Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

When you fight evil instead of slumber at your slumber party

Unocorn Boy V02 Unicorn Boy and the Slumber Party of Doom! by Dave Roman

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I really liked the first Unicorn Boy by Dave Roman. It was both new and fresh, plus also familiar. I liked that combination. The fantasy elements are fun, the LGBTQ elements on point, I thought the humor was mostly laughing out loud. Sure, some were a bit “kid centered” but that doesn’t mean an adult could like it. Then I read via an online reader Unicorn Boy and the Slumber Party of Doom! (Unicorn Boy #2) by Dave Roman. It is due in early May […]

Raven’ about bath time

Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming

Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura

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Because I have one of the best jobs when it comes to books (bookseller and behind the scenes goddess) I get access to future publications. While viewing the online reader copies I have access to, I located two titles that are fall publications. One is coming out in November 2026 and one in October 2026. The first was Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming, the second was Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and illustrated by Yas Imamura. I almost did not write […]

I could keep talking about Doritos

Red River, vols. 1-24 by Chie Shinohara

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Red River by Chie Shinohara is so indulgent and melodramatic that if I was 12, I’d have strong opinions about it. As an adult, it’s like feeding my brain Doritos. Evil Queen Nakia wants her son to be king in the ancient Hittite empire. But as the youngest of the current king’s sons, the little princelet has a few people in front of him. So Nakia plans to kill her son’s half-brothers. This is all straightforward, but it gets ridiculous and convoluted because she’s an […]

Likes soda, hopscotch, comic books and picking bugs out of dads hair

Lulu and the Others: A True Story by Eliot Schrefer and A.G. Ford

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Eliot Schrefer and illustrator A.G. Ford created Lulu and the Others: A True Story. Now, I am not completely sure that is funny, sweet and would make a fun read aloud, is really really true, but I am sure it was at least inspired by real events. You see, I have a hard time believing that any animal would have a banana shaped cup! How pedestrian…  All jokes aside, Lulu was a bonobo and lived with her human family Mother, Father and Sister. They were […]

I’m always looking to scratch my Michael Connelly itch

The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer #8) by Michael Connelly

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I believe it would not be a lie to say I have read everything Michael Connelly has published. I even read a bunch of anthologies he was a part of with other crime / detective writers. Anyway, when I saw there was another Lincoln Lawyer novel out, I was pumped. I like Mickey Haller a lot as a character, and I like his proximity to my possibly favorite fictional character Harry Bosch (Mickey is Harry’s half-brother). While I’ve mowed through the Bosch books and then […]

I’m a sucker for a Kindle Challenge

Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood

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I wouldn’t call myself the greatest lover of romance novels. In fact, I generally don’t enjoy a book without murder / suspense / mystery, unless it’s really well written. This book was fine, and it satisfied the “Love Letters” achievement for the New Year Kindle Challenge. Like I said, I love a good Kindle Challenge. This one specifically required reading a kindle version of a romance book. As this one was a short story, and written by Ali Hazelwood, it was right up my alley. […]



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