Cannonball Read 18

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“We consider it cruel,” Maia said. “And we do not think that cruelty is ever just.”

The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth #1) by Katherine Addison

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It was the first time in his life Maia had been surrounded by people who were like him instead of only snow-white elves with their pale eyes, and he missed several names in the effort not to faint or hyperventilate or burst into tears. ― Katherine Addison, The Goblin Emperor The memories of a thousand separate cruelties mocked him, but no one save Maia himself had ever counted those as wrongs, and it was unjust to have them declared wrongs now, merely because he could. […]

You Can Never Go Home

Girl A by Abigail Dean

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When we meet Lex Gracie, she is on her way to the prison where her mother has died. Her mother has left the few possessions she has to her children. Lex is the executor of her will. Lex, though, wants nothing to do with her mother. We learn why as the novel continues: years ago, the Gracie children were freed from what the press has deemed a “house of horrors”, where the starving children were chained to their beds as their increasingly erratic father fell […]

“That was the entire horror of it. But I didn’t know how to explain that.”

Sea Legs by Jules Bakes and Niki Smith

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This was a random find at the bookstore, which is why I’m such a proponent of wandering around and checking the sections I like once a month or so. You never know! Sea Legs is a middle grade graphic memoir that details Janey’s life on board her parents’ schooner. When the book opens, they’ve spent some time in Florida saving up money so they can start traveling again. Janey has enjoyed being in place long enough to go to school and has made a best […]

No one is born knowing how friends work. You figure it out as you go along.

Icarus by K. Ancrum

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This house was loud and bright and full, and Icarus shivered into it like it was the first time he was being allowed in out of the cold. ― K. Ancrum, Icarus CBR 16 Bingo: Celestial Icarus is a seventeen-year-old boy in his senior year of high school. As soon as he graduates, or even as soon as he turns eighteen, he plans to leave home. His father, Angus, is an art thief. However, he and Icarus only steal from Mr. Black. Icarus does not […]

1960’s noir, an art heist, dark family secrets, vintage cars, and loads of sex

Tenebroso by thesehands

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Tenebroso by thesehands Ronan was a portent, an omen, a sign that Adam might be in real danger; Declan had sent the most dangerous person he knew to protect him. ― thesehands, Tenebroso As he lay in Adam’s arms, Ronan noted the differences between what he remembered and what he currently felt. Adam was not as bony as he used to be, no longer elongated with the awkward stretch of adolescence. He was warmer than Ronan’s memories, perhaps only because he was real and tangible […]

“The moment I saw his eyes, I experienced something I never felt before.”

The Story of Yoru and Asa by Harada

The Story of Yoru and Asa: Encore by Harada

Happy of the End (Vol. 1) by Ogerestsu Tanaka

Happy of the End (Vol. 2) by Ogerestsu Tanaka

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Kuma continues to publish challenging, thought-provoking work, and I’m glad they’re getting this material translated into the English-language market. Both of these series were a lot of fun to read and made me think about relationships, dysfunction, trauma, and various societal issues. The Song of Yoru and Asa and Yoru and Asa: Encore follows Asaichi, who is the vocalist for a rock band. Yoru joins as a bassist, even though he was a popular vocalist in his last band. Asaichi thinks he’s straight but ends […]



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