Cannonball Read 18

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House hunting and Lessons in Leadership for Vampires

Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes

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Bingo 7: Home This one was just kind of fortuitous; I wanted to read Fred the Vampire Accountant #7 which has just recently been published, and it just so happened to be perfect for this square, being titled Out of House and Home. It’s not just the title either, the book is actually about losing and finding both literal and metaphorical home. The book opens a little while after the final events of book 6 (a wedding); Fred and company are getting back to their […]

Magic and dragons and Aunties oh my!

Tidesong by Wendy Xu

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cbr13bingo Pandemic    Tidesong is the graphic novel adventures of Sophie, her cousin Sage, and Great-Aunt Lan, along with a lost dragon named Lir. The magical journeys they experience bring them into a world of true magic, friendship and the real meaning of family and responsibilities. Sophie wants to go to the Royal Academy of magic. The best in the land. And not just because her mother and grandmother want her to. Of course, she first must learn to control the magic she has and […]

Fairies, wraiths and dragons – a dangerous combination

Thief of Dreams by Bec McMaster

Thief of Souls by Bec McMaster

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Thief of Dreams Twenty brides. One prince. Who will survive when the competition turns deadly? This is a novella in the new Court of Dreams series, set in the realms of fae courts, where intrigue and danger hide beneath beautiful facades.  This book introduces Zemira Az Guhl, daughter of the Wraith King, who is sent to steal the Dragons Heart.  In return, she expects to be free of his hold over her.  To do this, she must take the place of one of the prospective […]

Dragons and Humans Go Together like…Oil and Water

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

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Recommended by Ellesfena: https://cannonballread.com/2021/05/tess-of-the-road-ellesfena/ This makes for an interesting book to review. Yes, I think it’s a three star book even though I enjoyed it quite a bit and will definitely continue to read the second book in the duology (and then read the third book, which is in the same world but a different set of characters? Not entirely certain how they connect, and I don’t want to figure out because, ofc, spoilers). My main gripe is that I was very into the world […]

“We are the farting children of Heaven, blessed be our slippery viscera”

Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

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Series: Tess of the Road is the first in a series, but it’s a companion series to Seraphina and Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman. I first read Seraphina in March of 2018 and Shadow Scale in June of 2018 (and reread them both in 2020). I love these books, and I’ve been putting off reading Tess of the Road both to extend the pleasure of anticipation and also out of fear that it wouldn’t measure up. What I remembered about this series prior to reading […]

We know where the Dragon’s Maw is, where is Paw?: Part two

Scales & Scoundrels V01: Into The Dragon’s Maw by Sebastian Girner

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As I have said before, I do not usually reread a book. However, I have had a book in the “give away pile” for longer than I can remember. If I looked at it, I thought, “Did I read that? I had to. It is in the “give away” box. But I do not remember reading it….” Recently I grabbed the book and said, “FINE! We are solving this once and for all! I am reading it!” And I started Scales & Scoundrels V01: Into […]



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