Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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A Purrfect Beginning Chapter Book

Casebook of a Private (Cat's) Eye by Mary Stolz

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Eileen O’Kelly is a female gumshoe in Boston at the turn of the century.  She’s also a cat as are most the of the characters in the book.  As the only female private eye in Boston and having just opened her agency that year, work is a little thin on the ground.  But mysteries both large and small find her, and Eileen does her best to solve them, sometimes finding more than a few surprises along the way. This beginning chapter book is perfect for […]

A Gentle Exploration of Getting Help With Your Mental Health In a Magical Setting

I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle

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After moving to London for her dream job making potions, young witch Joana seems to have it all.  She’s got a great group of friends and a lovely boyfriend.  Sure, her boss is a jerk, work is stressful, and figuring out housing is a pain, but really, she doesn’t have much to complain about.  Really.  Except exhaustion, sadness, and doubt take their toll, and Joana needs help to figure out how to take care of and accept herself. This is a graphic novel that I […]

Slightly Weaker Than the Others But a Good Ending to a Series

Prince of Agony by Tavia Lark

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Prince Kazia Dire keeps everyone at arm’s length for a reason.  He learned at an early age that mages couldn’t be trusted and would only bring him pain.  But having a captured mage from Silaise at his beck and call is an opportunity that he can’t pass up.  Lucian Vaire has hated house Dire since they cost him everything in the last war.  However, he’ll freely admit that being in Kazia’s company is better than being tortured by King Imrik.  And he can’t help but […]

What Happens When You Get a Two For One Deal When Summoning a Savior From Another World

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 3 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 4 by Kazuki Irodori

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When corporate worker Seiichirou Kondou accidentally gets pulled into a parallel universe, he ends up asking for a job.  Having been caught up in the spell that summons a “holy maiden” to save the kingdom, he’s something of loose end, but if he can’t return to his old life, he’ll make the best of things.  Before long, he’s reforming the Royal accounting department and has drawn the attention of Captain Aresh of the Royal guard.  But there are dangers in this new world that Seiichirou […]

Academia, Fae, and Falling In Love

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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Emily Wilde has come to Hrafnsvik in order to finish her book.  A researcher of the Faerie, Emily is good at research, less so with people.  But this book will make her academic career, and she is determined to finish it.  Of course, that means dealing with the local villagers as well as her acadmic rival Wendell Brambleby, who she’s almost certain is one of the Folk himself, who has showed up.  But even as Emily gets closer to discovering the secrets of the Hidden […]

A Good Story Marred By One Of My Least Favorite Tropes

Starcrossed by Allie Therin

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Arthur and Rory are both figuring out their relationship as well as the magical relic that has fallen into their hands.  Arthur is also following up on some loose ends related to the magical relics.  However, when a new threat arises, their fragile start of a relationship leaves them both vulnerable, and the stakes are rising with a new relic now in play. Have you ever wanted to reach inside a book and just shake a character?  Sometimes multiple characters?  That’s how I felt for […]



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