Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

This story is “…not (about) my race, not the color of my skin, we’re talking about my economic class, my lack of privilege and my big ole brain.” But it is about race for privilege….and advantage and…. well you know

Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink by Matthew Medney, Kyle Faehnrich

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Chupacabra: Tales Of Blood & Ink by Matthew Medney, Kyle Faehnrich and editor Steve Orlando is a horror graphic novel for older readers. It has a strong aged 15/16 and up tone, but also reads quickly. The violence is not subtle, but not necessarily gratuitous either. Yet, there are places that sometimes went for the, “Ooooh-kaaay, what was that?” and “WHY was that?” It has a typical graphic novel/comic look. It is dark, crowded, sometimes the action blends in and can’t be easily “read” or […]

Werewolf Pack Dynamics

Full Shift by Jennifer Dugan, Kristen Seaton

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So imagine if you were a female teenage werewolf, who felt like an outsider even among your pack.   And imagine if you happened to think you were making a supernatural connection with your crush, a girl you’ve known since grade four, but it turned out to be a bit of a miscommunication.  And imagine what if your dad had passed away (being a werewolf, does not exempt people from death) and you are trying to deal with that?  On top of all that what if […]

No one is born knowing how friends work. You figure it out as you go along.

Icarus by K. Ancrum

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This house was loud and bright and full, and Icarus shivered into it like it was the first time he was being allowed in out of the cold. ― K. Ancrum, Icarus CBR 16 Bingo: Celestial Icarus is a seventeen-year-old boy in his senior year of high school. As soon as he graduates, or even as soon as he turns eighteen, he plans to leave home. His father, Angus, is an art thief. However, he and Icarus only steal from Mr. Black. Icarus does not […]

“All I’ve ever tried to do is the right thing. If that’s so very different from how things have been done before, then what’s done before was wrong.”

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

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CBR16 Bingo: Smash – This book combines elements of fantasy (dragons) and science fiction (steampunk). The cultures depicted also smash and clash together throughout the book. All Anequs wants to do is live in peace with her tribe, content to be ignored by the Anglish conquerers who’ve taken over most of the continent. However, when she bonds with the first dragon to hatch on their island in generations, she must attend their academy and adapt to their ways if she hopes to keep her dragon. This […]

Where is the win for Winifred?

The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

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The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle has been on my TBR for ages. And while I am giving the book a four (due to averaging out all the pieces), I was not loving it as much as I hoped. You see, I built it up a bit too much and therefore, of course it couldn’t live up to my expectations. Still, if I had come at it fresh or as a teen (at least a strong 10 and up, but more likely 12/13 and […]

The sneakers don’t make the girl

Nansi Graphic Novel Volume 1 Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland

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Nansi Graphic Novel Volume 1 Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland and Claudia Davila is a quick and cute story about running your own race and not worrying about what others have or if they are better. You just have to do your best and be better than you were. Also, we have the theme of no matter how cool they sound, shoes do not make the girl (well, I might argue that point, but certainly the sneakers in question do not make the girl […]



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