Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph
This weekend was a weekend filled with picture book reading, three graphic novels, a trip to drop the nephew off at his father’s and rewatching of the movie Coco (if you have not seen it, LOTS OF TISSUES required). In other words, a normal weekend that had a little bit of everything to fit the “at the moment” mood. And one of those moods was Odd. I have been putting off the picture book Odd Dog Out since I first found the reader copy. I […]
This is the fourth book in the Gideon and Sirius series. I believe I’ve read all four of them in this current Cannonball. After reading to the end, the author said he’s got at least two more books in the works. Hopefully I’ll get to read and review them for CBR11! In this book, Gideon ends up working about three cases at once. They all kind of sneak up on him while he’s going about his life. He’s volunteering at Angie’s Rescue (or Heather’s Rescue, […]
Greg Van Eekhout is now one of my favorite authors thanks to his Daniel Blackland series, starting with California Bones. In it he created a fascinating magic system called osteomancy, where one gets magical properties through consuming the remains of magical creatures. Magical creatures also being fellow spell casters. Not exactly fit for the tween and under set. However, Greg has just had Voyage of the Dogs come out and it is all ages. If you know a child that loves dogs and thinks outer space […]
This is the final book in the Gideon and Sirius series. As I noted in my earlier G&S reviews, I love Sirius. Obviously he’s my favorite character. Gideon is OK, especially because of the way he treats all dogs. I don’t remember how this book actually started, but the action really began one night when Sirius heard a dog outside in trouble. Sirius woke up Gideon and basically dragged him outside to see what was wrong with the dog. She had been attacked by a […]
So this is book two of the Gideon and Sirius series. Sirius is again one of the two main characters, and he’s just as lovable as in the first book. Gideon’s ok too. He’s a little childish, but I don’t find him that annoying. I read a few Goodreads reviews for these books, and a lot of people noted that Gideon’s constant puns and joking around are annoying. I’m a big fan of puns. My dad’s a big punner (made up word), so that endears […]
I apparently borrowed this book from Amazon Kindle Unlimited over a year ago. That fact does not reflect the quality of the book. Sometimes I just go on book-borrowing rampages Aaaaanyway… This is book one of the Gideon and Sirius series. Gideon is the man (a cop), and Sirius is the dog (also a cop). When I was first looking to read this book, I asked a question on Goodreads to make sure Sirius didn’t die. I figured that since it was the Gideon and […]
