Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Faye & Felix & Sage & Dreamcatchers

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

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Faye and Felix are both hardworking young professionals – she as an assistant at the local zoo, he as an English lit PhD – so like any couple, they jump at the chance to stay at Faye’s parents’ cottage deep in the Rocky Mountains for a few days. At first, all appears to be well; the cottage is charming and comfortable, and the trails leading off the back of the cottage up the mountain are beckoning them. But soon things go awry. Voices call out […]

Half-baked fantasy, over-baked drama.

The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) by Olivie Blake

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This self-pubbed book apparently blew up on BookTok, and honestly, from the other books that have done that (an older Colleen Hoover release, for example), I should have known this one wouldn’t be perfectly to my taste, but I was curious! Also, the synopsis sounded great, and I liked the look of the cover. It is now being re-released in 2022 after having been picked up by Tor. I do hope they whip it into shape a little, but my fear is they will let […]

Surprisingly enjoyed this; what a comeback.

The King's Men (All for the Game, #3) by Nora Sakavic

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This was the best one in the series by far, but it still has its issues. I feel like a good (tough) editor could have made this series really great. This ended as well as it could have, given the build up (how’s that for damning with faint praise!) and the foundation the story was built on (basically drama and unrealistic understanding of human emotion and the way the world works). Yet, part of me does want to round up to four stars, because it […]

Somewhere in the multiverse there is a universe where this series had an editor, and the me that lives there gave this book five stars.

The Raven King (All for the Game, #2) by Nora Sakavic

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This series is so frustrating. Promising story arcs ruined by utter nonsense. At least this one was more readable. What’s particularly frustrating is that I’m finally seeing glimpses of why so many people are out of their minds for this series, but every time I see those glimpses, something so utterly nonsensical or wrong pops up and ruins everything. Also, she still isn’t a great writer. So much unnecessary description (we don’t need to know where all characters are at all times when in a […]

This was a hot, sloppy mess.

The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1) by Nora Sakavic

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If you’re not aware of this book, a while back this series started making the rounds on Tumblr. It’s entirely self-published, and managed to break through somehow. It follows a team of college athletes playing a made-up sport called Exy at a fictional university called Palmetto State. The main character is the son of a crime lord and has been on the run for most of his life; he is living under a fake identity when he’s recruited. He also happens to have been childhood […]

I am a ball of conflicting emotions.

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So I actually finished this book almost a week ago but I’ve been sitting on the rating and review because I’m torn. Conflicting thoughts, hate those. Plot: Vanessa Mazur has just quit her job after two years of being a personal assistant to famous professional football player Aiden Graves. He didn’t treat her very well, and she wants to start her own graphic design business, so she’s out. But he shows up at her door after she quits, begging her to come back. I won’t […]



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