Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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This would have been better as a YA fantasy

Dominion by Jean Kwok

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CBR18 Bingo: 26 (published this year. This month, in fact) Thank you to G.P. Putnam’s Sons and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book is on sale now. Rubi is an azure, a group of displaced and badly treated refugees. In this fantasy world, there are four dominions, each with its own specialities. There is the Azure Dragon dominion, which can control plants and all things growing, and many of their people can shapeshift into animals; the Scarlet Phoenix dominion, which […]

Justice for Wrongs Done

Soul Machine by Jordana Globerman

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There are bumps in the actual story arc of Soul Machine by Jordana Globerman. It feels as if this was book two or there was some sort of introduction in a previous book. We are never truly told what The Soul is (outside of assuming it is one’s “spiritual” soul), what the machine our cast of character use actually does, who are the customers of the company (outside of people, but why do they need them is not explained) and the characters, especially their backgrounds, […]

The other hockey romance

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks

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Back in 2023 Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks came out. It seemed to not get the attention that other graphic novels by her seemed to get. Or at least, I didn’t see the push for it. Which is sad, since it is a fun book with romance, theater, hockey, and how it relates to life. Hicks weaves an interesting story together that gets you thinking. There were a couple of bumps in the flow for me, but overall, it was a […]

You can read Orlando 1 OR Orlando 2 (part two) (cbr18bingo)

Orlando: A Graphic Novel Biography by Jules Scheele

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A while back I read two versions of 1984 by Orwell in a graphic novel format. I had done this at least once before with The Great Gatsby (two graphic novels, same title) and now have done it with Orlando by Virginia Wolff. Each time the dual readings allowed me to pick up different pieces of the puzzle and allowed for comparison that helped me see what “worked best” for my personal reading style. With the first book, I was confused as to plot points […]

You can read Orlando 1 OR Orlando 2 (part one)

Orlando: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Queer Classic by Susanne Kuhlendahl

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Orlando: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Queer Classic by Virginia Woolf and adapted by Susanne Kuhlendahl is marked as a graphic novel adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic, which tells the story of a passionate young nobleman traveling through time in the body of a woman.  Say, whaaaat?  I had NO idea this was what the book was about!  I admit, I might have been an English major and worked in a bookstore for several years, but I had never had this book […]

There’s a carcass composed entirely of sexual tension lying abandoned on the couch. I wonder if she can see it, too.

Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons Book 2) by Christina Lauren

Dark Wild Night (Wild Seasons Book 3) by Christina Lauren

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CBR 18 Bingo: Repair and Success Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons Book 2) by Christina Lauren 3 stars I’m woman enough to admit that I’m completely obsessed with his forearms. They’re roped, thick, every single muscle defined. I want to see him haul a big net onto the deck of his ship. God, he would make majestic fisherman porn. ― Christina Lauren, Dirty Rowdy Thing Book two of the Wild Seasons series picks up shortly after the end of book one, in which Mia and […]



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