Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I am no Addie LaRue; I would have given up

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

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My book club led me to yet another book I had not heard of and wouldn’t have chosen on my own. Our latest pick was The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (2020) by V.E. Schwab. It is long and a little slow in places (a couple of women from my book club gave up on it), but it was also well written and very original. We had a lot of good discussions about the characters and the world of the novel. Adeline (Addie) LaRue is in her […]

When you are interested in one book by the author, but find this one instead

A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler and Vineet Lal

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A Perfect Spot by Isabelle Simler and Vineet Lal (translator) is a poetic and informative look at how a ladybug lays their eggs in a seemingly quiet world, yet it is one that is a lot busier than one might think. The extras at the end allow the story to grow with the child. That is pretty much it. The facts are easy to understand and  learn. There is not a lot to it in the way of an action story. The action is simple: […]

When it comes to love, it all sux

Everyone Sux But You by K. Wroten

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I am assuming the K. Wroten of Everyone Sux But You, is the same author as Cannonball, which I read back in 2019. The odds are they are the same person, but if not, my apologies.  However, the feel of both books and the art style do say they probably are created by the same person. Now, do not get me wrong, I liked this book. However, it reminded me of a lot of things I have already read. Therefore, there was nothing New and […]

When you realized you have read before, but it’s better the 2nd time around

Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza

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While I knew I had read Four Eyes by Rex Ogle, I had thought I hadn’t read Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes series) also by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza. Yet, near the middle of things I said, “Oh you have read this book!” But I needed a light read as I had a tough read coming and a semi-tough read behind me, so this was a good cleaning of the senses. Nothing new happens on the pages if you are an adult […]

They made me happy

Tiny Garden: A Picture Book by Deborah Underwood

Baba Palooza: A Picture Book by A. D. Ghani

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Lunch one day was a slightly cold Caesar chicken wrap. Why? I mean I purchased it warm. Well, I thought I had lost my credit card. And after three really bad days, that would have been the brown icing (if ya know what I mean) on the cake. Therefore, I tore my purse apart. That took longer than expected as I have used said bag to be a catchall for things recently (several pens, a coffin shaped sticky note pad, tiny 3D Mickey Moused eared […]

Of course you judge a book by its cover

Arthur’s Cat by Johan Leynaud

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Maybe oddly, but it is the cover of Arthur’s Cat by Johan Leynaud (translated by Sarah Ardizzone) that not only caught my attention (the off blue-green just sat on my screen, any details unable to be distinguished) but once I figure it out, that was what actually made me want to read it. That shock of white in the middle of that blue was intriguing. Why did this simple colored and detailed cover capture my imagination? I’m still not really sure, but thanks to it, […]



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