Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


“All authority is fiction.”

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

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Thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. This was an enjoyable mystery/sci-fi/thriller set in space. It doesn’t do anything new to the genre (really of either mystery or sci-fi) but it is a good example of both kinds of stories, and it has likable characters you want to root for. It’s also pretty queer! Only people who have uteruses are allowed on the mission to colonize another planet, because space/fuel limitations mean not that many […]

A major bummer.

Sizzle Reel by Carlyn Greenwald

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Thanks to NetGalley and Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. Bullet pointing this “review” because I have emotionally abandoned this book and just cannot be bothered. *I was into this for first 10%, despite the terrible choice to write in first person present tense. *The blurb is extremely misleading. This is a friends to lovers romance. By the time I realized this was what was happening, it was too late for me to enjoy it, […]

Cannonballing with an excellent but very intense mystery/thriller.

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

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Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It has not affected the content of my review. Gird your loins for this one, friends. This is not a gentle romp through a mystery, with all of the small town residents rallying to support their competent and now respected Black sheriff. I didn’t really think it was possible, but this is somehow even more intense than Razorblade Tears. Makes sense, though, because he’s juggling like ten thousand more storylines and themes here than he did in […]

An extremely thought provoking read, with an excellent audiobook.

Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough by Dina Nayeri

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Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This is a book that many, many people right now could benefit from reading and thinking very hard about, and then reflecting extra super hard about their life choices. (I am not excluded from this!) I clicked “Request” on NetGalley for this one on an impulse, and I’m glad I did. The topic seemed interesting and relevant, and that turned out to very much be the case. […]

My first Fonda Lee lands with a splat.

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

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Thanks to NetGalley and Tordotcom for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. I feel bad about this, but Untethered Sky was just all right for me. I never warmed to it, not for any particular reason. The book is well-written (though nothing about the writing did much for me personally), the character arcs make sense, the world-building is (theoretically) interesting, and the presence of the manticores is genuinely frightening (this is one of the few things that 100% worked for me). Maybe this […]

Surprise magical powers and a very cute love story.

Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #3) by Lana Harper

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Thanks to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This is the third book in the Witches of Thistle Grove series, full of witchy goodness, small town shenanigans, a surprisingly intricate magic system, and queer people falling in love. I keep saying this, but Back in a Spell is my favorite of these books yet. Nineve Blackmore, of the infamous Blackmores, is the first half of our couple here, and the second is Morty Gutierrez, owner […]



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