Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Eh. It was all right.

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

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This is by far my least favorite of Schwab’s books, but I think that judgment has actually been coming for a while. I liked her last book (Addie LaRue) a lot, but it did lean pretty heavily into flowered language that really is not my preference. Even though it did that, I didn’t really mind because there was so much substance in that book, and an interesting story, that the language was little more than a slight distraction to me every once in a while. […]

Another fight to the death book, pretty good.

All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1) by Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman

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The end of this was messy, but overall I liked it. Really wishing for half-stars on this one. ELEVEN DAYS LATER: Okay, now that I’m actually sitting down to write this review, I’ve decided to round down on this one because the ending really killed my buzz. It was just so messy, I’m not even sure how to explain it. The premise here is that there is a town where every twenty years or so, there is a tournament, the family of the tournament winner […]

“I commend my soul to any god that can find it.”

Going Postal (Discworld, #33) by Terry Pratchett

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Why I always gotta review these five-star Terry Pratchett books??? Unlike with a lot of Pratchett books I give five stars to, I can’t really justify this one with much of a deeper meaning. I just had a really good time with it, and the premise and main character really tickled me. Our “hero” is Moist Von Lipwig, a con man and thief who starts the novel being hanged for his crimes. He manages to survive the hanging, and the tyrannical Lord Vetinari offers him […]

It’s not what you are but what you do

The School for Good and Evil Book 1 by Soman Chainani

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Cbr14bingo Question (Bingo)— How did I not know I had this book? Why did it take me so long to finally read it? What do “good” and “evil” even mean? Looking over my bookshelves as I often do figuring out what to read next, this book, which I think has been there for years, recently stood out because I recognized it as the title of a movie coming out on Netflix in October. I have no idea how I came to be in possession of […]

This book kicked me in the stomach, clubbed me over the head and said, “The end!”

The Storm of Echoes: The Mirror Visitor Book 4 by Christelle Dabos

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Cbr14bingo Heart — this book broke my heart and I’m angry Writing a review for this fourth and final installment in Christelle Dabos’ The Mirror Visitor series is going to be tough for a few reasons. All the story lines that have been set up in the previous books have to be resolved here and I’m not going to lie, things get super complicated and kinda weird. The other problem is that, having just finished the series, I am feeling emotionally drained. The author has […]

“I’m getting paid in chaos.”

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

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CBR14Bingo: Scandal – The initial events that lead Kadou and Evemer together are a result of trying to fix a scandal caused by Kadou’s last guard This is a near-perfect enemies-to-lovers bodyguard romance set in an Ottoman-inspired setting. There are misconceptions! Political intrigue! Random swordfights! It’s just lovely and I absolutely devoured this book. After his sister the empress safely delivered her daughter, Kadou should be relieved. Instead, high tempers and a misunderstanding lead to a deadly end, and Kadou feels like it’s all his […]



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