Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The Arc of a Scythe was a welcome surprise

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

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This trilogy was of those surprise!sci-fi books I’ve mentioned in a previous review. I had exactly zero idea what exactly the book was about when I picked it up. I was doing Whatever-you-want-a-thon in June, and reading one of the hosts favourites gave extra points. As I had previously got this on Audible, I decided to give it a try and I absolutely loved it. So here we go with bulk reviews. Each book review will contain spoilers for the previous book, but I’ll try […]

Hacker Adventure with a Kitty

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

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Bingo 11 Book Club In preparation for CBR book club in September, I picked up Alif the Unseen; I chose this one since I’d already read one of the other options (The Bear and the Nightingale) and I picked up the other option off the library shelf, flipped through it, and decided ‘Nope, not my style, this writing would drive me nuts’. Having now read Alif the Unseen, I have to say, good job whoever suggested this. In some ways, the story reminded me of […]

Back the beginning in the underworld

Yuyu Hakusho vol 1 by Yoshihiro Togashi

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Bingo 10 Old Series Before getting to the review a little context: late 2006 or early 2007 I picked up a copy of Shonen Jump magazine (back when it still existed as a print thing one could buy in the grocery store), and eventually I bought it, and then subscribed. One of the series currently running around that time was Yuyu Hakusho; it was about ¾ of the way complete, and I read through the end of the serial publication of this series. I don’t […]

Violently in love

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

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Cbr13bingo Old Series Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009) is the first book in a trilogy that centers around Elizabeth Bennet and the zombie infestation of England. The second book, Dawn of the Dreadfuls, is a prequel, and the third book, Dreadfully Ever After is a sequel. The second two books in the series were written by Steve Hockensmith. Those familiar with Jane Austen’s novels will recognize expressions such as “violence of affection” and “violence of love” as they crop up frequently in her writing. […]

Why does God let His children suffer?

Revival Season by Monica West

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CBR 13 BINGO: Rep (explanation in review) This book came to me because author Ann Patchett recommended it on Goodreads. Not sure that it was something that I would have picked up otherwise based on the title, cover and subject matter, but I’m glad I did. The Horton family’s entire life is subsumed by the father’s ministry and thriving congregation in Texas. Known for his power to heal, Reverend Horton leaves his church and takes his family on the road every summer for revival season. […]

There are different kinds of darkness.

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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CBR BINGO: Cityscape square (bottom left corner) Slammed it shut and immediately requested the third book in this series from the library. May have murmured “so, so, good” under my breath first. I’d really just like to leave it there, but we have that pesky 250 word obligation so, here goes. This is the second book in the Court of Thorns and Roses series, so if you haven’t read that yet, by all means DO. This will get a smidge spoiler-y from this point on. In order to break a […]



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