Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Gate of the Feral Gods

The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman

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It feels oddly privileged to be a fan of Dungeon Crawler Carl right now. The series is really on the rise: numerous people have talked to me about it out of nowhere recently, and apparently they’re making a TV show. My wife is keen to point out that everyone in my circle is on her down line, including me, and I can’t argue with that. The important thing is that I’m now on book five, and they continue to be awesome. Carl and Donut have […]

Getting caught up on unreviewed books from last year

The Hustler by Walter Tevis

Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry

The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

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My world fell apart last November with the election of Donald Trump, and I’m still trying to put the pieces back together. Nothing literal (lucky me). I’ve just spent the past few months detached from….everything outside of my personal bubble. I’m getting back to normal, though. No less angry – but better able to be a part of the world, I guess. Unfortunately, reading has been one of the things that has fallen by the wayside. I haven’t had the mental energy to read and […]

“What an entirely haunted time to be alive.”

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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Nona has the best life ever. Sure, she lives on a war-torn hellscape of a planet with a malevolent blue sphere hovering in the sky. And okay, she can’t remember anything further back than 6 months ago. And also, it sure seems like she’s some kind of inhuman, immortal entity somehow inhabiting the body of Harrowhark Nonagesimus. But Nona has a family that loves her. She has a group of friends to explore abandoned buildings with. Sometimes, she even gets to pet a 6-legged dog […]

Jeneva Conventional

Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose

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I was just looking for a quick audiobook to burn off some Spotify hours since I’m paying for them whether I use them or not, and the log line for this one was just intriguing enough to get me to press play. Three estranged siblings reunite in the aftermath of their mother’s death, and while putting her affairs in order come across some VHS tapes containing some disturbing footage. The tape pertains to a missing girl (of course) from their childhood. A neighbor girl who […]

And You Thought Beauty Pageants Had Backstabbing

Conclave by Robert Harris

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When the Pope dies, a Conclave is called to select the next Pope. Led by Jacopo Lomeli, the Dean of College, one hundred and eighteen Cardinals gather to decide who amongst them is best suited to obtain the Keys of Saint Peter. With an unexpected Cardinal appearing, and secrets abounding about some of the top contenders, how long will the Conclave last, and will they in end elect the best choice? I had seen the movie this book inspired before reading it, so I went […]

And I have volume three waiting!

The Changeling: Volume 2 by Tina N. Lugo

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The Changeling: Volume 2 by Tina N. Lugo is obviously the second in The Changeling series. And therefore, I recommend reading the first book first. And if you can find all three of the currently available titles, you should read them together, as while I was reading this manga series, I was hoping that it is only a trilogy. It is not that I did not like it (I would not have read two volumes if it was horrible), it is just that the story, […]



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