Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The villain/hero swap!

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas

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This was compulsively readable, and it is by far the most I’ve ever enjoyed anything Sarah J. Maas has written (previously that dubious honor went to the third Throne of Glass book, which now that I come to think of it, this book is very similar to). Her writing style continues to work much better in the first person, and I was actually super impressed at how this book basically dismantles everything you thought you knew about the first book. I find it ballsy of […]

Sophronia and her series both Finish.

Manners & Mutiny (Finishing School, #4) by Gail Carriger

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This was a nice ending to the series, pretty on par with the quality of the rest of the books, so if you liked those, you’ll like this one, too. I’ve just been slightly underwhelmed with this series as a whole, so I was just slightly underwhelmed with this book in the same way. I got really excited about the ending of the third book, but she didn’t really take it anywhere super exciting, just medium exciting. I did like the last two books more […]

Rock-a-bye friends in the tree-house top

The Tallest Tree House by Elly MacKay

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The Tallest Tree House by Elly MacKay is one of those books where what you put into it is what you take out of it. You will either really like it, or be “eh, that’s nice.” The Tallest Tree House is a sweet story about friendship and the theme of “a place and time for everything.” And the time to build a tree house is now. But two friends have unique ways of going about making one. One plans and the other rushes about without […]

“I like stories where women save themselves.”

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman

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Gaiman smushes the stories of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty together in this gorgeously illustrated novella.  The setting of the book is sometime after Snow White is awakened from her coffin and at the 100 year mark after Sleeping Beauty’s curse set in. But the stakes are raised when the sleeping sickness that has fallen on the princess and her kingdom is spreading out further and further as the curse lingers.  Several of the dwarves bring this to their queen, and conveniently she is looking […]

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (next year but in the meantime some snow books to enjoy)

The Froze Monster (A Disney Frozen book) by Walt Disney Company

Pinkalicious and the Snow Globe by Victoria Kann

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Even though there are no major “kid holidays” coming up, there is always time to read those fun little books that come in that 8 x 8 sizing.  These are great little books for “stocking stuffers” or “Easter Basket fillers” or even when you are looking for a “little something” as an everyday treat. They are inexpensive and have a great mixture of text and illustrations (or even photographs). Two books that came across my desk recently were the titles The Froze Monster (A Disney […]

One of my favorite worlds to return to

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire

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I have read and reviewed 3 other books in the Wayward Children series, and I have the same complaint about this one as I do the others — Seanan McGuire, you terrible tease, please make them longer! “There is wanting and there is needing, and when you want, you can make good choices, but when you need, it’s important the people around you not be looking to take advantage.” The original book, Every Heart a Doorway, introduces us to Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children — […]



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