Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“Um, a crow just walked into your house.” “It’s okay. She does that all the time.”

Love at First Flight by Janine Amesta

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Last year I added Janine Amesta to my long list of authors I wish more people would read. I love her writing and the characters she creates. If you haven’t read her yet, Love at First Flight is a good place to start and it’s out mid April. If you don’t want to wait until then, I highly recommend Lucky Strike, which was one of my favorite reads last year. Selah Moreno was on her way to flight school when she got a call from […]

Woodworking by Emily St. James

Woodworking by Emily St. James

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Wow what a great book. I loved it from the beginning to the end. No notes. “Woodworking” follows Abigail, a 17 year old teen trans girl living in Mitchell, South Dakota. She keeps focusing on when she becomes 18 she can get away from her family and do what she considers “woodworking” meaning she will be able to do what she needs to for her to be fully Abigail and be like every other girl out there. Her plans are thrown into the trash though […]

Crime syndicates, clairvoyants and angelic figures

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

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I remember meaning to read The Bone Season when it came out but then before I got around to it, seemed like the reviews and reactions from people whose judgement I trust was pretty middling so I didn’t prioritize it, and never got around to it. I quite liked A Priory of the Orange Tree (and the prequel novel) so I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Samantha Shannon had gone back and revised The Bone Season for its 10th anniversary and it was Narfna […]

Goodreads Didn’t Even Have Quotes for Me To Choose a Title From.

Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers

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This book was a bummer to read, and not just because the characters experienced nothing short of a litany of suffering and woe. Bride of New France was one of the books that I pulled from previous years TBRs and pulled forward, and I think I’m done with that endeavor for the year because I’ve already had three 2-star books this year, and two of them are from this group!  I don’t remember why Bride of New France made my reading list but it likely […]

Puddles and Penguins

The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the Seasons by Linda Booth Sweeney

No Huddles for Heloise by Deborah Kerbel

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I write my reviews before I post. I might miss a few things (I am a horrible editor for myself), but I try to organize my thoughts. But when I counted out my review for The Noisy Puddle, it was less than 170 words. To fill the quota I’ve added a fiction book to go with the non-fiction one. Besides, it’s twice the fun in one review! And while many probably will like the first book, if you’re like Heloise, you don’t always follow the […]

Take me to Sugar Town

Sugar Town by Hazel Newlevant

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I can’t give Sugar Town by Hazel Newlevant a pure four, but my feelings and likes make things  closer to a four than a three. The nice thing about the book is that each reader can find what they are looking for within the stories. Sometimes I like our characters, sometimes not. Would I be friends with them? Probably not, but I think we could be good acquaintances. I like the look into Hazel’s world. The mixture of events shows a good look into human […]



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