Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

N.K. Jemisin is the queen of exposition and world building

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

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Damaya has been discovered by her family to be an orogene, a person who can wield a very special and dangerous kind of magic. Her kind are mistrusted by nearly everyone in society. If they aren’t shipped off to the Fulcrum to be trained and controlled, they usually end up dead at the hands of their neighbors. At a young age, Damaya is forced out of her home and in to the care of her Guardian, Schaffa, who is tasked with keeping her safe but […]

Not so classic “Twelve Days of Christmas”

The Twelve Cats of Christmas by Feather Flores

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I admit, I do not like children or pets near Christmas trees. Not so much because they cause havoc (which they do) but for their own safety. And in The Twelve Cats of Christmas one of the things we see is how several cats do a lot of havoc and disregard safety! Feather Flores must have said one day, “Hey! I want to write a Christmas book and let us use cats in the Twelve Days of Christmas!” And we should be happy they did […]

Book Exchange 2022

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Thank you Emmalita!!!!  Can’t wait to dive in!   Yes, I have the red book but I misplaced it and therefore this was PERFECT!  I can’t wait to jump into it!      We have the best people in Cannonball!!!!!   And thanks to the people who helped pick the hardcover. I’m am very intrigued!

The Darkest Child

The Darkest Child by Dolores Phillips

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This book is presented with an introduction by Tayari Jones, who explains her first interaction with the book and how she regrets never getting to meet the author. She also suggests the book might give off the impression as being connected in some way to The Bluest Eye, but that in her estimation it owes more to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Thematically, all three books are similar, and are also similar to two of Tayari Jones’s novels: Silver Sparrow and The Untelling. […]

“Only once,” he warned. “Only once,” she lied.

Midnight Duet by Jen Comfort

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It’s reasonable to expect that a gender swapped contemporary Phantom of the Opera is going to be bonkers. The genius of Jen Comfort is that her bonkers romance is both almost excessively over the top and extremely well thought out. I loved Comfort’s first book, The Astronaut and the Star, though it is not without it’s faults. Midnight Duet is an even better book and I love it even more. The story is tighter without sacrificing the roller coaster about to fly off the rails […]



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