Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Modern Day Teen Dragon Slayer in Rural Canada

The Story of Owen by E. K. Johnston

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Like everyone else in her rural community Siobhan is excited when it’s announced that Lottie Thorskard would be moving her family to area to take up residence as dragon slayers.  She just never thought it would have much to do with her own life, except hopefully mean less things on fire.  However, helping Owen Thorskard find his way to English class on his first day of school changes things.  Soon Siobhan has agreed to become Owen’s bard and is learning all sorts of interesting things […]

It took eleven volumes but there’s some actual character development. Now if only it went somewhere.

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! v.11 by Satoru Yamaguchi, Nami Hidaka

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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom is largely cozy isekai fantasy. Protagonist, a geeky gamer high schooler, dies/wakes up in the body of the antagonist of her favorite romance video game, and she has to avoid the bad outcomes for herself. Which she does mostly by being nice to everyone, and also clueless about the romance part. As in, noticing who is actually in love with whom. This almost active refusal to see what’s in front of her get annoying, […]

A Gentle Exploration of Getting Help With Your Mental Health In a Magical Setting

I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle

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After moving to London for her dream job making potions, young witch Joana seems to have it all.  She’s got a great group of friends and a lovely boyfriend.  Sure, her boss is a jerk, work is stressful, and figuring out housing is a pain, but really, she doesn’t have much to complain about.  Really.  Except exhaustion, sadness, and doubt take their toll, and Joana needs help to figure out how to take care of and accept herself. This is a graphic novel that I […]

A Rally Scoring story

Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos

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Match Point! by Maddie Gallegos is available but I was lucky enough to still have my online reader copy. However, there were a few places where a physical copy would have been welcomed. Things can be a bit crowded, though the images are a nice minimalistic approach, but are still giving you the extras illustrations have to move a story along.  The story is familiar, Rosie is a girl who does not like racquetball because of how her father pushes her into it, how he […]

So why do I like it? I really don’t know

Revival Deluxe Collection V02 by Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Jenny Frison

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I won’t say a lot about the plot of Revival Deluxe Collection V02 because it is just a continuation of volume one. But will summarize: After New Years Day, in a small Wisconsin town, the dead decided to sit up and say, “Howdy!” Okay, it wasn’t that neat, but the point is, a few of the dead didn’t stay dead. The rest is one really really screwed up ride where we see how ugly and unpredictable life is, and how the loved ones of the […]

Next stop: Healing

Next Stop: (A Graphic Novel) by Debbie Fong

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I assumed Next Stop: (A Graphic Novel) by Debbie Fong would be a funny a minute laugh out loud read/book. Now, while it has funny moments, it is actually a serious story about loss, love, friendship, family dynamics and coming of age. Therefore, you really can’t always judge a book by its cover.  The realistic, serious moments are relatable, thoughtful and even a bit educational. The humor is a nice balance to counter that. Then there is a bit of a supernatural element that you […]



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