Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

The business of empire and myth making

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

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There are a few different layers through which to view this book. At the top, there is the story between the knight and the scholar, two people intertwined across time, who are in a loop and keep reliving the same story, with variations, and have a strong connection and love, and whether they can ever break the cycle and get their happy ending. It is a story about storytelling – something Harrow seems to be more and more interested in with the Spindle Splintered novels […]

Greed, pretty princesses and monsters

Darkly She Goes by Hubert

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After reading Darkly She Goes by Hubert and illustrated by Vincent Mallié (translated by L Benson and color by Bruno Tatti) I realized that I will be haunted by Hubert’s writing. After reading Beauty by them, I figured nothing would shock me about their style. But Darkly She Goes is a terribly odd, weird, insane ride. There were unlikable characters, situations and the ending was unsatisfying. The images were dark, violent and awkward. Yet, I was mesmerized from page one and could not stop reading. […]

Second time is still a charm

Doña Quixote #2 Flight of the Witch by Rey Terciero

Squire & Knight V02: Wayward Travelers by Scott Chantler

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Two sequels that show that you need to continue with a series to find out what they are all about are the theme of this review. Just read Doña Quixote one and Squire & Knight one before you read these two, but no real spoilers here, only teasers to make you want to! Doña Quixote #2 Flight of the Witch by Rey Terciero and illustrator Monica M. Magaña was a  graphic novel that I did not care for as much as I did the first […]

Animal Book Round Up Time

The Knight Owl #2 Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher  Denise

The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood

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It is Animal Book Round Up Time! Both books were read via an online reader copy.  The Knight Owl #2 Knight Owl and Early Bird is the second Knight Owl book by Christopher  Denise. (Though you must wait until mid October 2024 for it to be available.) We now have a young early bird who wants to be a Knight Owl as well, but of course, things do not work out as well as they would have liked. After all they are not an owl, […]

Now I’m curious about book two

Squire & Knight V01 by Scott Chantler

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What do you do when you are looking through your old online reader list (and trust me, it’s a long one as I have some from 2022 still on there), and you find a book you want to read, but are not sure because it is about Knights and you’re think you’ve maxed out your Knights stories for the year (mostly because you are not looking for the Hero story or the Don Quixote story when it comes to knights)? You say, “It’s not like […]

Oh, you’re the best friend that I ever had (and not bad of a book either)

Crab and Snail: The Invisible Whale by Beth Ferry

Sir Ladybug by Corey R. Tabor

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The new reader copies are coming in and Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022 are looking good. Two of them are below. Or the adult reader they were a lunch time read, for the age aimed at, you can take your time reading a few pages at a time. Crab and Snail: The Invisible Whale is due Spring 2022. Author Beth Ferry and illustrator Jared Chapamn have created a book that is a fun story about the ocean and about friends and friendship. However, […]



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