Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Even Shakespeare’s Hamlet didn’t have these many love problems

Henry Hamlet's Heart by Rhiannon Wilde

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Mostly, I write this review of the novel Henry Hamlet’s Heart by Rhiannon Wilde because I want to put it out there so a discussion can occur. First, a bit of history. I started this book ages ago as an online reader. I had trouble reading it, lost my place, just thought it was drawn out and too much about the “right this second every detail that really didn’t seem to do anything to move the story forward.”  I lost my online copy and figured […]

She might be a mall goth, but she ain’t no poser

Mall Goth by Kate Leth

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The day was a late night in February 2023. I picked up my phone and said, “Hey! I have fast internet, try and read something.” And I read Mall Goth by Kate Leth with Diana Sousa as colorist and Robin Crank on lettering. (Now honestly, I am not sure the importance of the lettering person, but I do know it is important, so welcome!) I was going along just fine, until there a bump here and there would hit. A large one was a technical […]

When you have a soft spot for Russians named Viktor and he still doesn’t save the book

Deadly Class, Volume 1: Regan Youth by Rick Remender

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A joy of being a bookstore employee is that you never know what you might find. Usually I find some gem when they find their way to the cart next to my desk that unfortunately means we were unable to sell it and it is being returned to the publisher. Deadly Class, Volume 1: Regan Youth was not one of those gems. There is no question why Rick Remender’s graphic novel was being returned. The cover was the draw for me so that was not […]



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