Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Not sure if it’s me, the genre, or the book… #SummerRead

Gone Viking by Helen Russell

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…but I’m inclined to think it’s the book. I picked up Gone Viking earlier this summer for my book club (we’re all internationals living in a city in Denmark, and we chose this one because of links with Denmark). I was willing to give it a go, even though I never really read chick lit. (Note: not dissing the genre at all, just saying it’s usually not the sort of thing that interests me!) Since no one among us liked it (and others didn’t even finish), […]

Once more I dive into the breach of Sarah J. Maas’ overly sexual YA (#Remix)

Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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So after hate-reading most of Sarah J. Maas’ Throne of Glass series last year (haven’t been able to get through the last one yet), I decided to embark on reading her Court of whatevers series, because I needed something fluffy and vaguely risque.  (Important note: I do NOT mean it dismissively when I say something is fluffy. Just because it is written largely for teenage girls does not mean it is therefore automatically inferior!) I actually enjoyed it much more than I expected–at least until […]

Another super-addictive teen mystery (#Youths!)

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

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Before I write the review for Karen M. McManus’ new book Two Can Keep a Secret, I want to urge everyone to check out her first book: One of Us is Lying, which was one of the best books I read a few years ago. Tightly plotted, with a great solution, and characters that actually felt like real teens. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it to anyone who likes YA and mysteries/thrillers. Because of the category, I’m tagging this as my #Youths! bingo square. Or […]

History and travel: bingo two for two in a series (#History/Schmistory & Travel)

His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire #1) by Naomi Novik

Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2) by Naomi Novik

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I’m pretty behind on Bingo, so trying to catch up before it ends! Some quick reviews of two entries in a series I’ve been reading this year, both on audiobook: Temeraire (AKA His Majesty’s Dragon) and Throne of Jade, by Naomi Novik. Temeraire fits the History/Schmistory square, since it’s set in an alternate history, and Throne of Jade satisfies the requirements for Travel. This was the series Novik was known for before she delved into folklore fantasy with Uprooted and Spinning Silver. They’re difficult to compare, as […]

The bingo card is CLOSED

Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

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I’m on my work computer so I won’t get into the nitty gritty of my responses to some of this text but suffice to say that overall I really, really liked this essay collection. Do you enjoy feminist considerations of pop culture and our modern world, presented with wit and candor? Then grab Trick Mirror and be prepared to be both delighted and enraged (I mean, it’s feminist considerations of pop culture and our modern world, of course you’re going to be enraged). There are broad swaths of […]

The real book will be even better!

If the Shoe Fits by Deborah Guarino and Seth Hippen

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I requested this book on NetGalley based on the review of Cannonballer Chris, and then promptly forgot everything about it.  I knew it was a Cinderella variation based on the title, but that was about it.  I think I assumed it was a young adult novel at some point.  I went to open the file recently, and I found to my delight that I was wrong!  It’s a picture book, and a very clever one at that!   It is still a variation on Cinderella.  […]



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