Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“I wish times like this could last forever..” — some sweet high school romance manga

You and I Are Polar Opposites (Vol. 7) by Kocha Agasawa

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Another series of manga that I really enjoy, You and I Are Polar Opposites initially followed Suzuki and Tani’s developing relationship and has now branched out to have three sets of people we’re following. Suzuki is outgoing and cheerful, while Tani is shy and nerdy, and at this point they have been together a year and are in a sweet relationship. They’re probably my favorite duo just because I like their level of communication and support of each other, as well as Suzuki’s fun character. Natsumi […]

“Nightmares do come true, but never in the shape you expect.”

Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

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Shoutout to BookPage, the free monthly magazine found at all my local libraries, for recommending Taylor Adams’ Hairpin Bridge. This isn’t a book I would have picked up on my own, so it was exciting to expand my horizons with new-to-me author and a darker read than I’m used to. Overall this was a well-written, taut thriller with something meaningful to say about grief. The story begins like all good stories – in a diner. Lena Nguyen, a loner in her twenties, is seeking closure […]

Schrödinger’s Inheritance

Fonseca by Jessica Francis Kane

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When I first started this, I thought, “Oooh, Mexican Gothic!  My favorite jam!”  But then it turned out to be a fictional/true story that, yes, was set in Mexico and had definite goth vibes.  But I’m ashamed to admit that it took half the book until I twigged as to what was really going on. So let’s start at the beginning.  The year is 1952.  Penelope is a young wife and mother with two children and another on the way.  She and her husband are […]

The book I thought I’d hate, but turned out pretty good.

Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Tracie Schneider

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Before I started the online copy of Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book I thought my first lines of the review would be: “I hate everything about Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book. Or I should say, I hate the concept of Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book.” Because, honestly, (and I am sorry Tracie Schneider), but I do hate the concept of Trunk Or Treat as I am old school! I liked going door to door, showing off my costume, and […]

Hateful child snatching witches just misunderstood victims of society

Wormwood by Layla Martinez

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Wormwood (or Caroma) by Layla Martinez, and translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott, is the story of a bitter grandmother and her bitter granddaughter living together in a haunted house. I’m just now realizing they are nameless. It’s been a long time since I’ve read any Shirley Jackson, but this felt similar to her work. Because of this Jackson feeling, I assumed the house would be big. It’s not. Living in a small haunted house sucks. It was built to be haunted […]

If Vox Machina Was Family Friendly

Imagine Nation #1 The Blood of Kings by Matt Myklusch

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Imagine Nation #1 The Blood of Kings by Matt Myklusch and illustrator Onofrio Orlando  There are ups and downs happening within these pages. Things are both familiar and fresh with the combination of realism and fantasy that captures the reader. Overall, I enjoyed it, but one small bump was that it felt as if this was not the first in a series but maybe book two or three, which makes me wonder if this is a continuation of the novels in the Jack Blank Adventure […]



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