Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“That was the entire horror of it. But I didn’t know how to explain that.”

Sea Legs by Jules Bakes and Niki Smith

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This was a random find at the bookstore, which is why I’m such a proponent of wandering around and checking the sections I like once a month or so. You never know! Sea Legs is a middle grade graphic memoir that details Janey’s life on board her parents’ schooner. When the book opens, they’ve spent some time in Florida saving up money so they can start traveling again. Janey has enjoyed being in place long enough to go to school and has made a best […]

“You’re a creep. And to be honest, you kinda like being a creep…Don’t you?” — Phantom of the Opera YA Graphic Novel Romance Retelling!

Please Be My Star by Victoria Grace Elliott

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Please Be My Star is a YA romance retelling of Phantom of the Opera, with Erika being a shy, self-described creepy teenage girl and Christian being a handsome popular guy. Erika has moved to a new school and decides she wants to write and direct a one act play as part of the One-Act Stage Festival. She ends up with Christian, handsome, charming, and upright, as the star of her play. He’s enthusiastic about the role and his friends join as actors and tech for […]

“Things have been going pretty well:” Famous Last Words in a Romance Manga

Our Sweet One-Room Apartment by Kamoburger

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Our Sweet One-Room Apartment is a solid one volume BL. Kaname and Shima have been living together in Hokkaido in the titular one room apartment for a year and have been dating for two. They love each other and have great sex all the time. However, Kaname starts worrying that them having sex so much and him thinking about it constantly means that he’s a sex addict and he starts pulling away from Shima so that they have sex less. Shima starts worrying that Kaname […]

“I can’t bring myself to tell people how I actually feel:” Realistic Romance Manga

Takahashi from the Bike Shop Volume 1 by Arare Matsumushi

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I’m really glad I gave this a shot because it’s a great start to a romance series and I’m excited to see where it goes from here. Takahashi from the Bike Shop focuses on the relationship between Tomoko Hanno and Ryouhei Takahashi. Tomoko works at a stressful job and has trouble saying no to anyone. She starts to get to know Ryouhei, whom she thinks is a complete delinquent at first due to his dyed hair and general demeanor, after he helps her fix her […]

Picture it: 2002; rural Rigsby, Wisconsin

Foothold: Rigsby WI by S.E. Case

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Foothold: Rigsby WI by S.E. Case is a typical coming of age story that has some mature themes and language, therefore it is not for the too young or sensitive reader. Overall, it feels like a realistic and interesting portrayal of five high school students (four in high school, one who is homeschooled by her aunt). It is a story that is familiar and has a typical feeling of the era it is set (early 2000s, high school). As this seems to be volume one […]

I’m trying to think of a clever title that will grab attention but it all seems to frivolous for the subject

Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown

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The haunting cover of Run and Hide: How Jewish Youth Escaped the Holocaust by Don Brown does not really give you the whole picture of what is going to happen inside this book, but it is a great start. There are layers that will overlap, some things are familiar, others will give you more insight and others might be new stories or concepts. It does not feel like a subject for a graphic novel, but the subject translates well into this format, but it works […]



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