Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot.”

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

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I like to read a couple of classic novels every year, just to hit some of the famous books that I somehow missed in school or life. I guess The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J.D. Salinger is one that many high school students read, but was somehow never assigned to me. It also has such an odd title that I didn’t have much incentive to pick it up on my own after high school. I’m not sure what finally spurred me on to read it […]

BL and GL Mixed Bag Reviews

My Dearest Patrolman Vol. 1 by Niyama

My Dearest Patrolman Vol. 2 by Niyama

Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? by Yomogimochi

No Spicy Romance Allowed! by Ruko Amato (Story) and Kuroe Oki (Art)

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I’m going to do some last minute reviews of books I’ve read in the last week before the end of the year, which has mainly been comics. I have been reading a bunch of nonfiction and other genres but I didn’t bring those home for Christmas to review them so we’ll go with what we have to wrap up this year of reviews. My Dearest Patrolman (Volumes 1 & 2) is a sweet BL series that follows Shin, a policeman who has been pining for […]

Any Fake Date in A Storm

My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine

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When Amelia impulsively claims to have a boyfriend, it’s only to get her nagging family off her back. But when they demand she produce him for a cousin’s upcoming wedding festivities, Amelia enlists the strange but charming Reggie as a fake date, quite unaware that he is in fact a vampire. This is the second book in the My Vampires series, in which vampires with a confused understanding of humanity and modern times meet classic romcom female leads, which much humor ensuing. While the first […]

Baby’s First Coup

Poison in Their Hearts by Laura Sebastian

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Raised to be weapons in their mother’s arsenals, princesses Beatrice and Daphne have united forces and turned against her. But to defeat her once and for all, they must not only convince their allies but the people themselves that they have what it takes. This is the action-packed conclusion to the Castle in Their Bones series, which follows a trio of princess sisters who, after parting to wed into – and destabilize – three neighboring countries, reevaluate those goals and decide to work against their […]

Slay Ride

The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories by Martin Edwards, ed.

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This collection is from the British Library’s Crime Classics series and features 11 stories by some surprising (and surprisingly forgotten) crime writers. I found it at one of the coolest independent books stores I’ve ever seen. If you are ever in the Cincinnati area, particularly Sharonville (a northern suburb), check out out the Book Bus Depot. The store is a non-profit with the goal of raising money to promote childhood literacy and to build up classroom libraries. I met the owner when I visited, and […]

The crazy is coming!

The Shindig Is Coming! by Charise Mericle Harper

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The Shindig Is Coming! in August of 2025. Charise Mericle Harper’s book was read by me via an online reader copy. I probably will not purchase a final copy, but I know that it will be a hit with others and they will want to have copies for themselves and as gifts. When Mouse comes running in yelling, “The shindig is coming!” It causes all sorts of havoc. Nobody knows what or who it is. It could be a green swamp monster or a pink, […]



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