Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

What Happens When You Get a Two For One Deal When Summoning a Savior From Another World

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 3 by Kazuki Irodori

The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 4 by Kazuki Irodori

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When corporate worker Seiichirou Kondou accidentally gets pulled into a parallel universe, he ends up asking for a job.  Having been caught up in the spell that summons a “holy maiden” to save the kingdom, he’s something of loose end, but if he can’t return to his old life, he’ll make the best of things.  Before long, he’s reforming the Royal accounting department and has drawn the attention of Captain Aresh of the Royal guard.  But there are dangers in this new world that Seiichirou […]

Academia, Fae, and Falling In Love

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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Emily Wilde has come to Hrafnsvik in order to finish her book.  A researcher of the Faerie, Emily is good at research, less so with people.  But this book will make her academic career, and she is determined to finish it.  Of course, that means dealing with the local villagers as well as her acadmic rival Wendell Brambleby, who she’s almost certain is one of the Folk himself, who has showed up.  But even as Emily gets closer to discovering the secrets of the Hidden […]

“Maybe I was right. We’re not normal people. We are monsters. But if we’re monsters, we’ll thrive in the dark. Together.”

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

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The first book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy came to my attention thanks to my fellow Cannonballers. I feel like I went from knowing absolutely nothing about this book or its author to being flooded with information about it and somehow still managing to go into the reading experience with extraordinarily little spoiled for me (something I hope to accomplish with my own review). Malin’s review from March was the linchpin as I don’t traditionally go in for dark romance but if Malin gave it her […]

“Isn’t it nice,” the older lady said, leaning in so that only Penelope could hear her words, “to discover that we’re not exactly what we thought we were?”

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

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This is a re-read for me, put to the front of the line by a weeklong battle with a sinus infection and certain sectors of my social media intake being flooded with Bridgerton season three promos featuring Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton as Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton. As I am not made of stone, I’ve read all 8 main Bridgerton books, watched the first two seasons of the show (a lack of Netflix subscription prevented my viewing of the Queen Charlotte season), and have […]

Oh Lois, you hold my heart so gently.

Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold

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So, you pick up a science fiction mystery novel by your favorite author. You know the one, who wrote your favorite character of all time? It’s another in her long, award winning series following Miles Naismith Vorkosigan through his life of adventure and mystery. (if you’ve read Bujold, you know why you never leave out Naismith in his name.) The soletta – the key to terraforming Komarr – has just been hit and almost catastrophically damaged by an ore freighter. Miles is a newly minted Imperial […]

Compelling Characters and an Interesting World

Spellbound by Allie Therin

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Rory Brodigan’s gift comes at a cost, and he’s done his best to keep his head down and finding counterfeit antiques pays the bills.  However, when Arthur Kenzie waltzes into his life with a job, things get much more complicated.  Arthur and his team of paranormal friends do their best to protect the world from supernatural relics, and they need help with this latest one.  Arthur’s hoping that Rory can help them with the latest one that has wandered into their hands, but Rory’s reluctant […]



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