Cannonball Read 16

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Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey

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After years of training, Joscelin Verrail joins the ranks of the Cassiline Brotherhood as a celibate warrior-priest. As such, he’s displeased to find himself assigned to protect the young courtesan Phèdre, never anticipating how it’ll sweep him up into a world of danger and political intrigue. I should say off the bat that I love the Kushiel’s Legacy series, and the first book, Kushiel’s Dart, is one of my favorite books of all time. While I didn’t exactly like Joscelin when he was first introduced, […]

I’m the Prophecy

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Oh, how I inhaled this. What a great start to this year’s Cannonball. Black Sun is the first book in a trilogy inspired by Pre-Columbian civilizations with magic, priests, clans and Gods. Serapio is the reincarnated (maybe just returned to the land, it’s a little fuzzy) Crow God. A merchant hires Xiala, a Teek, to get him to the city of Tova. The city is preparing for the solstice, where a ceremony will be lead by the Sun Priest, Naranpa. Tova is a city of […]

The Most Epic-est

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan

The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan

Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan

Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan

Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan

Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan; Brandon Sanderson

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan; Brandon Sanderson

A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan; Brandon Sanderson

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I have been listening to The Wheel of Time for four solid months. That’s how long it takes to get through this behemoth. Over 400 hours of audio, seriously. So, yes, a commitment and a challenge. Worth it? I’m gonna go with ABSOLUTELY. This was not my first time trying to tackle The Masterpiece. I’ve read Eye of the World probably five times, and the furthest I’d gotten in the series was into the sixth book, but fatigue/ADHD/life got in the way of my previous […]

Rattle the Stars

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas

Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas

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I became a SJM fangirl with A Court of Mist and Fury. I’d read A Court of Thorns and Roses and thought it was decent “girl fantasy” – by which I meant the main protagonist was a young woman and the main plot revolved around a love story (now we’re calling it “romantasy” which I love and loathe in equal measures) – but nothing too amazing. Then Mist and Fury came out and I was hooked. I loved how Maas handled Feyre’s trauma, depression, and […]

Look, I just want to give this author five stars but he makes it so difficult!

The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) by Richard Swan

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Look, I may feel differently upon re-read, but this author cannot write romance to save his life. Both of these books so far have been made worse by his efforts in that department. His instincts are all wrong. In the first book, it was an underdeveloped and ill-advised “romance” between our narrator, Helena, the apprentice of famed Justice Sir Konrad Vonvalt, and some village rube who had zero personality. Here, it’s between Helena and Vonvalt himself and just UGH. NO. WHY. Luckily the romance never […]

I loved this one! If you are missing high/epic fantasy, this might be for you.

The Will of the Many (The Hierarchy, #1) by James Islington

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First off, this is one of those books that I am pretty sure when I come back to it later for a re-read, I will be bumping up to five stars (already done as of posting this to CBR). It’s taking up space in my brain, but I’m still processing. Also, I want to see where it goes in book two. If you love high fantasy, magic schools, and intense worldbuilding based on historical civilizations, this will probably be a book for you. The Will […]



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