Hot Rabbi by Aviva Blakeman
I feel like I should be up front about this: I received a copy of HOT RABBI as a gift from the author, Aviva Blakeman. She is a dear friend and knew that I would need something to occupy my time while Hurricane Delta passed overhead – and boy was she right about that. The wind, oh my God, the wind. FOR HOURS. I hate that sound. I’m getting off track a little; I just meant to reassure you that the fact this was a […]
Stormsong by C. L. Polk
Bingo review 4: Violet Stormsong is the second of what is planned to be a trilogy, and the covers are apparently going to reflect the bisexual pride flag; book 1 was blue (Witchmark), book 2 is purple (aka violet), and the to-be-released-Feb ‘21 book 3 (Soulstar) will be pink. Stormsong is the second of what is planned to be a trilogy, and the covers are apparently going to reflect the bisexual flag; book 1 was blue (Witchmark), book 2 is purple (aka violet), and the […]
Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-0! by Carly Usdin
Bingo Square 1: Music Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! could actually have fit more than one square, but I wanted to start in a corner, and Music is what I’d slotted it for, so this is where it all starts. This is book 2 in a graphic novel series that is set in a music store, whose employees form a band and compete in a battle of the bands, and who investigate wrong-doing or dishonesty in the music business. I liked volume 1 but I think either […]
Check, Please! Vol. 2 by Ngozi Ukazu
I have posted my review of Check, Please! Vol 1 here: https://cannonballread.com/2019/02/check-please-debcapsfan/. Check Please Vol 2 continues the story of Eric “Bitty” Bittle in his Junior and Senior years at Samwell. When we last left our hero, his boyfriend, Jack, has graduated and is playing in the NHL for Seattle’s expansion team. Jack is a professional player, and they are keeping their relationship quiet. But slowly, Jack and Bitty reveal themselves to the hockey team at Samwell, and Jack’s teammates, and finally to Bitty’s parents. […]
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
I brought this book home in March 2019. It was Mysterious Galaxy’s featured speculative fiction hardcover pick for the month. Over the past year this book kept getting recommended; by fellow Cannonballers, articles, and it is nominated for a Hugo award. That nomination finally pushed A Memory Called Empire to the top of my TBR. In a normal timeline, I would have torn through this book in a matter of days. Instead it took a few weeks. This book pushed all the right buttons; excellent sci-fi world […]
