Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“The witch looked surprised to see me, her eyes blinking furiously at me through murky waters. I don’t know why she was so astonished. It was my lake she’d been thrown into; she should have expected I’d come and see if there was anyone worth eating.”

Greenteeth by Moly O'Neill

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In the quiet depths of a lake lurks Jenny Greenteeth, a monster with needle sharp teeth, hungry and ready to pounce. In all the years she’s lived there, Jenny has never spoken to a human; but that ends when a witch from the local village is thrown into her lake. I could hear some humans cheering. Or maybe humans laughing, or maybe even screaming. It’s difficult to tell the difference, humans are always making a noise for some reason or another. Not being fond of […]

After Midnight by Daphne Du Maurier

After Midnight by Daphne Du Maurier

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I have to say this collection was fantastic from beginning to end. It has a great introduction by Stephen King and then you just get to Daphne Du Maurier doing what she does best. All of the stories are five stars in my opinion. The Blue Lenses-We follow a married woman whose sight is restored, but what she sees now, shows something ominous could be in her future. I thought the ending was a great gut punch and you can guess at what happens to […]

Come for the tea, stay for the kisses.

The Raven Door by Amy Crook

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Greyson is a student in his final year of university. He’s shy and has a bit of a complex as he has never been in a relationship, and he has never been in love. Before he graduates and goes out into the world, he wants to know what love feels like. He saves up his money for a love potion, hoping that the experiment will grant him the insight he desires. Greyson goes to Aedan, a local Earth witch and a specialist in love spells […]

One Thousand and One Nights… But Horny?

One thousand and one nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh

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  The Arabian Nights feels like an orientalist’s wet dream. A loose collection of stories from across South and South West Asia, it was first translated from Arabic by the othering gaze of a Frenchman, giving us many of the tropes peddled across literature from eroticised harams to conniving conmen. This re-telling sits in a strange liminal space, written by a Lebanese writer living in London, a collection of 19 tales repackaged for an adult audience. And an Adult audience it is. The women in […]

The journey continues

The October Girl Volume Two by Matthew Dow Smith

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The email came into the inbox. I saw that it was Maverick. I opened it, scrolled through, and there she was. The floating girl in a sea of blue. Was it? Could I hope? YES! It was book two of The October Girl by Matthew Dow Smith. Oh! Sweet heaven! My ship had come in! I could read the online copy, not having to wait until the end of May 2026 to have a physical copy in my hand. I was going to be one […]

Amelia Dark Magician and Pesky Ghosts

Amelia Shadows V01 Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost by Matthew Dow Smith

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While I enjoyed the build up, the ending was too quick in the graphic novel, Amelia Shadows and the New Head Ghost by Matthew Dow Smith. We have the slow climb of Amelia and her tutor trying to beat the “New Head Ghost” her father has hired to manage their home, then BOOM Ameila figures out “the secret” to her father’s choice, why there is a new ghost in the house (and why he is so bossy), and then has more questions. It is interesting, […]



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