Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


One typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t stop.

Asadora! Vol. 4 by  Naoki Urasawa

Asadora! Vol. 5 by  Naoki Urasawa

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The idea of this series is simple, a girl growing up in Japan during the late 1950s to mid-1960s. We see her ups and downs, all the while she deals with the government and trying to stop a sea creature so the Japanese can put their best foot forward so close to the end of the War, a war that left as … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:519 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Sports · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

When the stakes are high the outcomes are ironically less fraught

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

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I find the books quite riveting but also a bit repetitive, if that makes any sense? I'm debating why I rated this three stars upon finishing it (here I am, coming up on about a two month delay between reading and reviewing), and I think it has to do with the narrative arc. We start with an in … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:122 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: , ·

Collated re(-re)-reads of Murderbot novellas

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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All Systems Red Re-re-read, August 2022: as my brother and I watched the Wadi Rum dessert open up in front of us, I reminded him that there was no cell reception or WiFi at the camp we were staying at and that he should have (as I told him, far in advance) downloaded whatever media he wanted to … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:121 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: , ·

There Is No Such Thing As Bad Hair

Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega, Rose Bousamra

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Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book via BookishFirst in exchange for an honest review. In a coming of age graphic novel reminiscent of The Prince and the Dressmaker, Supper Club, and As the Crow Flies, Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra deftly and beautifully tackle the injustice … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: , , , , , ·

Welcome to Urth

The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe

Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

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Citadel of the Autarch - 4/5 This is a re-read of the book and this time through an audiobook. It's now the the fourth book in the series and we pick up right at the end of last book. Severian has been drained after a big fight in the last book and is wandering along when he finds a dead solider. … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:586 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: ·

Bingeing the Walls

Heavy by Cate C. Wells

Hitting the Wall by Cate C. Wells

Against a Wall by Cate C. Wells

Wall by Cate C. Wells

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Kindle Unlimited is great for stress-binging books. After reading (but not reviewing because I still don't know what to say) Cate C. Wells' Run Posy Run, I ended up reading another book by Wells, Heavy. After that I gave in and binged all the books about the family Wall. Two of the books, Heavy and … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:113 · Genres: Romance · Tags: , , , , , , ·


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