Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Protector of the Small: Anything boys can do, Keladry can do better.

First Test by Tamora Pierce

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Squire by Tamora Pierce

Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce

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I love every Tortall main character (that I’ve read. I still haven’t read the final series with Beka), but Keladry of Mindelan is hands-down my favorite Tortall MC and one of my favorite MCs ever. I adore her and her story. She is tenacious, hard working, grounded, tough, kind, unbendingly dedicated to justice, and just a lovely human. It is a joy to see her grow, find community, and succeed (spoilers?). While I have mostly been reading this series before bed, I tore through Protector […]

Reading these books makes me feel very weak

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It’s now been a day and I have read almost 70% of the entire series. One of the things I like best about all of Pierce’s work is how much detail and time she gives to the little things, the everyday rhythms of life. Both First Test and this book are short (<250 pages, I believe) but you don’t feel like you were cheated out of journeying alongside Kel. Now, to be fair, the first book is only slightly shorter than the second and yet covers only […]



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