Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


Watch The Shadows

Book Of Night by Holly Black

Thief Of Night by Holly Black

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For my birthday this year I decided to read both books in the Charlatan Duology, Holly Black’s Book Of Night and Thief Of Night. I’m a lucky, lucky little shadow creature. Charlie Hall is a (mostly) former con-artist trying to go straight and send her little sister to college. She used to be the Charlatan, an intriguingly effective thief willing to work in the world of shadow magicians.  With just a little blood and a lot of trauma you too can waken your shadow for […]

“ No, Charlie wanted to insist. People only love you if you make it worth their while. No one loves you once they see your weaknesses. No one loved your flaws. No one loves your ugly, broken parts. No one loves you and expects nothing more than your love in return.”

Thief of Night (The Charlatan Duology #2) by Holly Black

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Charlie Hall, glue trap for disaster, crooked from the day she was born, who’d never met a bad decision she wasn’t willing to double down on, may have finally met her match. After the events of the previous book, Charlie actually thought she’d won. She had managed to defeat Lionel Salt, and rescue her lover―the powerful shadow, Vince―back from under the noses of the powerful Cabal leaders, instead of Vince going to his cousin and Salt’s granddaughter, Adaline. Agreeing to become the Hierophant and risking […]

First Bingo!!!!

The Book of Night by Holly Black

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I saw The Book of Night sitting in the “New This Month!” display at the library when I went to pick up something else. And I love Holly Black, so I took it out on a whim. The Book of Night follows Charlie, a woman who’s spent her whole life making all the wrong decisions. In Charlie’s world, shadows are magic and with the right formulas, can be manipulated, stolen, reattached, or end up as sentient beings. At a young age, Charlie got into the world of […]

Spirits and animals of the immortals and two tough girls

Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong

Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong

Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong

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I can’t remember how I found this trilogy, but I borrowed this first book from my library as an audiobook.  The narrator had an awesome voice and read the story really well.  It’s amazing how a narrator can make a book so much more enjoyable. Anyway, I LOVED this series. We start out visiting a group of prisoners who are being banished / exiled to the forest of the dead.  We’re not really sure what that means, but we know it’s bad.  Ronin is the […]

I got the twos for you

Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman

I See a Shadow by Laura Breen

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As I stand by your pages I get cut once again Feelin’ low down, I’m blue Yes, darlin’ I’ve the twos for you. My apologizes to the original author of “I’ve Got the Blues,” but I wanted to introduce two books that might not be the “best” (for me anyway, therefore, making them Twos) in a unique way. But while I know that these are not for me, I know that somewhere, someone out there will be singing their praises and not have The Twos. […]



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