Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

An education in who you are

The Airless Year by Adam P. Knave

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After reading The Airless Year I realized two things, first I had wanted to read it awhile back, but had forgotten about it; and second it was not what I expected. I was not sure what I thought this book was about, but not this. Adam P. Knave, Valentine Barker, and Frank Cvetkovic have created one of the first (if not only) books I have read where the parental units are not all “lovey dove we believe in you happy happy you’re a genius” towards […]

The journey of Grayson

Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Trangender by Grayson Lee White

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Grayson Lee White is a young teen by the end of his memoir, Dotson: My Journey Growing Up Transgender.  They started their story at the end (around age 12) but flashback to show us the journey they took.  This is an interesting memoir of Grayson’s transition that is told in their own voice. His journey is relatable and understandable, because what he was going through is something we all can feel: such as he felt he didn’t fit in, things were wrong with his body, and most […]

How to love Oh no.

How  to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone  by Alex Norris

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This is the only “Not a How To book about love” you will need. How  to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone is told by Alex Norris (famous for a comic that always ends with Oh No). They are a queer writer, therefore, their book is told from a queer point of view. However, I do not care who you are, what your gender, sexuality or favorite flavor of ice cream is, you will find something to love about How to Love.  The big plot point […]

When the hunky country mouse meet the city mouse and really fell for him

Cuckoos Three by Cassandra Jean

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Cuckoos Three is a slightly more sophisticated Heartstopper-like story. This is due to the fact we deal with the mental health of the characters earlier on and the artwork is physically darker in colors, but by no stretch too “dark” or “dismal” as the use of color is well done as well. Also, the character Jacob is more edgy (piercings, more openly artistic). There were a few times when I thought I was reading about Nick and Charlie and several times Murry and Jacob even […]

I get why, but I really don’t like that cover

I Am Only a Foreigner Because You Do Not Understand by L. Nichols

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familIt might be odd to start my review of I Am Only a Foreigner Because You Do Not Understand with its trigger warnings, but I feel that before you even think about getting into L. Nichols and their  follow up to Flocks, you should know that there are some illustrations which can be tough for sensitive readers (not just some suggested and shown nudity that might be offensive for some, but it is edgy and how it relates to the story. Plus they can go […]

So this important magical guy gets amnesia, saves a slave (who’d fit in at a Furry convention), and has a few adventures along the way to finding the truth about himself

TwoKinds by Thomas Fischbach

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I saw the graphic novel series TwoKinds by Thomas Fischbach on the shelves of my bookstore. For a long time I wondered, “Do I / Don’t I?”  I was only planning to read volume one, but I liked it enough to go on. But I haven’t gotten to it yet, as I saw that volumes three and four are due late August 2023. But volume 5 is out. Yes, this is a thing. Long story short, don’t worry, it is also a webcomic (but I […]



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