Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I’ve got a big stick.

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

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Ben Aaronovitch did a really smart thing with Foxglove Summer, which was to de-escalate, take it down a few notches, and bring us back to basics. I complained after Broken Homes that things were getting too complicated and also sort of repetitive. Foxglove Summer is a breath of wonderfully Peter Grant-laden fresh air. When you study Shakespeare, at some point or another, you get to the idea of the Green World. My college advisor was deeply in favor of Northrup Frye’s theory, and I have been indoctrinated for life, it would seem, because I can’t help but apply this concept […]

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7/11/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:29 |

Book Centered Indiana Jones and a Dragon with Too Many Threads

The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman

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While this is part of one of my favorite ongoing series, this installation was a little meh; 3.75 stars. The problem I think was that this story was focused on too many potential threats, as opposed to one big one. There’s internal problems in the Library (politics and doctrinal differences mostly, but also some likely hidden agenda from an unknown in the upper echelons), Alberich is back (Librarian gone bad final boss type), Irene is still on probation and getting unpleasant job assignments, something’s wrong with Vale, and Zayanna (a Fae lady from the previous story) tracks Irene down for […]

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7/2/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:47 |

“Why is some accident of uncontrolled neurochemistry the ‘real me,’ and a carefully reasoned system of priorities somehow false?”

Borderline (The Arcadia Project #1) by Mishell Baker

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Borderline is a sharp urban fantasy book with a new take on the “fairies walk among us” trope. It stands out, in part, for its unusual protagonist (more on that later) but also achieves above-average marks for its balance of fresh world-building with a well-paced plot. Leaning too hard on one or the other can result either in a story that drags under the weight of excessive detail, or an ill-defined, unprincipled universe where anything goes with the plot because anything can be magicked to do anything. Borderline establishes ground rules and doesn’t overreach with its fantasy trappings, relying on […]

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6/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:49 |

I miss when I cared deeply about this series

Feversong (Fever #8) by Karen Marie Moning

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This review will probably not be coherent to anyone except those familiar with this series, and maybe not even then. There will be spoilers. And conflicting feelings. The shortest version of my history with the Fever series is that I instantly fell in love with the first five books, reading them all in succession over the course of a weekend. I had Fever fever. I’ve read those original five several times since then. When I learned that Karen Marie Moning planned to continue the series, I was thrilled. I was skeptical when I learned that she would be continuing it […]

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3/6/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:13 |

You saved the world two days ago. Time to save it again

The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin

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Mac Fraser is trying to enjoy lunch with a goblin when a businessman at another table starts freaking out.  It seems that the poor human can suddenly see monsters.  Granted, there are monsters in the restaurant, but regular humans shouldn’t be able to see past their glamours.  Fortunately for Mac (and the monsters), the guy was high and will forget what he saw in a few hours.  Unfortunately for Mac (and the rest of the world), the guy was high on a new drug called Brimstone.  Brimstone allows the taker to see past lies or glamours, which is why the […]

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3/2/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:7 |

Being a fan of this series has become a moral dilemma

Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning

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My relationship with this series had a good run of five books, but it seemingly ended and we went our separate ways. Now, it promises it has changed with a new perspective, so I was curious and checked the new installments out. I’m not really sure I’m feeling it, but I keep giving the new books the benefit of the doubt. There aren’t any red flags and they’re not irredeemable, so there must be no harm in continuing the series, but I still feel a little uncertain of why revisiting it at all was necessary. If it sounds like I’m […]

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3/1/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:17 |

In which I haphazardly scatter a bunch of feels to the wind

Burned (Fever #7) by Karen Marie Moning

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I’m afraid I’m not going to be very succinct here. My love for the Fever series has been documented in Cannonballs past, as well as my skepticism about the direction taken of the last book. I’m not going to spoil Burned in this review, but I’ll be talking about trends and events throughout the previous books so consider yourself warned on that score. Here’s one thing right off the bat I feel like I should mention: sometimes that even in 4- or 5- star reviews (so, books I liked a lot) I’ll discuss its perceived flaws more than positives. This is just because […]

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2/23/2015 | 's CBR7 Review No:22 |

“I’m a bullet that thinks for itself, and I want to know what I’m being shot at.”

War for the Oaks by Emma Bull

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War for the Oaks is widely considered to be the establishing foundation of the urban fantasy genre. Setting a war between the Seelie and Unseelie (or, Light and Dark) Courts of the Fae in modern-day Minneapolis (or, at least, modern in 1987, when this was written,) Emma Bull established a paradigm. One: in contemporary times, in recognizable places, there are intersecting magical realms and accompanying magical beings that are invisible to most humans. Two: certain humans have an aptitude for magic, even if they haven’t realized it yet or aren’t even aware that it exists. Three: you have a snarky, […]

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7/14/2014 | 's CBR6 Review No:43 |

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