Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Post-apocalypse with angels.

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) by Susan Ee

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I read this way back in 2012, and at the time I was pretty enthusiastic about it. I’ve read a lot more YA since then, and a lot more self-published books, so the shine has worn off a little. Also, I now think I understand why, even though I bought book two on release date, I have never gotten around to reading it, and that is because the world Susan Ee has created is FLIPPING TERRIFYING. A very large part of me doesn’t want to […]

Great! But…

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

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  I found this book,Witchmark, on a list of best sci-fi/fantasy books from 2018. I wanted to try a new author. The setting is an alternate Edwardian England where the elites rule with weather magic. People who can’t control the weather and are born into the elite class are seconds, forced to give their secondary magic to the weather mages. Miles Singer runs from his family and servitude to his sister and joins the war between Aeland and Laneer. Now the war has ended and […]

When you’re dead sober and the penguin, cat and ghost-grasshopper are talking to you

Entropy by Aaron Costain

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If you liked Entropy by Aaron Costain , this review is not for you. Entropy is the kind of book you want to read, probably should read, but when you do read, you have NO idea what is going on. Yet, since you want to be “part of the cool crowd” you will say how wonderful and marvelous it is. I am not ashamed to say, “I do not get it.” Actually, let me backtrack, I understand the different creation myths are being spoken about […]

It’s Not for Everyone, But the Mad Fans Will Appreciate

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) (A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R. R. Martin

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The Game of Thrones TV series is hurtling towards a conclusion, and George R. R. Martin has still hasn’t given us a release date for the Winds of Winter. Sadly, this leaves those of us who started with the original book series, A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF), pining pathetically in wait. So I could understand that for many readers, Fire and Blood may not have been the exact thing they were clamouring for. It’s not as if we haven’t been exposed to any […]

I Will Be Suprised If This Trilogy Does Not Become an Award Magnet

The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy Book 1) by Katherine Arden

The Girl in the Tower (Winternight Trilogy Book 2) by Katherine Arden

The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy Book 3) by Katherine Arden

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I’ve been a little bit neglectful – I finished this series several weeks ago, but I’ve only now found the time to write about it. I was actually spurred on a bit by the announcement of the Hugo Award nominees, where I discovered that the author, Katherine Arden, has been nominated for a John W. Campbell Award for the second year running. So I felt now would be a good time to finish my write up. It’s no wonder that Arden has been nominated again, […]

Some Problems, but the Ending’s Worth It

I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly, JM Ken Niimura

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I try not to look at too many reviews of something before I actually read it, but usually skim through a few to get an idea of whether or not I’ll like something. I don’t always agree, but this time I did. On both the positive and negative. I Kill Giants gets praised for both its exploration of a child dealing with grief and trauma, and its narrative structure; but criticism for some characters and use of hateful language in a few places. I agree […]



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