Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I Will Read All Of These Retellings

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

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Well, one (totally irrelevant) thing I learned from reading this is that, despite having been in the play Elektra, I only remember ONE LINE, and it wasn’t even mine. This is one of loads of female-perspective retellings that have come out recently – think Circe and Ariadne – and I will read all of them. Peopled by men of myth and popular legend, Clytemnestra tells the tales from the perspective of the woman (the evil, cruel Queen herself) involved.  And she is MAGESTIC. From her […]

The Outcast Series

A Kingdom of Exiles by S.B. Nova

A Kingdom of Nomads by S.B. Nova

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In book one, we meet Serena.  Long & lanky, different from the other girls in the village, Serena is a pretty classic Cinderella, complete with dead dad and wicked stepmother.  Who, when her plan to sell her stepdaughter’s virginity to the local smith’s apprentice falls through, sets her up for a trial as a changeling. As one does, I guess? When found guilty-ish, Serena is set out in a cage overnight in the forest.  The theory is, if she’s a changeling, the fae will come […]

Action Packed With Great Character Moments

Daindreth's Traitor by Elisabeth Wheatley

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With Daindreath and Amira now prisoners of the Istovari, and Thadred, missing presumed dead by everyone, lost in the Cursewood with his new friend the kelpie, the trio has their work cut out for them.  They’ll need to convince the Istovari that they’re allies, and hopefully, break Daindreath’s curse.  But their pursuers are still on their trail, and time is not with them.  Plus the Istovari are not particularly interested in anything except killing Daindreath.  It may take all of their skills to escape the […]

“I’ve little experience being gracious, so brace for disappointment.”

The War Priest by Ann Aguirre

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Book 5 of Ann Aguirre’s Ars Numina series and it shows. Plot: Callum McRae has been a monk for 15 years, because he doesn’t trust himself out in the real world, but the catastrophe in Ash Valley and its impact on the bear clam has forced him out of hiding and into leadership on the eve of a Golgoth army landing on the bears’ doorstep. And they don’t trust him to lead them to victory, if one is even possible against such overwhelming odds. On […]

A Storm Is Coming and More Change Is On Its Way

The Silver Mist by Yasmine Galenorn

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Ember and the gang are still investigating the Fae hate group responsible for recent attacks.  An old friend of Herne’s has also reached out asking for help, thinking his wife might be possessed or something similar due to her odd behavior and the strange weather patterns.  When their undercover agent in the Fae hate group disappears though, things start to get serious, and it’s clear that a storm is coming. The personal stakes help give a heightened sense of urgency, and the book does a […]

A Day At A Time

Smoulder by Laurel K Hamilton

Slay by Laurel K Hamilton

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Normally I would have needed to make these books two individual reviews, but books 29 and 30 cover so little time in the world of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter that a single review will suffice.  If you have not read any of this series, this review is not going to encourage you to start,  or explain the basic premise.  It may convince you to save yourself, though, if you were considering it. Y’all, I think it might be time for me to give these up.  […]



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