Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Too much of a good thing and traveling through time can upset more than your tummy

Olivia Wolf and a Million Olivias by José Fragoso

Olivia Wolf and the Trip Through Time by José Fragoso

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A while back I read the first book in the Olivia Wolf series, Olivia Wolf and the Moldy Sandwich. I don’t remember the story itself, but I remember liking it. It was a fun, cute story about monsters and humans living harmoniously together. There was a mystery and they solved it. I then read book two, Olivia Wolf and the Night of the Giant Monsters, and the same thing was on those pages: a cute, fun story with a mystery to solve. Then recently I […]

Monsters live

Janus Silang and the Creature of Tabon volume one in the Janus Silang Saga by Edgar Calabia Samar

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Janus Silang and the Creature of Tabon volume one in the Janus Silang Saga by Edgar Calabia Samar, Natasha Ringor (Illustrator), and Carljoe Javier as the adaptor is more of a 2.5 than a two. There was this “niggle” as I was reading saying, “This is good, pay attention.” But another part of me was saying, “you are so missing something about this book” and therefore I cannot give it a 3 but also, there was too much I did like to just give a […]

Unfussy (and that’s a good thing)

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben

Dead Lake by Darcy Coates

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After forcing my way through one of the hallmarks of 19th century European literature (voluntarily, no less) I decided I deserved something less fussy, and so I picked Coates (always a reliable plck for moderately scary yet uncomplicated) and Harlan Coben, whom I’d never read before and kept putting off because people were giving me high expectations.  Let me preface this by saying I’m typing this after spending the entire weekend abroad with my students and coherence is not my forte at the moment, so […]

Among misfits you’re family

Misfit Mansion by Kay Davault

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I was cleaning out my old online reader links (once again…. this is going to take longer than I thought) and found Misfit Mansion by Kay Davault. I had thought I had lost this link, but I was excited to see that I had not. This book has been something I have wanted to read since I first saved the link, but never had the opportunity to read it. And the wait was mostly worth it. This is a terribly cute story about family and […]

A supernatural bounty hunter who needs to remember age is just a number

Mid-Life Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer

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I read a fun short story by Shannon Mayer in the Kicking It anthology. I’m always on the prowl for a new paranormal/urban fantasy series, so decided to pick up Midlife Bounty Hunter in an audible sale. I’m also in my forties, so thought it be nice to read about a hero around my age. The first book in the Forty Proof series follows Breena returning divorced to Savannah. She is living with her ex’s cousin and looking for work. He recommends her for a bounty […]

Monstrocity! Your kind of town

Olivia Wolf and the Moldy Sandwich by Jose Fragoso

Olivia Wolf and the Night of the Giant Monsters by Jose Fragoso

Olivia Wolf and a Million Olivia's by Jose Fragoso

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There are no dull days in Monstrocity! Or at least that is what the publisher’s description says. But if the first two books of this series are any indication, then they are right! Olivia Wolf and the Moldy Sandwich by Jose Fragoso, followed by Olivia Wolf and the Night of the Giant Monsters are packed with early reader/early graphic novel adventures. Book one has three main parts, a little science, a lot of humor and a mystery. There is usually a short “message” but not overly “educational” in the sense you […]



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