Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Mistborn Era 1

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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A family friend recommended The Starlight Archive to me a few years ago and I read them earlier this year. That of course led me down the rabbit hole of the Cosmere, author Brandon Sanderson’s overarching, interconnected series of books. Essentially, he plans for nearly 40 books to all be part of a shared universe, which is amazing, especially since not all of his books are a part of the Cosmere. The man really is a machine. This review contains MAJOR spoilers so please be […]

Fae politics are messy to say the least

Grave Destiny by Kalayna Price

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Grave Destiny is the sixth book in Kalayna Price’s Grave Witch series. In this world, witches and fae exist. Alex Craft grew up a witch but discover she has a secret magic heritage. This book is all about her figuring more about her special powers and solving yet another mystery in the faerie realm. A noble is murdered and made to look like the Shadow court is involved. Dugan who we met in previous books hires Alex to figure out the truth. He is an […]

“I’ve seen Steelheart bleed.”

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

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I heard of and picked up Steelheart (2013) by Brandon Sanderson because my boyfriend recommended it to me. I felt bad that he was reading all the books I recommended to him, and I wasn’t getting around to those he’d recommended to me. Anyway, Steelheart is the first book in the Reckoners trilogy. Sanderson imagines a world similar to ours. However, shortly after Calamity (a new star?) appeared in the sky, a number of human beings began to develop superpowers. These people were called Epics. But instead of using […]

A Walk To Adventure

Timo the Adventurer by Jonathan Garnier

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Timo the Adventurer is, to say the least, an odd book. The theme is mostly obvious with the question of “What a hero truly is” as its main point. However, there are also the themes of learning to trust others; asking for help; giving help; learning to forgive others along with yourself and learning from your mistakes. Jonathan Garnier crafted a book that might appeal to most kids ages 8 to 12 (or young 13). There is action, fantasy violence and even the tiniest bit […]

The Best of the Trilogy

The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin

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  While the whole Broken Earth series was incredibly deserving of the Hugo award, the Stone Sky, in particular, was a feat of literary perfection (at least in my opinion). As I’ve said with both of Jemisin’s previous novels, her ability to successfully deploy second person POV continued to astound me in this last chapter of her epic, and while hints are given in book two of who this narrative voice is, it all comes roaring to the surface in book three. As with any trilogy, […]

“All she knows is that she is tired, and he is the place she wants to rest. And that, somehow, she was happy. But it is not love.”

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

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I’m not losing my mind over this book, but it was a really engaging, thoughtful read. I really wish it hadn’t been written in present tense, though. Unlike my recent experience with reading The Searcher by Tana French, I noticed that was the POV immediately. I enjoyed the book despite that. I think you should go in to this book as unspoiled as possible, so I’m not going to detail the plot, except for the beginning, which shows us Adeline LaRue, an 18th century French […]



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