Cannonball Read 18

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Things You Never Want to Find in the Deep Dark Woods

Knife Creek by Paul Doiron

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Welp, those feral hogs have somehow managed to make their way up from Texas to the hinterlands of Maine (Seriously?  Yeah, really.)  But when game warden Mike Bowditch is asked to take care of them (they are in his neck of the woods after all), he also discovers the recent shallow grave of a dead baby well, at least, most of it.  At least there is DNA evidence. Which, oddly enough, matches the DNA of a young woman who went missing on a rafting trio […]

Still a Bit Too Reliant on Its Original Inspiration

Alchemised by SenLinYu

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I have lots of random thoughts and questions about this but in my defense – it’s a thousand page novel that is based on a Dramione fanfic. I’m not a fanfic reader – I respect the concept and idea but I think my head just doesn’t want to mix canon and non-canon, even if I want to spend more time in a universe. I especially have not read any Dramione fanfic because I just want to stay from all things JKR and HP, and also […]

Yet another fake engagement story with old friends who have secretly loved each other for ever

Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan

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3.5 stars Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Introverted and shy Penelope Morrow grew up an only child, but was more or less enveloped by the five children of the Luck family (all named, rather implausibly, for months – the boys, January, March and August, with the twin girls being called May and June), since their mothers were best friends. Outgoing, charming and overachieving, all three Luck boys are handsome and very talented American football players, like […]

Welcome to bizzaro world

In Utero by Chris Gooch

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In Utero by Chris Gooch is totally screwy. But also amazing. If you like Jeff Lemire, Ram V., Spectators by Brian K. Vaughan, Junji Ito (with slightly less intensity), We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen (and others I can’t remember, but were amazed how mental and emotional they were) you might like this. It is a horror/thriller. While “tame” in some ways, is much more intense in others. Violence, death, blood and some other triggers. The idea is that 12 years ago an explosion […]

Magic of a snow day

Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher

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Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher (due late January 2026, read via an online reader). The illustrations are both supporting and are their own characters in this sweet story of being in the moment. And that is basically all I want to say. This is a simple book, good for the younger reader as it is a board book. But the early reader (with help or solo) could read as well. Overall, it is good. Nice. I cannot shout […]

My pet tardigrade

Eon: My Pet Tardigrade by Cybèle Young and Nell Jocelyn

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Eon: My Pet Tardigrade by Cybèle Young and Nell Jocelyn  I like this book. A lot. When it comes out. Get a lot of copies to share and to read. But you probably want to know why I think this. Okay, so it is funny. Not in a HAHA way, but in a way that makes me smile and feel good. The funny thing is that it is about a tardigrade as the main animal. What is a tardigrade? And when you see it you’ll […]



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