Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

My addition is being feed with books to read

Hello Face by Aya Khalil

Can You Find Doug’s Dog? by Jane Caston

Firefly Galaxy by Sarah Nelson

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My bookdealer came through for me again. This time I had around a half dozen finished, real life, copies of titles (though all are officially due April 2024).  I will start with Hello Body! Hello Face! (or Hello Face! Hello Body! I’ve seen it both ways) as it was the one that slipped out of the package first, and since I had a few minutes, read first. However, the rest were longer, and as I was at work, wait I must!  Hello Face by Aya […]

The rom-com romp

Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

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I was hesitant to start Lunar New Year Love Story for a few reasons: I am not a romance reader; I thought the use of Leuyen Pham as the illustrator was an odd choice; and as I like Gene Luen Yang, would I build this book up too much and it would not live up to my hype?  Well, I am still not a romance reader and the arc was not how I run my romance life, but it was fun and heartwarming. (Granted if […]

Dystopian romance and humanity

Heart Attack by Shawn Kittelsen

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Includes triggers. Not for under aged 14 (and even then, know your reader). I’m rating Heart Attack by Shawn Kittelsen, Eric Zawadzki and Mike Spicer a 4 for several reasons: It is a strong take on what is happening today. It is an interesting story about family (biological and found) and how friendships and love shapes us. It talks about how power and greed corrupts both good and not so good people. And we see how things are not perfect, but humanity does try to […]

Breathtaking, thoughtful

Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto

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I was hanging out in a vehicle, waiting for the driver to come out of the grocery store. I had a few books with me and decided to pick the biggest one up (well, longest physically/horizontally) as the sun was hitting me right in the eyes and thought maybe it would block things. It mostly did, as it was (as I said) horizontal and not the usual vertical style. And what this book turned into was not just a poor woman’s sunshade, but one of […]

Second verse, same as the first with differences

Verse V02: The Second Gate by Sam Beck

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After I finished Verse V02: The Second Gate I said, well, time to put in a request for book three Yet, Sam Beck’s next volume is not due until mid/late August 2024. I am not sure I can handle that as I really want to know what happens to everyone and most of us should probably read this (at least) trilogy back-to-back as there is a lot going on and unless you have a great memory, you might have forgotten a few things like I […]

A berry-colored world

My Own World by Mike Holmes

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Some Spoilers below:  I was not sure what I expected with My Own World, but this is an odd book. I am not sure if author Mike Holmes is basing it off of their own experiences, or if it is a universal story about the misfit and how he tries to overcome things.  If you are a 10-to-14-year-old, you might take it at face value: a boy finds/creates a magic world to hide in. It is a world where he is in charge (unlike his […]



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