Cannonball Read 9

Sticking it to Cancer One Book at a Time

Some days I don’t know if I am wrong or right

Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire

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“My theory of combat is simple: keep it as far away from myself as I can. I am a soft, squishy creature, with lots of moving pieces, and I want to keep all those moving pieces safely contained inside my skin.” -Antimony Price

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3/29/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:10 |

Five Books In And I’m Meh About This Series

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

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I initially was pleased to read The Others series by Anne Bishop, particularly starting with Written In Red, the first book of the series. I’ve read some of her other fiction, the first few books of the Black Jewels series, which I would not recommend at all.  A few people told me, yeah those books are terrible, but the Others books are great. The Others takes place in a world that is sort of like our own, but there are elementals and powerful forces of nature that are sentient and not too happy with humans.  Then there are the lesser […]

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3/27/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:10 |

Before the Killer Tomatoes Attacked

The Turn by Kim Harrison

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I’m a huge reader of well-written urban fantasy series, the ones that have strong heroines whose magical powers help them navigate their worlds that are almost like ours except the supernatural is real. The Hollows series by Kim Harrison is a great example of that.  The main character, Rachel, is a badass female witch who fights against elves, demons, and vampires, with her cool sidekick pixy and vampire bff Ivy.  I was kind of sad when the Hollows series ended except it did seem like it was time.  There is this thing that can happen in a long running series […]

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3/26/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:9 |

It’s a Hard Knock Life

The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

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In the criminal justice system, magical crimes are considered especially bizarre. In London, the detectives who investigate these crimes are increasingly beset by dangers both mundane and otherworldly. These are their stories. Dun DUN.

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3/20/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:8 |

Circus of Inhumans

Magic For Nothing by Seanan McGuire

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Yes, it’s book six in a series.  You can probably go out and read the first five books before reading this one, but since this one takes a turn with a new character, Antimony Price, the youngest member of the Price siblings, you might be able to just read it on its own.  Antimony is the younger sister, and the aimless one who has not found a vocation or career, and is still living at home with her parents.  But that all changes when her sister Verity calls out the evil Covenant of St George in the previous book, and […]

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3/14/2017 | 's CBR9 Review No:7 |

I Feel Like I’m Not Liking the Things Other People are Liking

The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

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I found reading this book frustrating. I enjoyed it, and then I’d slam into a sentence or phrase that reminded me the author is a man. I have no inherent problem with male authors and I know men can write women, but this author seems to have had a hard time letting go of the male gaze. It did impact my enjoyment and lowered my star rating. Also lowering my rating were the endless letter/info dumps. I’ve read some other CBR reviews of The Rook, and I seem to be out of step with the crowd on this one. I […]

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9/7/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:38 |

Let’s Do The Time Warp

Nevermore by Rob Thurman

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Who among us has not thought about what we would tell our younger self if we could go back in time? If we’re honest, we acknowledge that our younger self, after getting over disbelief and the resulting freak out, would not listen to a damned thing we had to say. That’s the challenge for Cal Leandros in Nevermore, the tenth installment in Rob Thurman’s urban fantasy series, and it goes about as well as you might expect.

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1/6/2016 | 's CBR8 Review No:1 |

You’re a trickster singular, Rachel Morgan

The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison

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At last, I have returned to Rachel Morgan and The Hollows. Thanks to Malin, I was able to cruise through the first 11 books of the series. I find marathoning books just isn’t the same as marathoning tv. I become more immersed in the world of books than tv, and then I feel hungover and a little put off. I tried to read The Undead Pool back in February, but I just couldn’t get into it. It was all me though. So I put it away until last week. It was every bit as good as I expected it to […]

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10/9/2015 | 's CBR7 Review No:51 |

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