Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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another entry in the Reidverse that’s A+

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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I think I’d had a string of so-so books and was very much waiting for this one to come out. If there’s one thing you can be certain of, it’s that Reid puts out solid books that you’ll enjoy—and true to form, that’s what she does here as well. A sidebar that it’s not only comic books that come with built in universes. There’s also a Reidverse! Carrie is the tennis star that had an affair with the husband of Nina Riva (of Malibu Rising). Carrie […]

wasn’t my jam but could be yours!

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

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CW: rape, of the violent sort, and the aftermath play a key role in this novel from the very beginning so reader beware. There’s also homophobia While this was not my thing, I have some latent fondness for it because it helped me make the comparison to A Taste of Gold and Iron which I liked quite a bit. All in all, it’s a book with some tonal/pacing/detail mismatches that could benefit from a firmer editorial hand. To reiterate, there’s this (for me) well trod habit of […]

sometimes I feel guilty and read non-fantasy/scifi fiction and that’s not the right mindset

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

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CW: gun violence/shooter Honestly? I might have rounded this up because I felt a bit guilty for constantly reading fantasy/sci-fi books. The conditioning is strong, my friends, that tells you what is and isn’t considered “literature.” I’m sure the same sort of view is there for people who do/don’t find gaming a “real skill” or “worthwhile hobby.” I see a number of reviews which tie interest in this novel to your interest in gaming as an industry or a pastime. I’m not sure I necessarily […]

Delightful book about magic and secret societies and privilege

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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This was recommended to me by a friend almost a year ago–we met up after years (like, 5+? 10+?) and realized we both shared a fondness for fantasy novels, which are apparently thin on the ground in Paris–and I ended up hemming and hawing due to some vaguely unsavory tumblr posts from an author I follow. This was around when Shadow and Bone premiered on Netflix, and the gist of it was that Bardugo had some problematic rep in her books, e.g. the tired use of “almond” to […]

When the stakes are high the outcomes are ironically less fraught

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

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I find the books quite riveting but also a bit repetitive, if that makes any sense? I’m debating why I rated this three stars upon finishing it (here I am, coming up on about a two month delay between reading and reviewing), and I think it has to do with the narrative arc. We start with an in media res prologue that messes with the fundamental premise of the entire book, aka that Jean and Locke are on the outs. It doesn’t seem like we’ll actually get […]

Collated re(-re)-reads of Murderbot novellas

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

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All Systems Red Re-re-read, August 2022: as my brother and I watched the Wadi Rum dessert open up in front of us, I reminded him that there was no cell reception or WiFi at the camp we were staying at and that he should have (as I told him, far in advance) downloaded whatever media he wanted to consume for the next few days. Unfortunately, he read through everything in his Kindle far too quickly and so asked me if I had anything else to […]



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