Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Pablo probably wishes he was the one stuffed in his locker

Monster Locker Volume 1 by Jorge Aguirre

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Currently available (but I read via an online reader copy), Monster Locker Volume 1 is a fun book that is a bit predictable for adults, but for at least 8 and up (more 10 to 13 perhaps) this is going to be a neat adventure. A mostly diverse cast of characters allows us to see a family following traditions but also forgetting its past. Then magic happens (cue a magic cell phone, a typical kid, and some ancient goddesses) and chaos happens. This is all […]

Second time is still a charm

Doña Quixote #2 Flight of the Witch by Rey Terciero

Squire & Knight V02: Wayward Travelers by Scott Chantler

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Two sequels that show that you need to continue with a series to find out what they are all about are the theme of this review. Just read Doña Quixote one and Squire & Knight one before you read these two, but no real spoilers here, only teasers to make you want to! Doña Quixote #2 Flight of the Witch by Rey Terciero and illustrator Monica M. Magaña was a  graphic novel that I did not care for as much as I did the first […]

A Cozy Story About “Exotic Bean Water”

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

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This was just what I needed given the stress I’ve been feeling lately, and I wish I hadn’t waited so long to read it. It was such a cozy read that I almost teared up at how comforting it is. The story focuses on Viv, whose 3rd person perspective we get, as she sets about opening up a coffee shop in the city of Thune, a city whose residents have never heard of coffee. She was previously a mercenary but doesn’t want to die in […]

“Fascinating. You look all frail and breakable, but you’re really a violent little thing, aren’t you?”

The Fourth Wing Part 1 by Rebecca Yarros

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I do not enjoy young adult novels. This is very much a young adult novel. It claims to be general content, but it is a beat by beat young adult Hunger Games type novel, with maybe a bit more gore. Plot: There’s a ruthless society and they send everyone to a school where people get placed in different colleges. This time, it’s classic high school rules – the jocks go to fight, the nerds go to the library, and we don’t really care about anyone […]

“Your life is the biggest bargaining chip you have. Before you choose where to spend it, be sure you understand what you’re getting in return.”

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

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This is the 4th book in the Wayward Children series. Last year, I read the first several books in the series. These are all so short, which is nice for the ones you don’t like as well but makes the ones you DO like a bit disappointing as it leaves you wanting more. I read these while on a trip, and intended to continue reading them once I was home but I never did. But, In an Absent Dream just stuck with me. In an Absent […]

Style over substance but not in a bad way

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

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I know I’m a little late getting into this series, but I have to say I sort of get the hype about The Empress of Salt and Fortune.  The world of the story is pretty interesting if a little underdeveloped, but I’m guessing that gets expanded in the later volumes of which I think there are now 3 more. Really, my only complaint is that the frame character and scenario is so underdeveloped. The here and now frame has a cleric and their talking animal […]



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