Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


By Order of the Pious Bleeping Men!

Priest of Bones by Peter McLean

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I think Peter McLean might owe the Peaky Blinders creators some money. To be clear: I don't mind! I like Peaky Blinders. I found this book on a list of books to read if you like Peaky Blinders. This is absolutely Peaky Blinders set in a fantasy world. Brothers running a gang in a crap part of a … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:48 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Quick Questions with a Cannonballer: RevGirlUtena

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You're the champion of the 'monster smut' tag. What would you recommend as a place to start for someone just dipping their toe (claw?) into the genre? I'm not sure if I'm honored or not! Monster Romance has become increasingly mainstream. The Shape of Water won best picture a few years ago, … [Read more]

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Delightful Fake Dating Romance!

The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

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Alexandria’s books just continue to get better and better! And utter delight of a book, and I cannot wait to see what she’ll write next~ Tansy can’t stand her step-cousin’s fiancé, Tucker, because of a history where he hurt her, so in order to get out of family dinners she decides to say she has … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Empathy had saved more worlds by far.

Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Lords of Uncreation is one of my most anticipated books of the year. Adrian Tchaikovsky is a master and The Final Architecture series is such a joy to read. And when I say it's a joy to read, I do not mean it is fluffy or happy. It is not. But the writing is immersive and gripping and the smallest … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:33 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: , , , , ·

“If I’m going down, I’m taking it with me. M.A.D., bitch. I’m up for Mutually Assured Destruction – if that’s what it takes.”

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu

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Ropa, a teenage ghost-talker, is too intent on making a living to work for free. But when a ghost begs for her to seek out her missing son, she gets drawn into the magical underworld of Edinburgh and uncovers the grisly truth. Astonishingly, I have finally read a physical book! This is a series … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , ·

The 1813 Wallflower Club

How to Woo a Wallflower by Virginia Heath

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Finally making her debut after a long recovery from a horse-riding accident, Hattie is relegated to the wallflower chairs - but at least her brother's rakish best friend, Jasper, is there to keep her company. This might have been the oldest remnant on my NetGalley shelf that I've yet swept off - … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·


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