Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“WHERE’S MY COW? ARE YOU MY COW?”

Thud! (Discworld, #34) by Terry Pratchett

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This was almost five stars for me, and might very well get bumped up on eventual re-read, but for now it's holding steady at 4.5 stars, rounded down. It didn't quite reach the level of profound delightment that I need in order to give a Discworld book five stars. Mostly what I feel right now as I … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

A reluctant hero faces his biggest challenge yet

The Scavenger Door by Suzanne Palmer

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This is the third book in the delightful Finder Chronicles, and it’s just as good as the last two. Fergus Ferguson gets to spend a little time on Earth for a change, getting to know his surprise younger sister and searching the globe for some alien artifacts that must be found right now, by him, or … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: , , ·

The good ass-kicking shepherd

The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Adventure by Terry Pratchett

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In a discussion somewhere back in CBR14, someone mentioned Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching series, which sounded fun, and I wish I could remember who brought it up (Narfna? EDIT: Yes! it was Narfna, just found it!) because I’d like to say thanks. This was a delightful read, as Pratchett stories … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

Art Is Power

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

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I’m not sure I can discuss this book coherently. I’ve started and stopped and rewritten this review so many times I’m starting to feel dizzy. How do I convey the perfect writing, the depth of emotion, the complex characters, the history and meaning and joy and sorrow Grace D. Li has managed? In a … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

No Human Involved

The Less Dead by Denise Mina

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As I am often so critical of stories that use adoption and/or foster care as a plot device for tragedy or a reveal as to why the Big Bad is so Bad with their Badness, allow me to sing the praise of one that does adoption mostly well. At least from my point of view, which is not one of an adoptee. … [Read more]

's CBR15 Review No:3 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: , , , , , , ·


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