Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Out of this world pizza and more

Pizza Witch by Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins

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Inclusion, CBR17 Pie Chart Challenge I find books mostly as reader copies and finished copies. Now, I try to have the reader copies physically in hand (it’s easier for me to read) but sometimes (and a lot more lately) I must settle for an online reader copy. And Pizza Witch by Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins came to me in an email that sent me to the graphic novels link to read. Due in mid September 2025, you’ll have a bit to wait before you […]

Being the new kids in school isn’t their only issue

Glitch Volume 1 by Abigail Blackman, Eleanor Summers and Shima Shinya

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While cleaning up older links to online reader copies, I found one from 2023. How or why it was still active, I do not know (I have had ones from February 2025 that have already become inactive). Therefore, yes Glitch Volume 1 by Abigail Blackman, Eleanor Summers (translator) and Shima Shinya is available in a finished copy, as are the other (so far) three volumes in this series. I am not sure if there will be more, but I hope it is wrapped up in […]

I devoured this whole trilogy twice in 12 nonconsecutive days

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

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I received Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries in our family Winter Solstice book exchange but didn’t start it until the end of January.  It was so engaging I blitzed through it in two days.  Having enjoyed it so much it was immediately re-read.  The re-read took only two days as well.  This same pattern was repeated when reading Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales.  Fortunately, I discovered this series at the perfect time.  Books one and two were already […]

Transformers: “Transform and Roll Out!”

Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint by Brian "Smitty" Smith 

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I read Transformers: Worst Bot Ever: Meet Ballpoint via an online reader copy. And to be honest, I am glad I did.  I am a fan of the old Transformer cartoon of the 1980s. I never got into the other shows or movies, but an occasional story/graphic novel is not off the table. But I know that my nephew is a fan and I am always looking for something that is not only appealing to him,  but not too kid-like or too mature.  Brian “Smitty” […]

The Stake of love

Bloody Mary by Nick Winn

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Silver Sprocket publishers had a sale. I looked up titles, found a few I wanted, and signed up for their monthly subscription for books. One of the books that came out of that mish-mash was called Bloody Mary by Nick Winn. It is a smidgen longer than a usual Zine, but it is more zine than what I consider a full-on graphic novel.  The first issue I had with it was that there are several moments where I felt like I started in the middle […]

Just a piece of the puzzle

Issunboshi: A Graphic Novel by Ryan Long

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Picture it: Feudal Japan where creatures of myth and folklore are real. You can liken it to some Western stories (which came first? I do not know, but I assume the Asian ones) and the adventures our tiny hero has will meet the pages with clever text and images. This graphic novel, Issunboshi: A Graphic Novel by Ryan Long, unfolds in quick layers. There are a few surprises, but for the most part, you know where things are going. The idea of “you do not […]



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