Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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Worth it for the hilarious conversation about orchids alone

A Beastly Kind of Earl by Mia Vincy

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Some years ago (I want to say three?), two noblemen lied at a ball and claimed to have slept with Miss Thea Knight. She was humiliated and scandalised and both family and high society rejected her. She’s been living lonely in the country under an assumed name as a ladies’ companion. Now she’s pretending to be her younger sister at a house party, so said sister can run away to Gretna Green and marry her true love. She also plans to publish a pamphlet with […]

Vital piece of an important literary legacy

Consider Phlebas by Iain M Banks

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Iain (M) Banks is one, or should I say two, of my favourite authors.  It’s been a while since I read any of his Culture novels, so I went back to the beginning with Consider Phlebas, the first in a series of standalone novels in this shared setting.  If you are not familiar with Banks, this is a great place to start. The Culture is a galaxy spanning symbiotic civilisation of humans and sentient machines, living decadent post-scarcity lives.  Consider Phlebas is set during their war […]

Well Met

Well Met by Jen Deluca

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I received Well Met from the CBR Gift Exchange last year. I was sent a lovely copy of the book that was autographed by the author. Well Met is the story of Emily, who is staying with her sister and niece while the sister recovers from a broken leg. One of Emily’s duties ends up being taking part in a renaissance festival. Her niece, Caitlin, can’t participate without an adult. So Emily becomes Emma the barwench. Unfortunately, Emily clashes with Simon, English teacher, director of […]

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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When I heard that Suzanne Collins was writing a prequel to the Hunger Games, I was excited. What would we get to see? Haymitch’s times in the arena? A view into another district? The times before the war? There were so many exciting possibilities to choose from. When I found out it would be about a young President Snow, I was disappointed. We don’t really need to know more about him because we know he is the worst, and we don’t really need to hear […]

Tweet Cute

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

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Tweet Cute is a cute little story about two teenagers falling in love through the Twitter accounts of their parents’ businesses. Pepper helps run the social media for her mother’s chain restaurant, Big League Burgers. Jack posts for his father’s small deli, Girl Cheesing. When Big League Burgers steals a grilled cheese recipe from the smaller restaurant, the Twitter war is on. Soon, people take notice, but they also start to ship the pair behind the accounts. Pepper and Jack aren’t exactly friends in real […]

Ring Shout

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

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Ring Shout takes place in Georgia in 1922. Segregation, Jim Crow laws, and the KKK are part of everyday life. It’s up to Maryse and her friends Sadie, a sharpshooter, and Chef, a former soldier and explosives expert, to protect the community from evil. Klu Kluxxers look like regular Klansmen on the outside, but to those with the sight, they are monsters. Maryse wields a sword, but a special sword given to her by three godlike entities that contains the energy of generations of enslaved […]



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