Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


The Sixteen Sweet Books Challenge #1 Cozy science

Rover and Speck: This Planet Rocks! by Jonathan Roth

Rover and Speck: Splash Down! by Jonathan Roth

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The Sixteen Sweet Books Challenge Cozy #1   #CBR16SweetBooks     Cozy for me means easy, simple, I do not have to “think” to hard, but I can enjoy and even learn something. I could see myself curled up reading these to my nephews or my soon official great-niece (I’ve adopted several unofficial nieces/nephews and greats over the years)     I was reading my online reader copies and found two Jonathan Roth titles. Okay, I found one that I came to realize was actually the second […]

CBR BINGO – ASIA/OCEANIA: A total and complete confusion DNF.

The Archive Undying (Downworld Sequence, #1) by Emma Mieko Candon

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Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. – – – Firstly, here’s the extremely intriguing synopsis from Goodreads: “War machines and AI gods run amok in The Archive Undying , national bestseller Emma Mieko Candon’s bold entry into the world of mecha fiction. WHEN AN AI DIES, ITS CITY DIES WITH IT WHEN A CITY FALLS, IT LEAVES A CORPSE BEHIND WHEN THAT CORPSE RUNS OFF, ONLY DEVOTION CAN BRING IT BACK When the robotic […]

CBR BINGO – On the Road: “. . . happiness comes not from bodily pleasures or wealth or power, but from living a life that’s right for your soul.”

In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune

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This was very sweet and a little bit unhinged, which I of course always appreciate. This is actually a bit more in line with Klune’s self-published stuff, with darker themes and humor with a little more of an edge to it. I am REALLY curious to know what the original story in this book looked like; he’s vague in the end notes but apparently somebody told him the world wasn’t ready for it (????) and things were changed up pretty heavily. There are some light […]

It’s too early to write a clever title but honestly you should have your kids read this

Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! Volume One by Wes Molebash

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In the idea of the Judd Winick’s Hilo adventures, but with a bit more “weight”, yet equally funny, magical and scientific, we have Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! Volume One. Good for ages 8 to 11/young12, this book has all the fun of robots, dinosaurs, friends, bullies, wizards and dodgeball! (Okay, dodgeball might not be fun, but the scientific experiments Travis does are.) Travis is new to middle school. He has little to no social skills, but he can build sentient robots that can do […]

A genius scientist and her evil nemesis some aliens, a talking goat and a toilet weasel

Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space  by Laini Taylor

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cbr15bingo On the air:  Spaceship in space because a signal from an old robot friend is sent back to Earth that starts Billie’s adventures  Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space  is a good solid 3.5 rating. It was not “OMG Best book ever!” but I enjoyed it. The humor is typical kid, there is a message (though maybe slightly glossed over), and there is a fun premise (though I really really wish there was a particular room on the spaceship….) Overall, ages […]

Up, Up and Talking Cats

The Stupendous Switcheroo: New Powers Every 24 Hours by Mary Winn Heider

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Superheroes and not so superheroes come together for hijinks, secrets, maybe some friendships and one rad bath (and I don’t mean cool) in The Stupendous Switcheroo: New Powers Every 24 Hours by Mary Winn Heider. This is a fun book for reluctant and readers alike. Both illustrations (by Chad Sell who seems to be known for cartoon like imagery (or at least by me, but his is the author/illustrator to the Cardboard Kingdom graphic novel series) that are colorful, round, and bubbly, silly and familiar […]



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