Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Carl Lewis Wishes He Was Coach….

Track V05 Coach by Jason Reynolds

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Once upon a time I was ignorant of Jason Reynolds the freaking awesome author. I do not remember which of his works I read first, but the Track series are the ones that stuck with me. The first four books are the kids the Coach trains, with each book done in its own style. With book five, Coach, it continues the world of Track and Field, learning, growing, and has its own format. It is a good conclusion of the series by showing us the […]

Reading the Room…. Or the Frog.

Frog Face by Blythe Russo

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Frog and I have a similar issue. Sometimes, I just am not smiling. A lot of the time I’m just sitting quietly and have to deal with people telling me, “You’re so quiet!” or “Why are you grumpy?” or “Why are you not smiling/Smile more!” Well, the first is rude as I don’t ask you why you’re so loud. But the second and third is being presumptuous. This is my face. I don’t always walk around with a fool grin on my mouth. I just […]

Hey! I know you!

Dragonbreath V01 by Ursula Vernon

Harriet, Hamster Princess V01 Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon

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Awhile ago, there as a post about T. Kingfisher here that made me curious about them as a writer. I started thinking I wouldn’t read anything they had written as it was horror and darker fantasy. Great genres, just not my usual reads. But then I heard the name Ursula Vernon. Okay….. I know that name….WAIT I do know the name! She is the Dragonbreath and Harriet, Hamster Princess author. Books for young children.  Okay, now you’re talking (writing) my language. Well, Dragonbreath, #1 and […]

Bangkok Wakes to Rain

Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad

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I had this one on my to-read for SO long, and I have mixed feelings about the reading experience! At first I enjoyed it, and then it got a bit murky and bogged down for me – as books often do when there are multiple points of view, I just have such a hard time adjusting. But it stuck the ending and upon reflection (I read this about 8 months ago!) this is a book with staying power. I might have given it 3 stars […]

The Gods of Tango

The Gods of Tango by Carolina de Robertis

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This book took me by surprise! I am not sure what I was expecting, but this was MORE.  Leda is 17 years old. She is from a tightly monitored family in Italy who experiences a tragedy that is only obliquely referenced at first. She and her betrothed, Dante, decide to emigrate to Argentina, but when she arrives in Buenos Aires in 1913, she is shocked to find that Dante has died, leaving her a widow before she’s ever really had a husband. She tries to […]

A Little Luck

A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeira

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Claudia Piñeira’s Elena Knows was probably my favorite book of last year (!) so I sought out another of her novellas this year.  A Little Luck is similar to, but not quite as mysterious as, Elena Knows. If you liked Elena, pick this one up! It’s a little lighter although the pacing of the reveal is just as well done. Mary Lohan escaped her Buenos Aires neighborhood 20 years ago in a guilty fugue – one that the reader will not understand until the end […]



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