Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe

Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

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Citadel of the Autarch – 4/5 This is a re-read of the book and this time through an audiobook. It’s now the the fourth book in the series and we pick up right at the end of last book. Severian has been drained after a big fight in the last book and is wandering along when he finds a dead solider. He brings them back to life with the Claw and then continues north where a battle is in its early formation. Severian joins the […]

A tea based magic system in an ancient Chinese inspired setting, yes please. (Bingo #2!!)

A Magic Steeped in Poison: The Book of Tea vol. 1 by Judy I. Lin

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CBR14 Bingo: “Gaslight” – In a setting influenced by ancient China, there is no electricity, all lights are flame based. A Magic Steeped in Poison was featured by Mysterious Galaxy earlier this year.  As a self-described tea snob, I was instantly interested.  I got the audiobook to listen during my health stomps.  While listening, I appreciated hearing the correct pronunciations of the Chinese (or Chinese inspired) names.  However, sitting down to try and write the review I’m hampered by not knowing how  names are spelled.  […]

If you think your flat is haunted by a murderous ghost, why would you try to summon said ghost?

Svarte-Mathilda by Tor Arve Røssland

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3.5 stars Twenty years after a teenage girl was brutally murdered in a small town near Bergen, Elizabeth moves into the long-empty flat with her mother. Elizabeth’s parents are going through a divorce, and in a tragic accident a while back, Elizabeth’s older brother died in a fire. She hates that they had to move away from her old home and her friends in Bergen, that her mother doesn’t seem to want to talk to her at all, and she certainly doesn’t like their new […]

I’m still not sure exactly what to make of this book and it’s been months.

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

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I found this an enjoyable reading experience, but it definitely wasn’t a perfect read for me. I’m gonna need to talk spoilers to get my full thoughts out, but they’ll be marked. But first, non-spoilery thoughts. Obviously you know from the title that this is a book about maps, and people who make, study, and collect maps. It’s also about family, secrets, magic, and murder. Our main character is Nell, whose mother died in a fire when she was a small child, and whose father […]

“The important thing in running away is not how fast you run but simply that you run faster than the next man.”

Prince of Fools (Red Queen's War #1) by Mark Lawrence

The Liar's Key (Red Queen's War #2) by Mark Lawrence

Wheel of Osheim (Red Queen's War #3) by Mark Lawrence

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Well, this is less ambitious of me than the time I tried to review an entire five-book series all in one go.  This is just a three book series this time! (Also, because I have chosen to review the books this way, there will be minor spoilers) I’ve started reading two of Mark Lawrence’s trilogies so far. Of those two, I would highly recommend The Book of the Ancestor series, starting off with Red Sister. They were one hell of a package: I loved both […]

Next in Death Review (Books #21 through #25)

Origin in Death by J.D. Robb

Memory in Death by J.D. Robb

Born in Death by J.D. Robb

Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb

Creation in Death by J.D. Robb

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I honestly don’t know what day it is right now. I am trying to get used to my new schedule and it feels like I keep going days without checking out my reviews, my friends review, or even wanting to post reviews of my own. I decided to do my best to keep up for now, and see how I feel in the New Year though. I decided to go on reading spree of the next trance of In Death books because I just enjoyed […]



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