Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

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Honestly this was just a very long fantasy novel that ends on a cliffhanger. If I hadn’t gotten the second book in the series as an ARC, I would never have picked this one up. “The Forest Grimm” follows 16 year old Clara who is hoping her name gets picked at her village’s Lottery so that she can be picked to search in the Forest Grrimm for the Lost Ones that have disappeared over the past three years. Clara’s mother went missing three years ago […]

“If Thunderclan is to survive, we must have new warriors” — Great Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Classic Series!

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #1 by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter

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I’ve already written at length here before how much I enjoy Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter’s work, so it’s no surprise that I was thrilled to see this at the bookstore. I was even more thrilled to realize this is the first of three planned books, so I have two more to look forward to when they publish! Any time artists I’ve been following for a while get a multi book deal, especially to work on a famous media property, I am hopeful this means […]

I liked the characters but not the omegaverse

Knot that Simple by Amy Oliveira

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I think I have to admit that omegaverse is not for me. There were a lot of things I liked about Amy Oliveira’s Knot that Simple, and that helped me realize that the element I didn’t love was the omegaverse part. Let me clarify here that just because omegaverse isn’t my cup of tea, doesn’t mean I think there’s anything wrong with liking it. I took a chance on Knot that Simple because I’ve enjoyed Amy Oliveira’s social media posts. I can tell that the […]

Oh It Is Fun!

This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher

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Old friends reuniting for a royal wedding? How timely! I’m sure everyone will be so glad to see each other again after years of very determined not speaking. Ten years ago best friends Beatrice and Elowen, rogue Clare and the valiant Galwell the Great banded together to save the realm. They succeeded and it ruined their lives. Since then they’ve been burying themselves in their various vices trying to forget the past. But when the queen of Mythria sends you an invitation to her upcoming […]

You Cannot See the Face of God

Pavil's Mask by Jérémy Perrodeau

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Point one: I read Pavil’s Mask by Jérémy Perrodeau in English, though my images taken from the online reader site I was reading this from, are in what I am assuming is French.  Point two: I know I say it often, but this book was f’d up! But not in a bad way. Or even, a good way. It is what it is. The story is based in a Chinese lore and has feelings of other Asian cultures and Indigenous cultures with a large and […]

I’m Still Not Clear on How Different Wit and Skill Are

Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

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This was heavy. I had heard Robin Hobb wrote depressing books, but I expected it to be depressing due to trauma and loss, and while the books aren’t short on those things, equally depressing is the powerlessness of Fitz. I sometimes found myself chafing at the restrictions placed upon him as someone who has both too much and too little power. As the son of a prince, he is viewed as important and maybe even a threat, but as the bastard son of a prince, […]



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