Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


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World of the White Rat: A Kingfisher-palooza or An Embarrassment of Paladins

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher

Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher

Wonder Engine by T. Kingfisher

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CBR Bingo: You – As in, “It was always you.” Or, “I love you.” It could work for several of these books, but let’s say Paladin’s Faith. When I first read the Paladin’s one and two (Grace and Strength) earlier this year, I was pretty underwhelmed. And then I was sad that I was underwhelmed because they really felt like they should be in my wheelhouse. So, I put aside T. Kingfisher for a while. I figured if I came back and liked her books […]

Swordheart: I never thought I would read this many books in a year and I’ve run clean out of taglines

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

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CBR Bingo: Wealth – The whole story starts with a moderate amount of wealth being left to Halla by a deceased granduncle, and her quest to get it back for the sake of her own nieces. Halla is the widowed housekeeper of Silas, her dead husband’s now-dead granduncle. Halla was, apparently, the only relative that spent much time with Silas because he left his estate to her, much to the chagrin of his nasty blood relatives. They have locked Halla up until she comes to […]

I was a little lost but it was a fun ride all the same

Adversary to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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Cbr18bingo And (4th book in the Villain series) Bingo #1 Adversary to the Villain is the fourth book in Hannah Nicole Maehrer’s Villain series, with a fifth and final volume to follow next year. I read the first three volumes last summer and liked them very much. I had intended to do a re-read before jumping into book 4 but I never got around to it and I have some regrets about that. Perhaps if I had reread at least volume three I would have […]

“If I was going to be a villain, I might as well commit to the role.”

The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt

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CBR18 Bingo: One – This is the first book in the Guides to Villainy and Love series. Dark Lord Kazimir kidnaps Lady Arabella to be his bride for the power her heroic bloodline will bring him, and is therefore rather confused when she turns out to be a furious woman with demands of her own for their marriage. I don’t read much romantasy, but I was intrigued by the premise this villain romance with plenty of humor. And for the most part I really did enjoy […]

I feel like I read two different novels

This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews

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CBR18 BINGO: 26, because it was published in 2026 Just shy of the halfway point in This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me, I was struggling to understand why it came so highly recommended. At the start of the novel, the heroine, Maggie, finds herself alone and naked in a ditch, in a world that she knows from her favorite fantasy series. While not a completely new premise, it’s a provocative setup. Maggie’s initial challenge is to find food, clothes, and shelter, and for that she […]

A Romantasy Road Trip

Swordheart by T, Kingfisher

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CBR18 BINGO: Steal  CW for suicidality It’s official. After reading two books by Kingfisher, getting mad that I had to go to bed because I didn’t want to put them down, and ultimately really enjoying both of them, I am now a Kingfisher fan and will be reading as much of her work as I can (most likely excluding some of the horror). At the beginning of Swordheart, Halla is considering taking drastic action after being locked in her room for 3 days. She inherited her great […]



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