Last Pick V03 Rise Up by Jason Walz
Now that book three of the Last Pick series is out, you need to find all three books of this trilogy and dive in. Rise Up continues the adventures from Last Pick and Born to Run. Due to the fact that it had been a long since I had read books one and two, I had forgotten a few points. So of course, I recommend you start (not one as you will want to take a bathroom break and at least one snack break. Saving […]
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Trelegemeproblemet (The Three-Body Problem) by Liu Cixin
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
American Demon by Kim Harrison
Dear readers, I’m not going to lie, I’m racing against the clock to get all of my reviews finished in time for the CBR12 deadline (12 noon EST – or 6 pm Oslo time). I also need to finish 25% of the final novel I’m reviewing, co-parent my autocratic, demanding, and rather clingy almost-three-year-old, plan and prep a three-course New Year’s meal, and possibly do some last-minute shopping. No pressure, right? So when fellow Cannonballer Pixifer posted a review with all of her DNF’s for the year, […]
Unplugged and Unpopular by Mat Heagerty, Tintin Pantoja, and Mika Amante
I heard about this book at Comic Con (or Book Con, I can’t remember.) It’s the story of a middle school girl, Erin Song, who loses her technology privileges and can suddenly see aliens! Erin is not the most popular kid in school, so when the popular girl in her class asks her to help her cheat on a quiz, Erin agrees. But then she gets caught, and her parents take away all of her screen time – phone, laptop, tablet, tv, and video games. […]
Star Scouts V03 The Invasion of the Scuttlebots by Mike Lawrence
Due to having read this third book in the Star Scouts series several months (if not closer to a year) apart, there were a few things I had forgotten from the previous two (mostly it was names of some of the scouts and embarrassingly, one character altogether). However, it is easy to pick back up as The Invasion of the Scuttlebots is not overly complicated. It is a delightful story of friendship, scouting and aliens that Mike Lawrence has created. The galactic friendships between a […]
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Our June Cannon Book Club theme was The Future is Queer. From the four reading options, I chose The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. This sci-fi novel has been on my list for a while especially after so many rave Cannonball Read reviews. The book club discussion was a perfect excuse to finally read it. This book has space travel, engaging characters, and a big dose of heart. It was a welcome escape from the chaos of the world. The […]
