Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Softball with a side of Magical Girl?!

Grand Slam Romance Book 1 by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous

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I am so upset. I remember the first time I saw the cover of this book. Covered in bright pinks and yellows, it exuded such a queer vibe that I couldn’t look away if I tried. I thought it looked utterly delightful and, of course, I added it to my want-to-read list. I saw other people review it, and it probably crossed my path in bookstores and libraries alike. But I put it off and put it off, never actually making the decision to pick […]

“Because being of utility was more than I had expected, and yet one still does not want to be used. Of use, but not used.”

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older

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The Mimicking of Known Successes can be quickly described as what if Sherlock Holmes, but sapphic and in a sci-fi future where the Earth is uninhabitable and humans have colonized Jupiter?   Malka Ann Older’s resume is a wide combination of things, and it feeds directly into the kind of book that The Mimicking of Known Successes is. We have here a book that examines what happens next when final resources are used to leave Earth, but the goal is to go back. Pleiti is our […]

“When you love a thing too much, it is a special kind of pain to show it to others and to see that it is lacking.”

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

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When Fiat.Luxury reviewed When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain I went to my library to put in a hold and discovered that we had both it and the first in the cycle, The Empress of Salt & Fortune available as audiobooks. I was on the hunt for audiobooks to keep me company on my commute so instead of just requesting When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain I went ahead and requested The Empress of Salt & Fortune as well.   The Empress of Salt […]

Amazing fantasy!

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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I’ve had Black Sun on my radar since it was first announced, especially with how much I adored Roanhorse’s debut, Trail of Lightening. Her world building and character development always has me enthralled and I find it nigh impossible to put her books down. Black Sun was no different. Note, I read via audio, and if that’s a format that jives with your brain I highly recommend it! Black Sun follows four main protagonists – Serapio, a young man blinded and scarred who is the […]



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