Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Crystalclear can usually think of something clever to say, except when she can't. She has a giant stack of unread books at home but will always find an excuse to buy/acquire/borrow another one. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: crystalclear's Quick Questions interview.)

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For once, the King actually did know best

The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye

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M.M Kaye says in her introduction that she wrote this story because she noticed the trend of blonde haired, blue eyed, slightly vapid princesses in fairy tales.  She wondered how a prince would react to a very ordinary girl, and so she set out to write it. (We also have some lovely illustrations by the author included as well!)   Princess Amy is the seventh princess, and excitement is high in the kingdom.  Great things always come to seventh princesses, as they are said to […]

Not great, but not awful

Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors

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Mimi is a reluctant actress, forced into the profession by her mother to continue in her family legacy.  Mimi would rather go to med school, but her controlling mother will hear none of it. It doesn’t matter that Mimi has stage fright.  Her current torture is playing Juliet in her family’s theater. Troy is a self-centered teenage pop star whose agent has decided that taking on the role of Romeo will be good for ratings, despite the fact that he’s not very good at acting. […]

All great journeys start with a single step

Pears and Perils by Drew Hayes

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This is one of the first novels that Drew Hayes wrote, and like all of his other work it is completely different from his other stuff.  The basic premise is that three people have won a cash prize and an all-expense-paid vacation from a burger joint contest. The catch is that the money and  “vacation” is in exchange for the winners to be in a promo commercial for their new “Island Burger.” They are supposed to participate in a local island ritual to release a […]

Are you feeling lucky?

Lucky Suit by Lauren Blakely

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Lucky Suit is a popcorn romance novella, so it’s light and cute and enjoyable.   Kristen is a scientist who researches renewable energy (I think) and is intellectual and likes stars and math and poker.  She has one of those awesome grandmas who wears skinny jeans in her seventies and fixes up old cars. And Grandma is trying to set up someone with Kristen, which has not turned out all that well so far.  So Kristen turns to online dating, which Grandma is not about. […]

Thanks, Book Club!

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

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So I’m giving this another go due to book club and the series coming out (which looks awesome!)  But there is a reason I didn’t read it until now. I bought the book a while ago (10 years ago?) and it was just hanging out in my TBR pile.  Then I started dating a guy, and he recommended that I read it. So dug it out and put it on top of the pile. Then we broke up. And I couldn’t seem to get past […]

The Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen Show

The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Triangle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

Circle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

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I picked up these three Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen books because I’m a big fan of I Want My Hat Back (Jon Klassen) and wanted to check out his other stuff.  I also got my nephew a copy of Sam and Dave Dig a Big Hole (Barnett and Klassen) for Christmas.  All of these have something that’s a bit off from normal children’s books. Maybe the kids don’t notice them, but the adults sure do.     (Also, this review features all of the […]



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