Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


August kfishgirl was way more functional and optimistic than December kfishgirl

A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience by Stephanie Burgis

A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence by Stephanie Burgis

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I received an ARC copy of A Honeymoon of Grave Consequences back in August. I was so young and full of optimism then. I immediately downloaded the ebook and the first book in the series (A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience) and then promptly forgot about them both. MsWas kindly reminded me about my ARC and that I was supposed to do a CBR review of the book in November. Now here I am the day before CBR 17 closes getting in my review! Last year […]

“there’s a limit to how much sentiment a large therapod can really hang on to.”

One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Tchaikovsky is, at this point, one of my favourite authors. His writing is so sharp, witty, philosophical, and pessimistically hopeful for the future, and this novella is no exception. Although it is, I think, perhaps a bit more pessimistic than hopeful. Plot: Our hero is a veteran and only survivor of the Causality War. The last war to end all wars (for real this time). And he has one job, to stop humanity from ruining everything that ever was, again. The only way to do […]

“I liked the imaginary people on the entertainment feed way more than I liked real ones, but you can’t have one without the other.”

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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Murderbot, a beloved science fiction series, is now finally available at my local public library. So obviously, I started reading it and yes it makes perfect sense why everyone loves it so much. Plot: Our hero is a part mechanical, part organic machine owned by a company that leases it out as part of overpriced security packages for corporations interested in planetary surveying activities. They have no name, but have taken on the moniker of Murderbot, at least in their own head (motherboard?). They are […]

Who Doesn’t Love a Killer Robot?

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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Despite having heard good things about Martha Wells’ award-winning Murderbot Diaries, I had never managed to pick up one of the books. Then Alexander Skarsgard decided to star as the aforementioned killer robot for the Apple TV show based on the series, and while desperately waiting each week for a new episode to drop decided I had to spoil myself a bit and read the first book. Oh. My. God. What a delightfully unhinged little story this was! SecUnit is a company-issued security robot that […]

Too many elements at once

Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries

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Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries is in one word, odd. But not in the usual sense of things. The story is straightforward: a person is coming to terms with the changes in their lives, the fact they are not like their siblings as they are the “normal one” (ie: does not have powers) and is trying to deal with headache and heartaches. But there are several places where things fall short of being “smooth” and go into the odd. First, the pages are crowded. […]

Innkeeper Chronicles Re-Reads for the Holidays

Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews

Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrew

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Updated 12/24/25: I ended up re-reading this and Sweep of the Heart on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, along with my other favorite Christmas re-read Irish Country Girl. I meant to update my currently reading list, but I just gave up because GR and StoryGraph didn’t seem to care for it via my cell. Ahem. Back to the book. I just loved this entire series and I really wish that we got another InnKeeper book. I assume the next book eventually will follow Maud and […]



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