Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Getting schooled and then some

Sparks Volume 1: Portals by REVEL GUTS

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While starting off strong, Sparks Volume 1: Portals turned into a dragged on middle to end story.  Perhaps it would be better to read all volumes that will be included at once, but who knows. However, I should have realized with an author name like REVEL GUTS, this was not going to be the usual reading. Let’s get the warnings/possible triggers out of the way: They include (but not limited to) course language, some sexual situations, drug and alcohol use, vomit, and missing students the […]

Second verse, same as the first

Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2) by Molly Knox Ostertag

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I keep seeing the name Molly Knox Ostertag and I think, “Have I read them?” And I stop, think some more and say, “Yes! Oh duh! They have done….” and think about a book or two they have created. Why I can’t remember them I am not really sure. After all, they are a good author. So, I feel really bad that this name escapes me, but I assure you, you should not let Ostertag escape you! Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: […]

New Cool Book Alert: The Thorn Key

The Thorn Key by Jeana Jorgensen

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The very cool Jeana Jorgensen – folklorist, professor, dancer, and sex educator – has published a gorgeous collection of her fairy tale themed poetry in her new book The Thorn Key! I love Jeana’s academic work. Her books Fairy Tales 101 and Folklore 101 are amazing introductions to both studies, teaching its readers a TON in a way that is fun and conversational. I should have reviewed those here LOL! If you have been interested in learning more about the history and study of fairy […]

I should read more Susanna Kearsley

The King's Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

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StoryGraph Easy Reading Challenge 2025: All Alone – Read a stand-alone book Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for this ARC. My opinions are my own. It is 1613 and Prince Henry, James I’s eldest son and heir has tragically died. Rumours whisper that it might not have been by natural causes. Queen Anna is distraught, and King James is determined to punish the guilty. Andrew Logan is one of the king’s messengers and he’s tasked with going to Scotland to apprehend Sir David Moray, […]

A haunting story on many levels

Anita de Monte Laughs Last: A Novel by Xochitl Gonzalez

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I read this novel as an e-book purchased through Bookshop.org. If you, like me, have been relying on Kindle e-books for a while and want to stop supporting that dickhead Bezos, check out Bookshop. They have a selection of e-books that is somewhat limited but they are very good offerings nonetheless. Moreover, when you make a purchase, Bookshop will donate a percentage of the sale to the independent bookstore of your choice. Buying books has never felt more virtuous! Anita de Monte Laughs Last is, […]

Wives Die Young in Faraday House

The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers

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In 1816, Halifax, Nova Scotia (shout out to my hometown!) Emeline Fitzpatrick is a young woman in a pickle.  A scandalous pickle.  She’s fallen in love with a lieutenant in the British Navy, but he hasn’t proposed, and her guardians have set their sights higher for her marriage prospects.  Instead of living her dream of sailing away to Bermuda with her beau, Emeline instead gets caught alone with them, and this results in her getting sent down the South Shore of Nova Scotia to be […]



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