Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

That time Princess Donut saved Carl from the alien invasion

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

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After seeing 2 Cannonballers more or less start the year with these, I was very curious. Add a narfna endorsement in the comments, and, of course, I was going to check it out. And then immediately burned through all the existing novels – I hear the audiobooks are incredible so might do a reread soon that way but I am not sure I would have had the patience for a 26+ hour audio book as a first read through (for some of the later books). […]

Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover?

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

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Ok, I admit it. I judged a book by its cover. I really try to not be shallow or too focused on aesthetics when I walk through a bookstore, but I admit that the cover for Cloud Cuckoo Land has been catching my eye for a few years now. I know a good cover has no relation to the quality of the book, but something must draw my attention when I am not hunting with a specific book in mind. So, when I saw Cloud […]

If you like wildly imaginative and clever sci-fantasy this series is the one for you

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

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The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook is the third book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Review for book one Dungeon Crawler Carl Review for book two Carl’s Doomsday Scenario Carl and Princess Donut have descended to the fourth level of the dungeon and into the Iron Tangle.  An entire level that exists exclusively in subways but has trains of all types from steam engines to monorails.  There is no map, there are colored lines (yes, zomp actually is a color) and named lines (like the Nightmare Express), trains […]

“Don’t look at me like that’s my fault. I’m just telling you shit I know.”

Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells

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Last fall I started a full Murderbot Diaries re-read in the lead up to our Cannonball Read book club about all things Murderbot. I got five stories read, but then November and December happened, and I did not get to finish in 2024. But that’s okay, I have the remaining books in my custody for January and I can get to the last new-to-me Murderbot (System Collapse) in just a couple of weeks!  My main takeaway this time through Fugitive Telemetry is that I missed […]

A Somewhat Predictable Novel with a Strong Heart

The Bones Beneath My Skin by T. J. Klune

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I think Artemis Darth Vader might be one of my favorite characters. She’s one of the 3 main characters in this book, and she’s so much fun. Our trio is rounded out with Nate and Alex. After being fired from his job, and while still dealing with a complex emotional reaction to his parents’ deaths, Nate heads to the cabin in Oregon that his parents left him. He is surprised to find it occupied by Alex and Artemis (Art), who are on the run and […]

The Ghost in the Machine

Rubicon by J. S. Dewes

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One of my favourite reads last year was J. S. Dewes The Divide trilogy. When I learned that she’d also written a standalone novel, Rubicon, I had to pick it up. It is set in a world where humanity lives on two planets orbiting a dying sun (just how imminent the death approaches is a topic somewhat up for debate) and is at war with a race of sentient robots, known as Mechs. Adriene Valero is a “pathfinder” in a military unit (sort of a […]



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