Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I guess my reading vibe this year is slanting towards cozy and comforting

The Last Father-Daughter Dance: A Short Story by Lisa Wingate

Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes 1) by Travis Baldree

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I don’t know if you can call this first book exactly cozy, but it was definitely comforting.  Along with the storyline, there’s something comforting (to me at least) about a short story. There are character arcs, plot twists, and usually everything is tied up by the end. It calms the soul to not … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Featured, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: , ·

A brilliant (but bloody) blend of history and fantasy

He Who Drowned the World: The Radiant Emperor Duology Book 2 by Shelley Parker-Chan

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This finale to Shelley Parker-Chan’s The Radiant Emperor Duology was outstanding. As with the first book (She Who Became the Sun), Parker-Chan focuses on the political and military machinations of a handful of ambitious individuals, each desperate for power and/or revenge. Parker-Chan has created … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: , , , , , , ·

Be Gay Do Crime

Be Gay Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos by Molly Llewellyn (editor), Kristel Buckley (editor)

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Once again, I’m a sucker for a good title, and Be Gay Do Crime got me immediately. It’s a short story collection edited by Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley, and I went in assuming that it’d be a series of riots. The name evokes the proud history of queer militancy to me — the anti-normative ethos … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: , , , , , ·

Amal El-Mohtar Excels at Writing Fairy Tales

Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

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I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and poems, most of which are based in science fiction and fantasy and heavily influenced by themes of oppression and freedom. Some of them hit more than others, as was expected, with my clear favorites being the ones that had the most fairy tale-like … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: , ·

Super cute if you don’t mind imposter syndrome meeting magic dick

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

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Scarlett looks like she has it all: she goes to Stanford as a top collegiate diver and is applying to med school. But underneath it all … She’s a massive ball of anxiety and insecurity She’s off her diving game for reasons that will become clear Family sadness, although her stepmother … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Featured, Romance · Tags: , ·

A shamelessly happy dog, crucial plants, and yes, a human love story

Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

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I hadn’t read Ali Hazelwood in a while, but I thoroughly enjoyed this. First of all, I don’t get forbidden romance that’s like “I can’t date my best friend’s brother.” Why not? But in this case, “I can’t date the finance bro who’s taking the company away from the mentor who believed in me. I am … [Read more]

's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ·


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