Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Spookiness and Secrets Coming to Light, Maybe

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, vols. 13-14. by Aidalro

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I’m going part literal and part metaphorical with the shadows with vols. 13-14 of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun. On the literal side, a good chunk of the story in these two parts of the series take place in the spirit world which seems like a shadowy place, and the spirits who can cross into the real world are almost always popping up out of a shadow. This is also the part of the story where two shadows (ie mysteries) that have been going on for a while […]

Over the River, Into the Woods…

The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne

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Read this as part of CBR14Bingo: adapt. This book was adapted into a movie that will be released later this year. It also features a character who has to adapt to a new situation after living in captivity the first part of her life.  Books about the outdoors and/or survivalism are not my thing. Neither are complicated family dramas where abuse has to be parsed and unpacked. Yet this one really worked for me and became one of my favorite crime novels of the year, even […]

Feelings…. in spaaaaaaace

The Reinvented Heart by Cat Rambo

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CBR14Bingo: Heart – because the theme of the anthology is relationships in SF, so they all involve feelings from the heart I’ll be honest, that cover completely caught my eye, and when I saw this anthology had stories from Naomi Kritzer, Seanan McGuire and JANE YOLEN!!!! I couldn’t resist. The overarching theme is that of relationships in science fiction – romantic, familial, or platonic – with all the stories written by female or nonbinary authors. It’s divided into three unequal sections. The first section “Hearts” has […]

Strange but Not Fun

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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I think Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh must have originally come into my orbit off of a Goodreads recommendation list. The striking image of a dead lamb on the cover caught my eye, and buzzwords like “macabre” and “grotesque” pulled me in. The publisher’s description seemed like it would be up my alley as well – I’m generally a fan of books that explore religion, faith, and climate catastrophe.  The plot follows a year in the fictional medieval village of Lapvona, in particular following Marek, the […]

“As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure.”

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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Although I saw all of the rave reviews (‘saw’, not ‘read’), it took me a while to get this lovely novella. Part of the blame is on my library system, as it took several months before All Systems Red, by Martha Wells, was available, but mostly the blame lies with me. Although I have read some fantastic science fiction over the years, I am very cautious when it comes to this genre – perhaps because my older brother was a huge sci-fi nerd? (Certainly he […]

CBR14 Bingo – Week 6 Check-in

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Welcome to the Week 6 CBR 14 Bingo Check-in! You can see the card and the rules on the kick-off post. This week’s mood: Virgo Season has arrived! I am either a good Virgo or a bad Virgo because I don’t know what Virgo Season means (I have been assured it’s not a form of hunting season), but I do know Cannonballers are posting more reviews this week.   Please check your tags and make sure you are using cbr14bingo. Ale – 5 reviews anana – 2 […]



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