Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! I recommend not looking up if you know what’s good for you

Superman of Smallville by Art Baltazar

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It is no secret that I am on this graphic novel kick right now. I am assuming many of you are thinking, “Comic books?” Well, folks. I was like you once. But then I realized, yes, there are graphic novels that are more comic book-like and there are other graphic novels that are deeper than what we associate with comics. Yet, today, comics are not the “easy read” we once thought them. They can be deep, dark, talk about issues in ways that we can […]

Cutie and gets to the point!

Cutiecorns V01 Heart of Gold by Shannon Penney

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I try and keep an open mind about the early chapter readers that are “cute books.” You know the type: books with rainbow fairies and pretty kitties and happy princess. These are fun books, but not necessarily great literature. However, you never know when something (mostly) good might come along. Or at the very least, something that you can give to a reader who like princesses and fairies and such. One such book is Cutiecorns V01 Heart of Gold. And while it is your typical […]

Okay Start to New Series

The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith

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So this wasn’t a bad book, I just had a hard time sticking with it. The writing at times pushed me out of the story and the book starts to feel really predictable after a while. I loved the cover, and loved the idea of vine witches though. I just don’t know if I would read the next book in this series or not. “The Vine Witch” starts off with a woman named Elena Boureanu finally breaks a curse that has kept her hibernated (or whatever […]

Swimming with sharks, jailbreaks, and exploding volcanos: Another day in Alera

Captains Fury by Jim Butcher

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On to the fourth book in the Codex Alera and we are in a situation where Tavi is fighting a holding battle against the Canim invaders, and the realm is doing the same against the forces of High Lord Kalare. Obviously things go wrong… Tavi is tricked into losing command and facing charges of treason when a Senator in the pay of the Aquitanes is given oversight of his forces. Tavi will not kill Alerans who are just trying to survive behind enemy lines, but […]

Roman Legion vs. Giant Werewolves: Fight!

Cursors Fury by Jim Butcher

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The third book in the Codex Alera picks up another 2 years after the conclusion of the first and continues the parallel story lines approach with the main story featuring Tavi growing in influence and authority and the side story featuring rebellion amongst the nobility and the First Lords machinations to stop this. In the main plot Tavi has become a cursor (a spy for the First Lord) and is researching the ways their ancestors (the lost Roman legion) lived without magic/furycraft. This peaceful life […]

Angels Rule the World

Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh

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After reading Nalini Singh’s short story in Burning Up, I delved into her Archangel series starting with Angels’ Blood. The author celebrated a birthday on Sept 7th. I’m already on the third entry, so it was mere luck I was able to use this review for the Birthday #CBR11Bingo square. We are introduced to Elena Deveraux, a fierce vampire hunter who was born (or cursed according to her father) with the power to track vampires my scent. In this reality, angels are out in the […]



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