Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Sisters, secrets and dog catchers

Ruff Day (Sixth-Grade Shape-Shifter) by Steven Scott

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Ruff Day (Sixth-Grade Shape-Shifter) by Steven Scott and illustrated by Lavinia Brandizi is due in August 2025. And in fact, perhaps the whole series is. It is possible then that when reading my online reader copy I was not starting with book one. This would make sense as there are several pieces of information that are missing and are only “filled in” as almost sidebars and/or to explain to someone when they find out the secret of our main character. The premise is that our […]

Featuring A Gold-Toothed, Tattooed, Mystery-Solving Nun

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

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Sister Holiday is not your average nun. She came to the Church later in life, after a misspent youth full of punk rock, tattoos, and a love affair that broke her heart. But she’s committed her life going forwards to the Sisters of the Sublime Blood, a very small progressive order located in New Orleans, and the only order in the whole country that would accept her. As one of the sisters, she’s also expected to teach at St. Sebastian’s, the parochial school attached to […]

A Vajazzle on a Nun

London Rules by Mick Herron

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“We’re talking about a bunch of mindless bottom-feeders whose general ignorance of our way of life is tempered only by their indifference to human suffering, we’re all agreed on that?” “Is this the politicians or the killers?” “Good point, but I meant the killers.” This series follows a bunch of Mi5 (British secret service) agents who’ve messed up so badly that they end up at a building called Slough House and have been nicknamed the Slow Horses. They’re given mundane tasks, under a deliberately offensive […]

Decent Twists and Turns

The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda

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Best for: Fans of claustrophobic mysteries with possibly unreliable narrators and reasonable twists. In a nutshell: Abby works at in a town where seven people have gone missing in four separate incidents over the years. The sibling of the latest to disappear has arrived at the Inn where she works, and he has questions. Worth quoting: Nothing stood out. Why I chose it: When I was visiting my parents last month, my mother recommended this as something I’d like. Review: This was an interesting mystery. […]

Queer Professional Snoop Solving Mysteries in Space

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite, Blair Baker (narrator)

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About a month ago a large sinkhole opened in the interstate a few miles from where I live, and it has wrecked absolute chaos on my commute since as it closed the eastbound lanes of said interstate, and the detours send everyone directly into my commute. My peaceable 35-minute drive to work has bloomed to over an hour and is unpredictable so I’m leaving even earlier to ensure I get to work on time and don’t get docked pay, again. So… I have significantly increased […]

Not sure if this was a hit or miss, so guess it’s appropriate for my third cannonball

The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht 

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The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht  (Watterson wrote and illustrated with Kascht also illustrating) is very odd and very amazing. It is an experience book. The authors/illustrators are geniuses and seriously disturbed. The black and white illustrations make for a unique read. If you like Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson’s signature creation) and its darker side (and it can get deep) then I would say that you are still not prepared for what is happening. I am not familiar with John Kascht and […]



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