Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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G'day, I'm an Australian Cannonballer! I'm a horror/thriller junkie embarking on my seventh Half-Cannonball. I'm a bit shy at commenting, but I absolutely love writing and reading reviews. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Caesar’s Wife's Quick Questions interview.)

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Halleluja

Revival by Stephen King

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Being a faithful Constant Reader, I was surprised to come across a King novel that was unknown to me. Originally published in 2014, it fell within a brief period of my life where I didn’t read. The horror! So I picked this paperback up on Better World Books after knowing very little about it, other than it is said to have a truly epic and terrifying ending. Revival follows the life of Jamie, a kid growing up in Maine who faithfully attends the local Methodist […]

Found in a fog

The Unreality of Memory: Notes on life in the pre-apocalypse by Elisa Gabbert

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My first review of 2024 is going to be a bit generic and sub-par, because I made the rookie mistake of starting this book many moons ago, getting distracted, and then returning to it. And it’s entirely my fault. My name is Caesar’s Wife, and I’m a Kindle Addict (‘Hi Caesar’s Wife!’). This collection of essays was gifted to me by my boss last year, and I dived into it with relish. But you see: it’s a paperback, and I’ve become hopelessly reliant on my […]

Adventures in Bedtime Reading III

How To Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowel

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This third book in the How To Train Your Dragon series continues the adventures of Hiccup, his dragon Toothless, and his best mate Fishlegs as they attempt to learn how to be a real viking. The book begins with Hiccup and Fishlegs attempting to navigate in their own, handmade boat, The Hopeful Puffin. As part of their training, they and their ilk have been set the task of boarding a peaceful fisherman’s boat and scaring them with the Hooligan Warcry. Unfortunately, The Hopeful Puffin is […]

Woof.

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

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The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic tale of a pilot in North America who goes by the name of Hig. Big Hig, his prepper-turned-survivalist ‘mate’ Bangley, and his dog Jasper have carved out a fairly safe refuge at a regional airport, left empty at the end of the world. They spend their days farming, salvaging, hunting, and going on recon flights around the area. Hig and Bangley have a fractured yet symbiotic relationship that is not without turmoil. Hig’s a big ol’ softy, see, who […]

Bubble bubble toil and trouble

The Witching Year by Diana Helmuth

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As is common, I had a witch phase when I was a teen. Or perhaps even a pre-teen! I had an alter. I cast circles. Earnestly called the corners. Bound people from doing harm. I watched my bootleg recording of the Craft so much I could deliver each line from memory. Being a witch was a thrilling secret, which came undone the second my sister gifted me a book of spells for my birthday. Suddenly, I felt like a fool. I cannot really explain why, […]

More adventures in bedtime reading

How To Be A Pirate by Cressida Cowell

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How To Be A Pirate continues the story of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he continues to grow into his role as as a viking, a pirate, and the heir to/future leader of the Hooligan tribe. In the first book, Hiccup established himself as a capable Dragon master, not through his brutality, but through his humanity. His unorthodox approach to training his dragon, Toothless, saved the tribe from total annihalation. He learned that, although his ways are different, his instincts are sound and cleverness is […]



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