Cannonball Read 11

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

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“That’s what comes of hungering for something; you forget to check if it’s rotten before you gobble it down”

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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When Jude and Taryn were children, a strange man showed up at their home, claimed their mother was his wife and their older sister Vivienne was his daughter. For the betrayal, the man murdered their parents and took them away to his home: the High Court of Faerie. As daughters of the High King’s top general, Jude and Taryn have been raised very well as part of the gentry, despite their mortal status. This means that while they wear the best clothes, enjoy an education, and are trained by the General, they are reviled by their classmates of the fae. […]

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6/3/2019 |

Questions on the Nature of All Good Things and Ending

All Good Things by Emma Newman

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Why is Cathy suddenly a potentially powerful Sorcerer? Who/What/How is Beatrice? And what’s up with her rather pointless ending? Why is Lucy suddenly back with a big part in the story? There must have been a better way to give Lucy purpose or explaining her besides using the otherwise pointless Edwin, right? Why do we need to hear so much from William, and what’s up with his sudden need for total power? Was that scene with him and Amelia necessary? Why is there so little about the Elemental Court, and the history behind the Split? What happened to Rupert to […]

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5/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:30 |

The End of the Initial Series though there are more

Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

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I don’t usually do multiple books in one review, but I’m a bit behind so I thought this would be easier than clogging up the main page.  Hence, I’ll try to do at least the ones that are part of the same series in one review, starting with the “final” three books of the Fever series.  These are not in fact the final three books since there are more than five books in the series (I think from other character views?), but based on the “After Words,” Moning’s initial idea for the series covered the first five books, so this […]

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12/31/2018 's CBR10 Review No:191 |

When the Supporting Characters Become More Intriguing than the Main Character

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

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After seven novels, the Throne of Glass series has concluded.  Overall, I enjoyed the novel and the series and basically devoured this book in less than three days.  And it was long! I also may do a reread now that they are all released though I apparently should have started it before this novel.  I couldn’t quite remember who all the supporting characters were and how they came into play – which makes sense because while it’s only been a year since the last Throne of Glass novel, that one was a bit of a side journey so it’s been closer to two years since I […]

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10/28/2018 's CBR10 Review No:185 |

Good Enough to Keep Reading the Series But Stop It With the Petunia Shit – It’s Not Cute

Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning

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Bingo Square (Round 2): Birthday! I was going to use Stephen King this time around but I wasn’t in the mood.  I wasn’t actually that interested in reading the rest of the Bill Hodges trilogy after Mr. Mercedes but I heard there was a connection to his latest, The Outsider, so I added them to my TBR list! Unfortunately, they kind of feel like homework right now rather than something I really want to read.  When I started googling authors of the books I am more interested in reading, Karen Marie Moning was able to help me out with a 1 November […]

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10/20/2018 's CBR10 Review No:180 |

One of the darker takes on the Fae I’ve Read Recently

Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

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Bingo Square: And So It Begins This is another one I picked up at The Ripped Bodice, and it was partly inspired by one of those “post a book a day for ten days” challenges on FB.  Teresaelectro posted the fourth or fifth novel from this series so since she was at the store with me, I asked her to help me find the novel that kicks it all off. I appear to be rather picky when it comes to my urban fantasy heroes – I liked Kate Daniels and Toby Daye, but I quickly found myself annoyed with Sookie […]

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9/26/2018 's CBR10 Review No:162 |

Family Matters and Magic

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Revelations (AND) Allies by Lydia Sherrer

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This is effectively one review for two books because really, it should be one book, not two. Let it be known I find these entertaining easy reads, but there are some structural and character problems that are really starting to annoy me. 3.5 stars combined. The continuation of gradually revealing more about the world really develops in Revelations, along with what is pretty obviously the main conflict of the series: villainous wizard want to discover ‘wizarding’ gene and use this information to find and wake up Morgan LeFay (yes, that Morgan) and ensure that wizards will rule humanity. What bothers […]

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8/5/2018 's CBR10 Review No:48 |

The Cruel Beauty of the Faeries

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

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Holly Black’s The Coldest Girl in Cold Town was the first audiobook that ever held my attention.  Even now, when I am trying to listen to them more, if I am somewhere I can sit, I grab my actual book/Kindle to read. The Coldest Girl in Cold Town was so good that after returning from a walk, I sat on my couch and kept listening for hours.  As a result, I am kind of surprised that I haven’t read her entire back catalog but I always pick up her new books when I realize they have been released, including The […]

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4/5/2018 's CBR10 Review No:49 |


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