Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Hold on: If you can

A Radical Shift of Gravity by Nick Tapalansky

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What the flying monkeys did I read? This whacked-out beautiful piece of art is a testament to the fact we can have something for everyone and everyone for something. This graphic novel named A Radical Shift of Gravity boils down to one small but oh so important theme: Humanity’s struggle to survive. It is gorgeously done, and captures the cycle of life, death, and a combination of the two. Everything unfolds on the pages with style. It is organized and chaotic all at once. The […]

Go Nutcracker! Go!

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel by Natalie Andreson

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Having never read the original version of The Nutcracker, I only have various (mostly cartoon) movie imagery to reference. Therefore, I am not sure how close to the text in this book is to that original story. But The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel is a version that seems to follow what I know from the movies. Whether it is good, or close or something altogether other, that is up to the reader. Natalie Andreson has the basics of E. T. A. […]

Grab books one and two while you grab three

Last Pick V03 Rise Up by Jason Walz

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Now that book three of the Last Pick series is out, you need to find all three books of this trilogy and dive in. Rise Up continues the adventures from Last Pick and Born to Run. Due to the fact that it had been a long since I had read books one and two, I had forgotten a few points. So of course, I recommend you start (not one as you will want to take a bathroom break and at least one snack break. Saving […]

A Bat mitzvah to go please

Becoming Brianna by Terri Libenson

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Becoming Brianna is a fun story about becoming yourself and learning about your own beliefs, and what you want to do vs what you want to do for others. Terri Libenson has brought Brianna back for her own (mostly) solo story. The events of this book are taking place while the previous book is also happening. However, you are not seeing those events, they are just mentioned.  And while it would be a good idea to read the previous books, this graphic novel is a […]

Sophia shows you love

Love by Sophia by Jim Averbeck

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When I did something for Valentine’s Day for my three nephews, I had to be creative as one is diabetic, and candy is mostly out of the question (and besides, everyone else will be giving them chocolate, tootsie rolls and cheese puffs  regardless anyway. No more food related items were needed). Instead, I would usually give them a little activity book, tattoos from Dover or a of course, a “book-book.” And now, since the youngest is 16, this book would not work for them anymore, […]

“I am more haunted by her actions than she is.”

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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I’ve been dreading reviewing this, honestly. I feel like everyone loved this book. I didn’t love it. I didn’t hate it. For me, it was like politely – experiencing? Not quite enjoying, not quite enduring – the company of someone you aren’t quite at ease around, don’t quite get, don’t quite like, but respect enough to not want to be rude. The plot isn’t really hiding many potential spoilers. Ayoola and Korede are sisters. They live in Nigeria. There father was abusive. Their mother is […]



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