Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Rise of the Huntress

Rise of the Huntress by Joseph Delaney

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I don’t know why Goodreads showed me giving this four stars, I did not. This was three stars, at best. Taking up soon after the events in Greece and Tom and Alice doing something really dumb (again) we have the two of them and the Spook returning home and realizing it’s been destroyed and the County has been overrun. They decide to flee to the island of Mona and once again, they have some evil doers out there, some in league with the Fiend (again) […]

Clash of the Demons by Joseph Delaney

Clash of the Demons by Joseph Delaney

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Whelp, this was just not good at all. Compared to the length of the other books I can’t believe I am going to say this, this needed to be longer. Too much got cramped in here, too many reveals (no spoilers) and way too short of an ending to move onto the next thing. I was interested in how things were going to go down in Greece, but geez it was rushed, it didn’t make a lot of sense, and of course if you know […]

Wrath of the Bloodeye by Joseph Delaney

Wrath of the Bloodeye by Joseph Delaney

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I thought the fifth book in the series was just okay, there were some really bad plot elements in this one and I think the book fast forwarded a bit to get to the next book in the series (spoiler alert, it was not good) and better time would have been spent setting this up better. We have Tom being sent off to train with a new Spook so he can learn about different types of witches, but also more one on one combat. Also, […]

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 […]

While looks easy, there is a lot packed it and not all of it is nice, but worth the read

Fitting Indian by Jyoti Chand and Tara Anand

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Fitting Indian by Jyoti Chand and Tara Anand has several potential triggers. They include (but are not limited to): self-harm, alcohol consumption, sexual context, suicidal thoughts, bullying, mental health, suicide attempt, and cultural situations/responses. Despite the issues, or maybe because of them, this is actually a fantastic story about how mental health is “hidden” even when it is right in front of you. The idea of being the “perfect Indian girl”, the idea of the “favorite son,” the idea of family and honor, and more, […]

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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