Cannonball Read 18

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“Bardun Jacques would’ve reshaped the landscape around him using the sheer force of profanity, which, Aelis reasoned, might actually have been an eighth College in his hands.”

The Warden (The Warden #1) by Daniel M. Ford

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I have read a couple of books lately where the back of the book synopsis does not completely (or accurately describe what the book actually contains; sometimes it’s by a little, sometimes it’s by a lot. The Warden, thankfully, is one of those books where it’s only by a little. The basic plot is: Aelis de Lenti, daughter of a noble house and recent graduate of the esteemed Magisters’ Lyceum (read: bisexual spoiled little rich girl who likes only the finer things in life and […]

Mean Sabine

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

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This book is about three lesbian vampires. One is Scottish, one is English, and the other one is mean as hell. The Scottish vampire, Alice, is the newest vampire, and for me, the least interesting. I think that’s why her character arc surprised me the most. Sis went from high anxiety to a high body count (in the murder-y way) real fast. The English vampire is Charlotte. She is the second oldest and the most sympathetic, in my opinion. Girlie just wanted to be with […]

The Mystery of the Ward and the Family Curse

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

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This is another first for me! Even though I know KJ Charles is a popular author here, I never got around to reading her till now. It probably doesn’t help that for a long time I didn’t realize KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian were two different authors and kept conflating the two. I liked a lot about this one. I quite enjoyed the gothic mansion, toxic family dynamics and trapped in the house set up. I also appreciated how she set up the narrator and […]

They Grow Up So Fast

Longshadow by Olivia Atwater

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The third novel in Atwater’s regency faerie tale trilogy is a sweet and sapphic delight perfect for Pride.  We had first met young Abigail in the novel Half A Soul– she is the adopted daughter of the Lord Sorcier Elias Wilder and his wife Theodora. The workhouse child has now grown into a mostly proper young lady who just wants to use her unusual magic. She sees the perfect opportunity to investigate the sudden deaths of several of her aristocratic peers. The most likely suspect […]

Just The End of The World

The Dead Take The A Train by Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw

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This one was intense. I probably should have paid more attention to the terrifying cover illustration. Or maybe not chose to read a gory horror novel while waiting for an inspection at the mechanic. I thought I was going to throw up all over the waiting room. Julie Crews (yes I am humming the Twin Peaks theme song thank you) has been doing the most gruesome, dead end magical jobs in New York City. Now that she’s in her thirties she’s tired of just scraping […]

“Dance, Dance, Dance, AS IF, tomorrow we all shall die!”

Disco Witches of Fire Island: A Novel by Blair Fell

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It’s 1989 and half-Armenian Philly resident Joe Agabian is trying to get over the death of his boyfriend Eddie, who he lost two years ago to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. When his best friend Ronnie gets them jobs on Fire Island, Joe figures this is the perfect chance to finally start living again. Once there, they are taken under the wings of Larry and Howie, two older quirky and eccentric gay men who work as house cleaners for the rich of Fire Island. As Joe starts […]



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