Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Alternative facts by your mother can make you one heck of a writer

There is No Shrimp … And Other Lies My Mother Told Me (UFO Catcher Ken Presents) by Kenny Loui

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Is this book by Kenny Loui perfect? No, but it is freaking entertaining and fun. The title (There is No Shrimp … And Other Lies My Mother Told Me (UFO Catcher Ken Presents) ) tells you everything you need to know (though sometimes his mother’s lies are less malice and more “age appropriate” explanations, having a tease (at her son’s expense) and/or herself uncomfortable explaining the situation). These lies range from the downright silly (why are all of her photographs in black an white? Because […]

Should you happen to find yourself at Pike Place Market with money to spend…

Pasta for All Seasons by Michela Tartaglia

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Michela Tartaglia’s Pasta for All Seasons: Dishes that Celebrate the Flavors of Italy and the Bounty of the Pacific Northwest does what it says on the tin. It’s a beautiful cookbook that is really geared for people who have access to Seattle’s Pike Place Market or at least really good markets in the coastal Pacific Northwest. Chef Tartaglia even adds in the specific place you should source some of the ingredients. I can’t even be mad at how specific it is because it says it […]

Junior High but with magic and glitter

Kira and the (Maybe) Space Princess: (A Graphic Novel) (Magic Girls) by Megan Brennan

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Kira and the (Maybe) Space Princess: (A Graphic Novel) (Magic Girls) by Megan Brennan is a three rounded from a 2.5 rating. This is because on one level this graphic novel is a cute, manga inspired, girl power story. It is a typical “in middle school and it stinks (only I didn’t say stinks)” story. We have the outsider looking in, but wants to be on the inside. However, on the other hand these are not the nicest people in the universe. And I say […]

When a firebird crashes into your life

Atana V01: Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou

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The best way to describe the graphic novel, Atana V01: Atana and the Firebird is that it is a mix of K. O’Neil,  Swan Lake by Rey Terciero & Tidesong by Wendy Wu. In other words, it is a traditional fantasy story with female protagonists and magical elements. The artwork is uncomplicated, with basic details. It is not flashy but not plain either (there is a lovely image at the end that is perfect in that it has both the simplicity and it holds a […]

Sausage Dogs and Murder

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

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CBR Bingo, Edibles Arsenic and Adobo was a Cannonball book review choice, but I couldn’t get it from the library until after the discussion passed. Still, I do look a cozy mystery and I especially like a cozy mystery with recipes, I usually cook something from the recipes in the back of the book. (Full disclosure, I do not cook it, I show my husband the recipe and he makes it for me.) So I read this and enjoyed it, it was cute, and the […]

A girl, her best boy friend (but not boyfriend) and her crush

Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends) by Terri Libenson

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Surprisingly Sarah (Emmie & Friends) by Terri Libenson is the seventh installment of Libenson’s Emmie & Friends series. It is perfectly their signature style dealing with Lakeside school and the middle schoolers that go there. There are the typical growing pains, and how each character a book focuses on goes through them. And while each character has dealt with similar things, no two characters’ stories are exactly alike. And like previous graphic novels, the other characters pop up showing where we are in the timeline […]



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