Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

And I thought I needed a raise

Vern, Custodian of the Universe by Tyrell Waiters

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I cannot say I am always confused about things that deal with the multiverse, but it can really mix me up. But Vern, Custodian of the Universe was a bit more straightforward, even with some complex ideas about the multiverse. We only touch on a very small handful of possible outcomes to Earth or Earth-like planets, but they range from reptilian to computer to human beings running things. And in each world things are messed up. Tyrell Waiters created the world of Vern, a terribly […]

Of course cats are sentient and working with villains

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

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CBR15 Bingo: Adulthood – Charlie struggles with many of the downsides to adulthood, loans, parental loss, divorce, and barely scrapping by.  Bingo #3! History (replaced with Nostalgia) to Europe. John Scalzi is almost an auto buy for  our household.  However, the most recently trilogy had us feeling a little cold.  Then last year’s The Kaiju Preservation Society was a spectacular showcase of what makes Scalzi such a fun writer.  Based on The Kaiju Preservation Society I was already looking forward to my preorder of Scalzi’s newest […]

“When one enters a door, one must be brave enough to see the other side.”

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

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Poetic, fantasy forward portal type science fiction. Plot: January’s father is a travelling archeologist, working with the financial backing of the wealthy Mr. Locke. Indeed, his generosity extends to taking January on as a ward while her father travels the world. Unfortunately, growing up a mixed-race girl in the house of a wealthy white man with no parenting skills is a mixed bag. January grows up a deeply isolated girl, surrounded by myths of portals to other worlds. Only it turns out they aren’t myths, […]

How real is the the beast within?

Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories by David Small

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The beasts inside of us take many forms in the pages of Werewolf at Dusk: And Other Stories. Sometimes these beats are real and sometimes they are in our dreams. The three characters of these stories take journeys we might relate too, but also we will find something, too. David Small’s signature style artwork are characters themselves and support the stories. As I had a reader copy, I am assuming the illustrations will be black and white, but I think they were complete with the […]

The first book in an intimidatingly long series about nerdy, silly, time-travel historians, with a surprising amount of angst and drama.

Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St. Mary's, #1) by Jodi Taylor

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“If this was one of those books, there would now be three pages of head-banging sex. The reality was that he pulled me close, whispered, ‘Mfhbnnntx,’ and I pulled his arm over me like a cover and muttered, ‘Trout,’ and that was pretty much it.” This was a lot better than I thought it would be! (I’ve seen quite a few negative or lukewarm reviews.) I had fun with it. This strange little book is one that only could have come from the bonkers ground […]

Getting more than goosebumps

You're Invited to a Creepover V01 Truth or Dare by P.J. Night

You're Invited to a Creepover V02 You Can't Come in Here! by P.J. Night

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I never read Goosebumps as a kid, but did read R. L. Stine’s Fear Street, and other authors like that. Funny thing was, I never liked horror. Mystery yes, and if it was a thriller I was okay, but not full out horror. The other funny thing was, I probably was reading horror as there were vampires, witches, ghosts, and occasionally the oddness of the supernatural. As an adult I realized there are levels of thriller/horror, and P. J. Nighty has done just that. Along […]



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