Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Love, Destiny, and the Military Industrial Complex

Wicked Academia: Lost Stars by Jasmine Jenkins, Sophie Suliman

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Okay, help, I’ve just read a damn good book on Kindle Unlimited and I think that might be a sign of the apocalypse? Hear me out! Essentially, Lost Stars takes place in a universe where a trio of gods fell apart after one went evil, another killed him for it, and the mother goddess prophesied three more children who were supposed to redeem and replace what they all broke. …but then that never happened. Until three total disaster teenagers ruin a national festival and save […]

Yo Ho Ho and a Pot of Tea

A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne

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Reyna and Kianthe are off on their quest to find the missing dragon eggs when they’re roped into helping a local lord deal with a pirate problem with the assistance of a local constable, Bobbie.  When Reyna finds out that Bobbie and Serina, the problem pirate, were childhood best friends, she immediately smells trouble and romance.  And meddling happens to be one of her hobbies.  But the four women will soon find that their issues might be interconnected, and it may take all of them […]

CBR 15 Bingo: Politics – Mistborn Era 1

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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***Spoilers for the first book in the series*** ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The Well of Ascension: I loved the first book in this series, The Final Empire. I love a well-done Fantasy heist, and I dearly loved the characters, so I was eager to get into the second book. This was a completely different beast. The Well of Ascension is much more focused on the politics of rule, especially after the end of a tyrant. Kelsior’s Crew has installed Elend Venture, the young political […]

Fantasy is Social Commentary and I Love It

Witch King by Martha Wells

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CBR15Bingo — Relation “ship” — This is a very relationship focused book and they spend time on two different ships as well. My first Martha Wells! And a nice way to start, as I fully enjoyed this book and am glad I went ahead and bought it at full price after dithering over it at the bookstore two days in a row. I got the B&N signed edition, which is a sturdy hardcover with her signature embossed in gold on the inside cover. I thought […]

More Zoons, Please

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

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Drum Billet, a wizard who is about to die, goes to the small town of Bad Ass (yes, really) to pass his magical staff on to the about-to-be-born 8th son of an 8th son. Only just after he does so, it’s revealed that this 8th son is actually a girl. And the problem is that on Discworld all witches are female and all wizards are male. There’s never been a female wizard – until now. Named Eskarina, as she grows up she is trained in […]

Wha’ happen?

A Fire Endless (Elements of Cadence, #2) by Rebecca Ross

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I lost almost all of my interest in this series while about 25% through A Fire Endless, for no apparent reason at all. I’m having a hard time thinking of anything to say about it because my apathy is speaking very loudly right now. I really liked the first book (a Scottish inspired fantasy with romantic elements), even if it wasn’t a favorite or anything, but by the time I got to this one I just didn’t care anymore! I honestly could have DNFed and […]



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