Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! Sardines!

Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

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Do I like Nimona? Honestly? I am not sure. Let me start at the beginning: Nimona is a girl who invites herself to become the sidekick of Lord Ballister Blackheart, the infamous, has a pretty cool metal arm, villain of the village. Of course, nothing is black and white; there is a side story about Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and why Lord Blackheart became evil but also why Sir Goldenloin is the “hero,” plus our Nimona who is an “impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for […]

I’ll need a round two

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

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Compare anything to Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire and you’ve pretty much guaranteed I will jump right on it so when I saw Black Leopard, Red Wolf being teased as “African Game of Thrones” right on my hold list it went. But I’m going to need at least one more pass at this because I just couldn’t quite find my way through it. It was like I could never quite find my entry point, like I was just lost and wandering at the gates. I […]

There be Pirates, Ghosts (Pirate Ghosts) and some wild adventures

Ghost Island (Choose Your Own Adventure: Dragonlark) by Shannon Gilligan

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I vaguely remember my first Choose Your Own Adventure. My logically brain did not like them. My fun brain found them to be, well, fun. However, I tended not to read them as logical brain did not like the bouncing around the pages. But I usually enjoyed what I did read. As an adult I find them interesting and realize the kid who likes to make up their own stories or likes to not follow the pack would be the perfect audience. The only issue […]

Dark secrets

The Giver: Graphic Novel by Lois Lowry

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#cbr11bingo #Award I have never read the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry, but thought I knew the story. I had read the second book, Gathering Blue and read about and talked about The Giver. Plus, I figured I know the authors style as well. It is sweet and “happy edgy.” You know good things can happen, even when bad things are going on. Yet, when I read The Giver: Graphic Novel I was blown away. This is not just due to the story (I […]

Maybe I Should Have Started With Book #1

The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs by Katherine Howe

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I am always leery when I am told that I don’t have to start off with the first book in a series since they can be both read as standalones. I ended up being a little bit lost since there are references to events that happened before. Also, I had a hard time feeling engaged with the protagonist, Connie Goodwin. I thought she was selfish and her not telling her long term boyfriend Sam about what was going on was confusing as anything to me. […]

A Grim Look at the End

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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Maybe because I caught a nasty summer cold and already feel dreadful but this book just left me sad and in tears. I don’t know what else to say except McCarthy wrote a heart breaking book about the end of the world as we know it following a boy and his father. The book moves pretty quickly and sometimes you may get confused about who is talking (there are no quotes) but the book in the end shows you the worst of humanity and sometimes […]



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