Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I finally understand the French Revolution.

A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) by H.G. Parry

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Okay, I always understood the French Revolution, meaning I understood why there was one, and that it got out of control because hUmAnS, but I have never before been able to hold the chronology of it in my head, or remember the various stages, or the political parties or players. And it never descended to the human level for me before, never really reached my emotions because of the ways it’s been funneled at me before. It feels sort of perverse to say that a […]

A Russia I Never Knew

The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

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I believe there is a certain amount of fate and luck when it comes to reading. Picking up the right book at the right time is crucial for a mood reader and there have been many times when I found a book I wanted to read but just couldn’t slide into for whatever reason. Sometimes I’m able to set it aside and come back, sometimes they never get their time to shine. Luckily, this book and I finally clicked on the third attempt and I’m […]

The World Might Have Ended But She Keeps Fighting

The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May

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Aileana is alive again (for now), but with the power of the Cailleach running through her, she doesn’t have long to live.  Her only hope to is a find a magical book that has the ability to break the curse on the Cailleach children and forces every generation of siblings to kill one another.  But Kiaran is no longer Kiaran; he’s returned to being Kadamach, the King of the Unseelie.  While he is still bound by his vow not to kill humans, it doesn’t prevent […]

What Happens After the Hero Fails to Save the World?

The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May

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Aileana failed to activate the barrier in time.  When she wakes, she’s a prisoner of Lonnrach who is determined to use her to find something that will allow him to save the Feary kingdoms.  His methods aren’t pleasant, and when Aileana does managed to escape with the help of Kiaran’s sister, Aithinne, it’s been three years since the fall of humankind.  Now Aileana has to figure out both how to survive in this new world but also if there is a way to save what’s […]

Tea Isn’t Strong Enough for This One. Bring Out the Whisky.

The Falconer by Elizabeth May

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Aileana Kameron only looks the part of a proper Scottish debutante.  For the past year the only thing she’s cared about is vengeance on the faery that murdered her mother.  She spends her night hunting with the help of a pixie and Kiaran MacKay, a faery who hunts his own kind and has taken Aileana under his wing.  When the aftermath of a hunt leads to her being engaged against her will, Aileana doesn’t even have time to really process that when Kiaran informs her […]

Murder mystery romance magic ON A BOAT.

A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2) by Freya Marske

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I am really enjoying this series. It has so many things that I love: Lonely people falling in love, hijinks, magic, secrets, murder mysteries, an overarching plot that advances while leaving each book to be satisfying on their own, a fun Georgian England setting, queer representation in a historical time period, cheeky humor (there is a runner in here about pornography), benign and helpful ghosts, and I could keep going but that would be a bit much. And this one’s set on a boat! I […]



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