Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The end of an era but not really

My Hero Academia Vigilantes, vols. 14-15 by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court

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My Hero Academia Vigilantes is a side series, and it’s just wrapped up.  The main series is apparently in the process of winding up its final story but who knows how long that takes. The final two volumes of vigilantes show  the conclusion of the final epic battle and hints at the not too distant futures for those who survive (mostly). Koichi aka Crawler, the seemingly lucky idiot who wants to be a hero but not an official one, has been facing off against the […]

Brush up on your graphic novels

Primer by Jennifer Muro

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My go-to for when I do not think I can write 250 words for a review is I start brainstorming, writing things down. And I will do that with Primer by Jennifer Muro and Thomas Krajewski. I have had a copy of Primer since goodness knows when. However, I misplaced it. Therefore, when I was browsing the local library website, I said, “Go for it. Just get it.” I am not 10 years old. At least, physically. Mentally, however, I should be right there with […]

Future reads I recommend now (so go and preorder at your local independent bookstore)

Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord

Spider-Ham Graphic Novel: Great Power, No Responsibility by Steve Foxe

Waffles and Pancake: Planetary-YUM by Drew Brockington

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I said to myself this weekend: What did I do to log myself out of my Simon and Schuster account of free ebooks? Of course, who knows what the password is as it is the only one that I have not put on my list of passwords (hiding in my hidden spot). So, what is a poor girl to do? Go old school with wonderful and amazing in your hand reader copies! Book one was Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found created by Cynthia […]

Where Are Those Sokovian Accords When You Need Them

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

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Hmm this was definitely highly recommended by a number of people, but it ended up falling flat for me. I thought a lot while reading it as to why that was, and I think the conclusion is this: the motivations of the various characters, both primary and secondary, never seemed to resonate in a way that made me root for their successes. Anna/The Auditor, the titular Hench, works temp jobs doing data entry for supervillains. She’s all about The Data, in a way that reads […]

My Brain is the only super-power I need

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Volume 1 BFF) by Amy Reeder

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If you are not a big Marvel graphic novel-stories fan, a few pieces of information are missing from the story of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Volume 1 BFF). Yet, at the same time, it is not needed. It is a standalone story where most information is self-explanatory. If not, Google is our friend (also my geek friends are well…. my friends who can fill in blanks). Plus, there is a note on one page that directs you to another story if you wish to […]

This SHOULD have been a duology

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer

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The Renegades series by Marissa Meyer was supposed to be a duology. The first book, Renegades, tells the story of Gatlin City, a far distant US (probably) where people with super powers started appearing, and chaos quickly descended. A group of anarchists ruled the city, with the help of gangs. (It is unclear if members of the gangs have powers, or are just not nice people.) The Anarchists are overthrown by a group with powers (called prodigies) known as the Renegades. At the start of […]



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