Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

It’s a system designed to get rid of the best of us.

Rare and sweet as cherry wine by perchancetosleep

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“I can’t do this without him,” Ronan admits, his voice as rough and as hoarse as rusted nails. “I can’t lose him, too.” They don’t speak after that. Ronan breathes until it doesn’t hurt his lungs anymore, until he can’t feel new wetness sliding down his face, pooling underneath his chin. The ground is as cold and hard as ever. It will still be there when Ronan returns. And Adam will still be alive. If Ronan gives up hope, there’s no one left. Adam has […]

Berserk Deluxe 14

Berserk Deluxe 14 by Kentaro Miura

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Boy oh boy, I’m going to have to start pointing to a different author for Berserk soon. Kentaro Miura passed a couple years ago, and it was only recently decided by the publisher that the comic would continue, penned by his understudy. My dearest hope is they focus on wrapping up all the hanging storylines as quickly as possible, wrapping things up nicely with a succinct and satisfying bow, as opposed to drawing it out and risking the entire production. Either way, given that the […]

A Mysterious Introduction to Agatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

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Having never read an Agagtha Christie book before, I decided it was only appropriate to begin with her first Poirot mystery, rather than a more well known title like Murder on the Orient Express. The reader follows narrator Arthur Hastings, a soldier recently released on sick leave from the Western Front during WW2. He runs into an old friend, John Cavendish, who invites him to stay at his families sprawling estate, Styles Court. There, Hastings is reintroduced to several characters: Emily Inglethorp, John’s stepmother Mary […]

Book Mail from KatSings

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Thank you so much! I’ve read Kushiel’s Dart and loved it and I had been eyeballing the new edition! My old paperback is quite beat-up. I’ve been dying to get into Stormlight Archives, so 2024 will be the year I do. Thanks again!!!

Come for the story, leave appreciating some lovely art

Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald

A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup

Imperfectly Perfect: A Story That Cherishes Beauty in Imperfection by Perry Emerson

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There was an email in my work email inbox that first was thanking the booksellers who had nominated several titles from the publisher for the Indie Next newsletter. They then asked us to consider some other titles for the next one (as the deadline was in a few weeks). This made me browse the titles they were promoting and found one that worked for my particular mood at the time.    The one that caught my eye was the picture book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald and illustrated by […]

Fire and Dark

Do Fire Ants Fight Fires?: How Animals Work in the Wild by Etta Kaner

Orion and the Dark  by Emma Yarlett

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I have been doing my reading of the picture books again as I needed a break from all the tough subject readings I had been doing (and plan on doing. Book two of The Teen Killer Club is now in my TBR stack). And two delightful finds are written about below. One is nonfiction and about how awesome animals are (with an adorable badger in the hoosegow, don’t worry, it’ll make sense) and the other has a fiction take on the nonfiction concept of anxiety, […]



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