Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

How to balance social justice, politics, lost love, and maybe more

Soulstar by C. L. Polk

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Bingo 23: They She He I have to admit, I think I saw C.L. Polk saying on social media she/they (both pronouns are noted in the bio at the back of the book) was either non-binary or bisexual, or maybe both? Thing is, I’m not sure, but it turns out it didn’t matter and I can use Soulstar for this square anyways, as one of the main new characters is most certainly non-binary. Soulstar is the final of the Kingston Cycle trilogy, each of which […]

What is the distinction between magic and technology?

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennet

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BINGO – CITYSCAPE Sancia a thief and a damn good one. She gets hired in the city-state of Tevanne to do the jobs that no one else will be able to get done because Sancia isn’t just any average thief. Sancia is able to put her skin onto any other thing and know it. If she’s touching a wall, she knows where all the footholds are; if she’s touching the floor, she knows what and who are currently on the floor; if she’s touching water, […]

Not a cliche

James Acaster's Classic Scrapes by James Acaster

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Bingo: self care; my go-to comfort reads are personal essays – bonus points if they’re funny, too. (And that makes bingo #4, with column 3) For me it’s a bit hit and miss whether a stand-up comedian or comedic actor’s talent translates to the written word; just because you’re funny on screen doesn’t mean you can write a funny story for readers. (Looking at you, H Jon Benjamin – some books just don’t need to be written.) James Acaster fell in the middle for me. […]

A beautiful but heartbreaking read

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

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CW: everything (seriously, anything awful you can think of, it’s probably in this book) Bingo: Flora Without a doubt Hurricane Season is one of the best books I’ve read this year. I cannot recommend it enough, but have to warn that it is an exceptionally painful book to read. Inspired by a true story (which Melchor initially wanted to explore in a non-fiction book, but decided against due to the danger she’d expose herself to in trying to research it), Hurricane Season unspools the story of […]

Davy Jones Locker

Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke

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Read as part of CBR13Bingo: Machine. The book revolves around a missing Nazi sub sunk in the Louisiana Gulf Coast as a MacGuffin.  Sigh. Every Dave Robicheaux novel will feature things that will both delight and frustrate me… The good… -Some wonderful descriptions of south Louisiana atmosphere, both weather and culture. You really feel like your transported to the place but not in a gratuitous way. -A few True Detective-esque reflections on the nature of life and crime that’ll take my breath away and keep me […]

Very sweet for something that has so much to do with, er, milking

Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

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CBR13Bingo: Rec’d by katie71483 I know I’m late to the party as literally everyone was talking about this last month, but, wow, this book! That cover does not do it justice. I mean, yes, there’s lots of milking of giant monster cocks, but there’s also millennial job angst, a sweet relationship buildup, and lots of coffee. Violet is pretty much your typical millennial: overeducated, underemployed and drowning in student loan debt. And it’s not like living in the city is cheap, either! Just as it […]



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