Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

More Tales of the Ketty Jay

The Black Lung Captain, The Iron Jackal, The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding

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In my last review, I talked about my experiences reading Retribution Falls, the first in a series of steampunk (or some similar -punk) novels about the pirate crew of the ship Ketty Jay. I have now read the rest of the books in the series, and will be reviewing them as a unit. Brief plot summaries of each book (each would work as a standalone adventure, I think, but of course it’s better to read them in order–and the last one relies more heavily on what has gone before) The Black Lung Captain: Frey and the crew of the Ketty Jay go on a […]

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6/4/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:11 |

If Patrick Rothfuss says so and it has talking cats, it must be good

The Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires 1) by Jim Butcher

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I have never read Jim Butcher before, and I’ve had mixed luck with things that Patrick Rothfuss recommends. I decided to take a chance with The Aeronaut’s Windlass, and I liked a lot about this book. It has a good story, an interesting world, some relatable characters, and the possibility to be a really good fantasy series. But the more I think about it, the more I start seeing a lot of little problems that add up. The general narrative is action-based, with political intrigue, the threat of monsters, a somewhat mysterious supernatural-ish evil force behind it all, a villainess […]

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5/28/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:39 |

Some folks is brushed by the hand o’ God. Some folks brushed by that Other One.

Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 & 2) by Balogun Ojetade

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I wanted to like this so much. It sounds so interesting – a supernatural, steam punk adventure with a Gifted Harriet Tubman in an alternate universe. I am so disappointed, because I did not connect with this book at all. It was too gory for my reading pleasure, and I never felt like I had a minute to breath and get to know the characters. Harriet Tubman, in real life, was the kind of badass that puts fictional badasses to shame. I have no problem with an author giving her superpowers, but it should always be noted that Harriet Tubman […]

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5/16/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:40 |

“Historic people are usually revered for not for the innocence of their souls, but for the lack of incriminating evidence.”

The Time Traveller's Resort & Museum by David McLain, Felix Eddy (Illustrator)

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Once upon a time, David McLain wrote a book.  It was good, you should read it.  Then he wrote another one, this one much longer.  And this one was also good!  This means that instead of his first book being a lucky stab in the dark, David McLain is a Good Author.  They aren’t easy to find, nowadays.  (Disclaimer: David McLain wrote another book before these two.  I have not read it, and therefore have no opinion of it.) Alice Anderson has many titles.  World’s Sexiest Astrophysicist is one.  Ex-girlfriend of a newly murdered man is another.  Oh, and the […]

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5/15/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:17 |

Retribution Falls: unlikable characters, very likable banter

Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding

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A friend recommended this book to me, with the promise that it was hilarious, that his girlfriend kept reading lines aloud. He wasn’t wrong, and I found myself doing the same thing to my boyfriend. This is a light, fairly fast-paced read, and highly entertaining. The slight problem that I had with it was that the characters are, for the most part, extremely unlikable and unsympathetic. Now, I like morally difficult characters (cf. everyone in Game of Thrones except Jon Snow and Daenerys Stormborn). But the Ketty Jay, to be frank, is crewed by a bunch of a**holes, and their […]

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4/22/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:5 |

She Alone Will Wield the Strength and Skill….

The Falconer by Elizabeth May

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This was April’s Vaginal Fantasy pick and I’m going to come right out and admit that I did not finish it. I probably would have finished it, it was annoying but brainless, except that while reading the VF discussion boards I learned that it ends on a cliffhanger and I have no desire to plod though eye-roll inducing trope usage only to find out that the author can’t even write a complete story. This is an ongoing complaint of mine, I have no problem with trilogies or series but I really hate it when the trilogies or series are composed […]

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4/19/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:34 |

Well, THAT was Totally Unexpected

Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

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“To call the scene a disaster does it a terrific disservice. The final death toll was never fully calculated, for heaven only knew how many bodies might lie wedged in the rubble. And alas, there was no time for excavation.” – Hale Quarter

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4/17/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:12 |

Too much time messing around with the circus

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan

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This world and characters have soo much potential, but the story spends so much wasted time on Elizabeth either planning or thinking. I also find the title a bit misleading as it does not really seem to appear to refer to Elizabeth but to a minor character who only has a few pages worth of story. Elizabeth Barnabus was born into a circus family, but the evil Duke of Northampton ruined the family in order to force then 15 year old Elizabeth into indentured servitude with the help of a corrupt agent of the powerful Patent Office, which oversees all […]

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4/9/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:27 |

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