Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


It was super weird finally continuing this series.

Song of the Wanderer (The Unicorn Chronicles, #2) by Bruce Coville

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I didn't have the experience of reading this first as a kid, so my reactions are entirely coming from adult Ashley on this one. I mentioned this in a GR status update, but having initially read that first book back in 1994, it felt incredibly strange to finally be picking up the thread of the story … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:129 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Revisiting a childhood favorite so I can finally finish the series, twenty-eight years later.

Into the Land of the Unicorns (The Unicorn Chronicles, #1) by Bruce Coville

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Let's step in to the Wayback Machine for this one. 1994! Bruce Coville was very in at the time, at least in my circles. You know, the ones featuring nine-year olds. We all coveted those books that implied our teachers were aliens, or whatever. But Coville didn't just do wacky, humorous sff, he could … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:128 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Still a perfect fantasy novella.

The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson

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I almost don't have anything to say about this, because it just is. I'm taking away my former 4.5 star rating, and this is now just a straight five. It is a perfect fantasy novella. This takes place in Sanderson's Cosmere (a shared universe for all his adult fantasy), but can be read completely … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:127 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy · Tags: , , , , , , , ·

A series of existential crises packed into one easy-to-read tome! #CBRBINGO – Star

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

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Even though Stephen Hawking did an impeccable and brilliant job dumbing down all this physics and quantum mechanics and SCIENCE, I am still not science-smart enough to fully understand most of it. Good try, though, and it was so readable! And it gave me several existential crises. Like, okay, if you … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:126 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ·

Who are the dolls in the doll house? CBR14 Bingo: ‘Verse

The Sandman, volume 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg (illustrator), Malcolm Jones III (illustrator), Robbie Busch (colorer), Todd Klein (letterer), John Costanza (letter)

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CBR14 Bingo: 'Verse - The Doll's House is part of the Sandman 'verse. The Doll's House introduces readers to the schemes of the Endless.  It contains issues nine through sixteen of 'The Sandman' comics wherein Dream sets out to put his kingdom, the Dreaming, back to rights.  A census by castle … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ·

‘“Nonsense, my dear! It is the 1920s, you know.” She squeezed Bella’s hand. “The world is changing. For the better, I hope.”’

Hotel Portofino by J.P. O'Connell

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CBR 14 Bingo: Hot We are on the Italian Riviera in high summer, and the characters lavish in beach days and garden parties. Bella Ainsworth has just opened her hotel in Portofino, but she is already facing trouble - unruly guests, blackmail, and some business about a Rubens... This was my … [Read more]

's CBR14 Review No:109 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: , , , , , , , ·


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