Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A light, sweet, funny read about learning to be vulnerable and respecting boundaries

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

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The very first time I ever sat down and ended up writing a book, it was because of Castle. It was most of the way through season 3, and I was very invested. The characters felt fresh and fleshed out and interesting and the story of Castle and Beckett coming together was one that the audience got taken on in a way I feel is rarely captured on TV. And then they hooked them up, and as so often happens, possibly because TV writers are […]

A book to experience, but you are not always glad you did.

Man-Eaters Volume 1 by Chelsea Cain

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I was not sure what Man-Eaters Volume 1 was going to be about by the cover. But since it was in the children’s/young adult section I figured it could not be too bad. Okay, maybe a few big cats or dogs or some funny-looking “scary” monster were going to attack people but nothing I hadn’t seen before. Just a thriller story. There was a “funny-looking scary monster” all right. It is called the Female Teenager. Chelsea Cain and various illustrators created a graphic novel series […]

A book that manages to juggle serious storytelling with slapstick humour

A Wicked Kind of Husband by Mia Vincy

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This book was recently reviewed by Malin and was sufficient to induce me to get it. Content warnings: deaths of spouses, children, parents. Suicide. Miscarriages. One instance of really really on the line consent stuff. Plot: Cassandra is jilted by fiance. Her father arranges for Joshua, a friend and business magnate to marry her instead, because only married women can inherit property (through their husbands, since they didn’t legally exist as distinct from their husbands) to make sure she can keep the property in the family […]

Adults only Apply

Fraternity: Stories by Benjamin Nugent

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First and foremost, there are events in this book that could be triggers for some. Therefore, a big fat PLEASE NOTE I am giving you a “Trigger Warnings Ahead” right up front. Fraternity: Stories by Benjamin Nugent was a reader copy just sitting around. People picked it up, put it down. It moved from one place to another. I finally picked it up the day I forgot my book at my desk (I was in the lunchroom, three floors up, which sounds like a big […]

Seriously! Just read books in this series

Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly by Falynn Koch

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I am going to say, “Just read any of the First Second Science Comics. I don’t need to tell you about them, just do it! They are great. And not just me recommends them, but every kid I have talked to/hear about reading them agrees.” But I do have to write 250 words about Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly by Falynn Koch. So, here it goes! When I read nonfiction, especially something science based, my first thought is, “How much have things changed since […]

One word: DANG

Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero by Ellie Royce

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Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero is a modern take on gender and how it is fluid. It is how Drag is not just “dressing up” but being who you are.  The best part is how normal and realistic the situation is. Uncle Leo helps with homework, plays with his nephew and they have fun. Auntie Lotta sings, dances and has fun with her nephew. Just because Leo is Lotta/Lotta is Leo is beside the point. These are things we can relate to: having fun with […]



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