Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Cool, but bizarre. But you know, cool.

Little Moments in a Big Universe by Todd Stewart

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Little Moments in a Big Universe is a romantic story about bravery, kindness, even environmentally friendly. There are lush, rich, deep, amazing, unique illustrations which capture each moment and allow it to explode to life. The theme is familiar, but the presentation makes for an experience unlike anything else you might have read before. The author and illustrator Todd Stewart (due mid October 2025; read via an online reader) takes several characters and an explorer in a spaceship through the universe. When they crash into […]

Possible Death By Lunar Cheese Volcano

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye is not really a straightforward story. The premise is basically “What if the moon actually turned to cheese, suddenly and unexplicably? How would people react?” Each chapter is a mini-episode of a couple of people trying to figure out what is going on, and what they think and how they feel about it.  These episodes range from a group of retirees in a diner, to a couple of young adults working at rival cheese shops, to NASA scientists, to […]

A Whimsical Fantasy and an Alien Invasion Sci-Fi

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

The Seep by Chana Porter

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Water Moon This was such a creative, whimsical work. It is set largely in a world not our own and follows Hana and Keishin as they search for Hana’s father, who ran a magical pawnshop in which customers from our world could exchange their regrets. On what should be Hana’s first day running the shop after her father retires, she wakes to find that the shop has been ransacked, her father and one of the pawned items is missing, and there are dangerous beings who […]

But how do I get from learning his name to getting a kiss so I can possibly break this time-loop curse?

Time Loops and Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau

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I started reading Jackie Lau in 2019. While that may not seem like much, but it’s been a long 6 years, and Lau’s books consistently bring me joy. Time Loops and Meet Cutes might be the best book Jackie Lau has written yet. It has classic Jackie Lau elements: an FMC who is all in her head and trying to figure out this curveball life has thrown, complicated family, the glorious food of Toronto, and Lau’s own unique author voice. This is the first book […]

Grumpy/Sunshine In Space With Some Miscommunication

Eclipse the Moon by Jessie Mihalik

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I have had a really rough end of last year/beginning of this year with reading.  Probably in part due to the state of everything (gestures at the world at large), so I’m starting my year by finishing up a number of books I started in 2024.  I’ve also started a project that I hope will help me get back into reading.  It’s a book blanket where each square matches the colors of the cover of a book I’ve read this year.  I’m hoping the project […]

The Expanse just keeps getting bigger

Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey

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I had friends recommend The Expanse tv series to me over the years, and I had trouble getting into it based of the first few episodes. I finally tried again last year, used my patience, and was HOOKED. I also read online that the book series was also great; I am generally able to separate and enjoy books from series/movies as two separate things (*cough* Wheel of Time fans *cough*), so decided to give the books a go as well. Abaddon’s Gate is book 4 […]



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