Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Coming Summer 2020 to a Halloween near you

Frankenstein Doesn't Wear Earmuffs by John Loren

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Frankenstein Doesn’t Wear Earmuffs is an overly silly story about over concerned parents possibly ruining the Halloween of one boy with an overly active imagination. Our narrator cannot wait to go out spookin’ and a’ scaring, as after all, he is Frankenstein. And Frankenstein does not need to wear earmuffs, a coat, have a fanny pack and take with them everything but the kitchen sink! Of course, narrator and reader realize quickly enough that there is always middle ground to make all parties involved happy. […]

crystalclear picked a good one!

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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I got this cheeky book from crystalclear for the 2019 CBR Book Exchange. I had seen a few so-so reviews for it already, so I was a little worried going into it, but I enjoyed it so much! I can see why some folks didn’t wholeheartedly embrace it, but the potential pitfalls didn’t bother me at all. We are dropped into this world with little to no explanation. Gideon Nav, an orphan who was raised on a planet ruled by the Ninth House necromancers, is […]

Good Omens: I Finally Read It

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

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Hi guys, I finally read this book!  I had meant to read this for so long, and it kept being recommended to me.  After I finished American Gods (like…10 years ago), I checked Good Omens out from the library.  I expected it to be very similar to American Gods, for some reason, so I kind of…just ignored it?  Even though I really liked American Gods, I needed a break from Gaiman I guess?  So I returned it to the library and went on my way.  […]

Might Just Stick with the Netflix Series (or needs more Henry Cavill)

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

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So after binging the Netflix series, Witcher, right after Christmas, I thought it would be fun to try out the source material by Andrzej Sapkowski—while I was on vacation.  I downloaded Book 1 (Blood of Elves) on Kindle—curious to see how it would compare. The good news is that this book picks up right where the Netflix series ends—with Geralt, the witcher, and Ciri, the young princess who may be more than just a princess, finding each other.  No need to wait for Season 2 […]

Superbust

Super Sons: The PolarShield Project by Ridley Pearson

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Super Sons: The Polarshield Project had a lot of potential. It was a graphic novel. It was Batman and Superman’s children and it was going to have a modern theme. It was written by a popular middle/young adult author (Ridley Pearson) and the cover show action. However, for this reader, it turned out to be an okay story. It was heavy on Ile Gonzalez’s illustrations and not the text, making some scenes awkward (Who were the people in the scenes? Why are they there?). The […]

Based on THAT Baby Shark…but you might be surprised

Baby Shark: Baby Shark and the Balloons by Pinkfong

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I admit it, I hate Baby Shark. That nonsense makes me wonder about the future of American children. Therefore, I only picked up this easy reader, Baby Shark: Baby Shark and the Balloons, out of a morbid curiosity to see how they could write a story about “doo-doo-doo”. However, I learned that this book is a little funny and mostly well done. Pinkfong has created just a simple story about Baby Shark being bored as they cannot locate their friends. But of course, there is […]



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