Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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I really did want to like this!

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

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hot take I think I just can’t read YA anymore. they all seem to be written (if you excuse the generalities and stereotyping) for a generation incapable of patience in pacing, and so there’s no end of exposition dumping that has to happen asap…well before we care about anyone or anything in the book. There are so many shortcuts used here to try and get us to empathize with Bree despite having known her for about ten seconds and being way more confused (as, I […]

there need to be about a million more Death books than there are

Mort by Terry Pratchett

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Hot take: Death is the best, but he’s the bestest best when he’s paired off with a human who can observe and call out the weirdness of his life Actual review: Having read Hogfather last Christmas for Book Group, I thought I’d start over again and read all of the DEATH series as I very much enjoyed Death’s characterization. And even though I already know part of how Death will turn out–e.g., we know about Susan and obviously Death still exists as Death etc–it’s still fascinating how […]

when humans take art and make it better by ignoring the s****y artist

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

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hot take UGH more of this, loved all parts of this, can’t wait to read the trad pub debut of this author, this is how you make me trust you, you treat the golden trio’s friendship with the respect it deserves in particular ron “i’m the EQ glue that holds these two together” weasley, did i control+F for the word “ron” and confirm that there wasn’t blatant bashing yes i did Actual Review: I feel like putting a disclaimer out there is necessary: JKR is […]

In short, war is bad. Also gay.

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

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PIE Challenge: Education, because I really don’t know as much about WW1 og hot take, , In short, war is bad. Also gay.longer review I sat down to read this ahead of Word on the Water book club, and then just…didn’t stand up from the sofa until I finished. To say I liked this book would be an understatement (to say I loved it would also be a bit hyperbolic, though). I think it’s interesting to go through a few of the concerns/complaints that were mentioned during […]

“But in his experience, being bad with names was like being bad with swords. Most people could learn if they tried hard enough.”

Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

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original hot take Okay fine I’ll give it a 5 although I have to go back and rebase across the works. In other news, 3am reading indicates lessons of adulthood never learned. Longer review I don’t think this actually is a five star for me, I think if I had to go back and think through the books it would be: Way of Kings 4* Words of Radiance 5* Oathbringer 4* Rhythm of War 5* Wind and Truth 4* There’s too much that went on in this […]

Here we have a Pride & Prejudice retelling that I enjoyed

Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh

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I actually REALLY liked this, except that I thought the ending was a bit rushed and not quite up to the vim and sparkle of the rest. It is also the sixth book in a series, but the blurbs of the former five books weren’t giving and so I figured I could probably pick up on the nuances therein. Also, this is a PRIDE AND PREJUDICE retelling so you know I was all in and not going to have the patience to read five other […]



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