Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Sorry Kell, I’m all about Lila

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

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It’s been a few months since the events at the climax of A Darker Shade of Magic, and Kell is back in Red London. Having saved his ‘brother’ by binding Rhy’s life to his own, Kell is now finding that his adopted ma and pa, the King and Queen of Red London, are loathe to let him out of their sight lest harm come to him, though not for his own sake but that of their heir. And so Rhy comes up with a scheme to let him blow off some steam – entering The Element Games, a spectacular tournament […]

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8/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:50 |

The first one’s always free

The Way of Shadows: The Night Angel Trilogy - Vol. 1 by Brent Weeks

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A few years ago I challenged my husband to find me a new author.  He came back with Brent Weeks’s The Black Prism, volume one of the “Lightbringer” series.  I loved it and instantly became a fan.  Looking into him I discovered that he had previously written “The Night Angel Trilogy”.  While curious to read more outside of the Lightbringer books by this newly discovered author, my TBR is deep, so I passed on seeking it out and instead focused on the books physically in front of me.  During San Diego Comic Con this year Brent Weeks posted on Facebook that if […]

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8/18/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:18 |

The Children of Nothing and Night

Thorn Jack by Katherine Harbour

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Combining the sorcery of The Night Circus with the malefic suspense of A Secret History, Thorn Jack is a spectacular, modern retelling of the ancient Scottish ballad, Tam Lin—a beguiling fusion of love, fantasy, and myth that echoes the imaginative artistry of the works of Neil Gaiman, Cassandra Clare, and Melissa Marr. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but I was intrigued enough when I saw the cover and read the blurb to pick it up at the library along with the next book in the series.  I’ve read my share of books about vampires, angels and […]

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8/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:68 |

Kell yeah!

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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I keep seeing this pop up everywhere, with everyone pretty much wibbling over it and so, on taking a rare break from reading of real world murder and misdeeds, I thought I’d give it a punt. I’m glad I did, as it turns out that it’s fantasy brain candy of the highest order. A Darker Shade of Magic introduces us to parallel Londons. There’s Grey London – our own in the time of George III, magic-less and crime-ridden. There’s Red London, a prosperous kingdom where magic permeates everything, White London, ruled by ruthless tyrants where everyone hungers for magic, and […]

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8/12/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:48 |

“Everybody feels better when there’s cake”

Greenglass House by Kate Milford

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Milo Pine lives at the large and sprawling Greenglass House with his adopted parents, Nora and Ben. The house is an inn that tends to cater to smugglers and other people not always on the right side of the law, but during the Christmas season, it’s normally empty and quiet and Milo is looking forward to a few weeks of relaxation and quiet with his family. His parents are extremely surprised and Milo rather annoyed when they seem to be absolutely inundated with guests only a few days before Christmas Eve. This is really going to put a damper on […]

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8/8/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:71 |

The Romance/Murder Mystery/Thriller/Ghost Story You’ve Been Looking For!

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

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The Ghost Bride is a great summer read which I thoroughly enjoyed and raced through in no time. I picked it up based on a list of recommended fantasy reads that are one-off’s and not part of a multi-volume series. This novel was so good, I now wish it was part of a series (and it seems to me, based on the ending, that it could become one). I came for the fantasy/ghost aspect and its historical overtones, but the romance part of it was unexpectedly delightful, reminiscent in some ways of Jane Austen and her keen observations about society, […]

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8/8/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:34 |

A refreshing change from ‘medieval’ fantasy

Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley Beaulieu

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I’d been in a bit of a reading funk with my fantasy choices, recently (see my last review), and settled down to read this one mostly because I’d preordered it last year and it had been on my kindle app for a few months already. I’d liked the first book in the series, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai well enough, but didn’t feel a desperation to continue with the series. I’m glad of that, actually, because this one pulled me out of my fantasy fatigue. One should definitely read Twelve Kings first; this isn’t a series you can read out of […]

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8/8/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:19 |

If Princess Leia got corrupted and Vader was absent, would you still like Luke?

Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine

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Ink and Bone (first novel) was really interesting with a great concept and an interesting group of characters. Book 2, Paper and Fire, was also pretty good, since it added backstory and complexity to several characters and to the narrative scenario overall. I don’t like the third installment of the series, Ash and Quill. The first half is filler, scheming around but nothing really being said or done. In fact, some of the key characters become irritating or questionable to the point of unlikable. The first half of the story is Jess and his fellow Scholars, along with their former […]

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8/6/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:51 |

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