Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

It’s true, they do do that

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

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We Solve Murders is the first book I read this year, and still the best. It’s by Richard Osman, writer of the Thursday Murder Club series (which I have since started, and which I also like, but not as much). It’s also probably the first of a new series but so far the only entry. The central pair of sleuths here are a father- and daughter-in-law, which is at least fresh. The daughter-in-law is a high-class bodyguard who’s protecting a super-successful later-in-life author whose main […]

When They Don’t Come Out the Other Side.

Wormhole: My journey into the dark heart of alternative medicine by Hannah McElhinney

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Wormhole is a book that manages to pack a significant amount into its rather slim page count. Author Hannah McElhinney’s cousin, Laura, travelled from Australia to Malaysia back in 2022 for a ‘medical procedure.’ After Lauren went radio silent for a few days, her family was contacted by a mysterious friend who none of them had ever heard of, telling them that there had been complications with her treatment and that she could not be brought out from under anaesthetic.  Within days, members of Lauren’s […]

I Thought There’d be More Unicorn.

The Unicorn Hunters by Katherine Arden

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Arden has returned to mixing historical fiction with fantasy again. This time insead of medieval Russia, Arden is taking inspiration from the life of the last heiress of Brittany—before France married her off to force a union between the two crowns. The historical Anne of Brittany didn’t exactly have the happiest of lives, but maybe in retelling, things may go differently? The first half of the book did an excellent job pulling me in: Anne is in a precarious position; she knows France is trying to […]

Let’s Start At the Very Beginning

The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon

The White Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon

The Silver Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon

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Skandranon Rashkae, the Black Gryphon, is probably the most famous of the Mage of Silence Uthro’s creations.  He specializes in getting out of tight spots and completing missions that are said to be impossible.  However, even if Skan can pull off the impossible on a regular basis, the war isn’t going to be won by one gryphon.  Skan’s closest friend, Amberdrake, constantly worries every time his friend is out on a mission that this time will be the time that Skan doesn’t come back.  Amberdrake […]

World of the White Rat: A Kingfisher-palooza or An Embarrassment of Paladins

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher

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CBR Bingo: You – As in, “It was always you.” Or, “I love you.” It could work for several of these books, but let’s say Paladin’s Faith. When I first read the Paladin’s one and two (Grace and Strength) earlier this year, I was pretty underwhelmed. And then I was sad that I was underwhelmed because they really felt like they should be in my wheelhouse. So, I put aside T. Kingfisher for a while. I figured if I came back and liked her books […]

Swordheart: I never thought I would read this many books in a year and I’ve run clean out of taglines

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

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CBR Bingo: Wealth – The whole story starts with a moderate amount of wealth being left to Halla by a deceased granduncle, and her quest to get it back for the sake of her own nieces. Halla is the widowed housekeeper of Silas, her dead husband’s now-dead granduncle. Halla was, apparently, the only relative that spent much time with Silas because he left his estate to her, much to the chagrin of his nasty blood relatives. They have locked Halla up until she comes to […]



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