House- her first adult novel. I devoured it and am still eagerly chomping at the bit for a sequel (Oh Lord please, I’ve been….mediocre….please let that be enough to get us a sequel). I figured, since I liked that so much and the Grisha series is so popular, maybe I should give it another try. I think the key to […]

Calculated Risks- Seanan McGuire Does It Again (I love everything she writes and seriously doubt I will ever write a negative review about one of her books. #biased)

Calculated Risks by Seanan McGuire

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I’ve got another Seanan McGuire for y’all. This one is the latest installment of her Incryptid series. The basic premise of the Incryptid books is- what if all the urban legends and myths about creatures and magic were real? What if there was an entire cryptid community living under the noses of humanity? And what if there was an order devoted to wiping those creatures out- sentient or no, peaceful or no? And what if a family broke away from that order and devoted themselves […]

A fun read with gods and goddesses right up until the end– groan

The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky

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Selene is an off-the-books PI who protects women in NYC. It is her sworn-duty to help those in need since she isn’t just a former police officer but also happens to be the goddess Artemis. Her powers are waning, as are the powers of most of the pantheon, but Selene pushes onward doing what she can to keep women safe. But she can’t save everyone; a woman is found murdered in Central Park. Upon further investigation into the details of the crime, Selene realizes there […]

Not a bad introduction to what magic could be in your life

Kitchen Table Magic by Melissa Cynova

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Written as an introduction to witchcraft and magic, Cynova breaks her book Kitchen Table Magic into two parts: the first is an overview of what magic is and the various parts of what witchcraft are. She gives an overview of intention, grounding, spells, divination, etc. The second half is a collection of spells and rituals for various situations. Cynova presents herself as a hard polytheist with a belief in the supernatural. PROS: While Cynova herself is a supernatural-believer she has moments where she recognizes that a lot […]

Light Fluff is Good Sometimes

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Vol. 5 by Satoru Yamaguchi, Nami Hidaka

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So certain times of year coincide with heavier professional workloads, and when that happens, I tend to gravitate towards much lighter reading, things like My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (volume 5). This is a light novel series that has been turned into both a manga and an anime. The premise is that a high school girl obsessed with a certain kind of video game dies, and is reincarnated as the antagonist of her favorite dating video game. A bump […]

I Just Saunter Amok These Days

Ballistic Kiss by Richard Kadrey

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Sandman Slim is still my favorite urban fantasy series. As Ballistic Kiss opens, Stark is living alone, doing his best to deal with his PTSD, trying to figure out what he’s going to do with this new life now that Candy has moved on with Alessa (he doesn’t blame her, he died after all), and whether or not he’s willing to move on with Janet (they/them) from Donut Universe. I listened to the audiobook narrated by MacLeod Andrews. He is still an excellent narrator. Thomas […]



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