Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The other Robin

Teen Titans: Robin by Kami Garcia

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CBR15Passport  own Between my planned vacation and my two days dealing with family health issues, I got a little reading done. I went for the lighter reading (with a few exceptions) but one of the lightest was Teen Titans: Robin (book four). Kami Garcia’s Teen Titan series has covered Raven, Beast Boy, Beast Boy and Raven (plus friends) and this time we meet the Robins. Or the Wayne’s. Well, the Wayne-Grayson combo. After learning about Raven and Beast Boy and their powers, and a bit […]

Donna Leon; Jon Ronson; EM Forster

Death at La Fence by Donna Leon

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“The third gong, announcing the opera was about to continue, sounded discreetly through the lobbies and bars of Teatro La Fenice.” This is the first of the Commissario Brunetti mystery novels, which take place in Venice, and follow Commissario Brunetti as he solves various crimes. You know the drill. There are 32! of these novels now since they first started getting published in the early 1990s. I read a middle one of these awhile back and really liked it, and I don’t think I could […]

Peace and hair-mony.

The Do-Over V01 by Rodrigo Vargas.

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When I have had a rough few days, and I need to read but thoughts are not sticking, I find that younger/middle reader graphic novels are perfect. I get a fun story, but I do not have to get serious. And with The Do-Over V01 we get a cute story about friends, family, and confidence that has a nice message, but is not “too deep.” Adults might have to suspend belief a tad when it comes to this graphic novel by Rodrigo Vargas. After all, […]

Don’t read horror in the ER

Trance Book One by Joey Capuana

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Do not read horror in the ER. In my defense, Trance Book One has a colorful, awesome looking drag queen on the cover (and in my limited experience drag queens usually lend themselves to a thoughtful, but fun, time). I guess the witch/pentagram and the snake on the cover should have been a clue it was going to be spooky/graphic. But, again in my defense, I was reading on my tiny phone screen (reader copy form, final form due in mid/late May 2023) and could […]

A real witch is the best kind of person

A Hat Full of Sky: A Tiffany Aching Adventure by Terry Pratchett

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This is the second book of Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching series. Tiffany is a young witch living on “the Chalk,” a land full of sheep and the fairies known as the Nac Mac Feegle (NMF), or Wee Free Men. In book one, 9-year-old Tiffany teamed up with the NMF to save her brother and the world from the queen of the fairies. Her witchly abilities were evident to other witches like Miss Tick and Mistress Weatherwax, who gifted Tiffany a hat. A witch’s hat is […]

I’m a seriffs guy, personally.

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

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Love Lettering is a portable romantic comedy – it would make a great movie, limited series, comic book, etc. Good job, Kate Clayborn! Love Lettering is about Meg – an up-and-coming hand-letterer and designer in Brooklyn. A few years ago she moved from the Midwest to New York with her best friend, Sibyl. Sibyl, aka Sibi, is an actress looking to make her way in the City. Meg is more of a wanderer than a planner (even though she custom designs planners), but seems to […]



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