Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Pausing to build up some tension

Drrrr!! vol. 9 (light novel) by Ryohgo Narita

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There have been about 2 light novel series that have been adapted into other formats that I’ve liked all versions of roughly equally. Drrrr!! (ie Durarara!!) is one. I’ve just finished volume 9, and I think there’s only a few more to go to finished the story; this novel is also a good bit past where the anime and manga versions that I’ve gotten through are at. One of things about this particular story is that there are a lot of characters to keep track […]

Another Fun Romp Through the Rivers of London

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

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Peter Grant is back, and he is diving further into the underbelly of London and the under-the-table world of magical police work. In the last outing, Midnight Riot, I was treated to a great deal of London’s history. There was another blast of history this time as well; it remains a primer on the foundations of the city and running commentary on the architectural abominations foisted upon the area since the ’50s. Were it not for all the gore and sex I’d say that ol Prince […]

Here there and everywhere

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

Orphans of Empire by Helen Berry

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This is hopefully my last catch up post. I’ve got one more individual review to write and then I’m up to speed with everything I’ve read so far this year, thank the goodness. Here goes. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven is one of my all time favorite books so maybe my expectations were just too high for this one. I enjoyed The Glass Hotel, I really did, but of all the books I’m catching up on, it’s not one I’m singling out for […]

More story than fits the format but exciting nonetheless

Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince vol. 2 - Night of Knives by V.E. Schwab (author), Budi Setiawan (artist)

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This book was literally on its way to me when I read CoffeeShopReader’s review of Night of Knives.   I debated reading the review but ultimately decided to find out their take.  CoffeeShopReader’s review title is, ” Not enough panels to cover the possibilities”, and now having read the book, I agree with the sentiment.  There is a lot of story that gets stuffed into Night of Knives. There is an interview with Schwab in the back and in it she talks about turning a few sentences about […]

Big brooding vampires in a series not for me

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

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Official description: In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted […]

The mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home.

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham

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I am often searching for what literary or tv character has the same basic energy as my cat (my bad cat) and I think I can say that it’s Toad. Toad is amazing. If you haven’t read this book before, and I thought I had, but hadn’t, it’s truly wonderful. It’s the story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger — four friends (who are probably gay, ahem, I mean, confirmed bachelors) who may be actual animals, may be humans, may be of relative size to […]



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