Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Anything but plain

Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

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cbr16bingo Liberate: (Jane tries to liberate herself from the bonds of being a woman; the mermaids try to liberate themselves from ageing) Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol was on my radar for some time, but I never found a copy and reading time at the same time. I’m not sure what I expected, or honestly to like it as much as I did. I thought it would be cute, funny, not WOW but also not mediocre. And while there are no real surprises […]

“I met a king with seven sons”

The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund

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  I met a king with seven sons Each son wanted kingdom won But it was number seven Who would answer the question Who was the worthy one (an original by yours truly)   The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund was a story that while I enjoyed it, I do not feel I was the perfect audience for it. I had questions where some were answered only in the afterwards/extras of the story and some never at all. It almost felt like something was missing […]

We’re talking kings and successions

Warriors: Winds of Change by Erin Hunter

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Warriors: Winds of Change is an enjoyable graphic novel story. Even though, it can be a standalone title, I probably needed to have a little more background about the Warriors series and their world to understand some of the backstory of where the characters are from. There are several points about their religion, the idea of littermates and the rivalry between clans though might have been cleared up. Yet, the stronger reader could pick up some of that while reading. Erin Hunter’s anthropomorphic cats are […]



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