Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

And in conclusion maybe we skip some bits and pretend we knew all along

Noragami vol 27 by Adachitoka

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 Noragami series finale, volume 27 wrapped up most threads, but parts were rushed. The thing that bothered me most was the initial connection between Hiyori and Yato that got ignored for a good chunk of the middle and final acts suddenly gets relevant again, and it doesn’t work with such a major gap. I’m also not sure what happened with Bishamon and Kazuma, but suddenly there’s a scene with them just chatting in the immediate aftermath of a zombie apocalypse (that’s the nearest equivalent, even […]

Not sure if I’ll read the sequels

The Changeling: Volume 1 by Tina N. Lugo

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Tina N. Lugo’s The Changeling: Volume 1 was not a “pure” three, but is not a 2 either. Maybe a 2.75? It is a series that needs all volumes to be read at once and that would have probably boosted the rating. Volume 2 should be available and volume 3 is due end of April/early may 2025.  There are a few pages of introduction in this first volume that allows the reader to have background information on the characters, which allows you to be able […]

It Follows

My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over!, Vol. 1 by Tetsu Tsutsui and Koyubi Sugawara

Hauntress by Minetarō Mochizuki

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My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over!, Vol. 1 by Tetsu Tsutsui and Koyubi Sugawara – 3.5 stars Sakiko is a die-hard fan of the upcoming idol girl group Spring Shine, so of course when the new girl at school introduces herself to the class, she immediately recognizes her as her very favorite singer Chiro-chan. This is a cute, breezy read about a young fangirl working very hard to balance her adoration of singer Chihiro with her wish to be friends on a personal level. […]

He’s a Cat. He’s a Man. He’s Cat Man.

Cat Man by Parari

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I expected Cat Man by Parari to be totally different from what it was and exactly what it was. However, I assume that it would be a one Cat story. Meaning, there would only be one cat character trying to make it in the human world. The one character who is an “oddball out” or the one who feels like they don’t fit in and wants too, while everyone else seemingly has their litter boxes in order. The main character I assumed would be a […]

Being the new kids in school isn’t their only issue

Glitch Volume 1 by Abigail Blackman, Eleanor Summers and Shima Shinya

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While cleaning up older links to online reader copies, I found one from 2023. How or why it was still active, I do not know (I have had ones from February 2025 that have already become inactive). Therefore, yes Glitch Volume 1 by Abigail Blackman, Eleanor Summers (translator) and Shima Shinya is available in a finished copy, as are the other (so far) three volumes in this series. I am not sure if there will be more, but I hope it is wrapped up in […]

Just like any mother and child, except, you know they are vampires

Noss and Zakuro Vol. 1 by Rariatto

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One day you find yourself finding a book called Noss and Zakuro Vol. 1 by Rariatto. It is just a few words on the screen but you find yourself interested. Until you are not. Then later it comes up again. But again, only a brief interest happened. This repeated itself several times before you found yourself interlibrary loan requesting it. Only to learn that your local library had it most of that time to begin with.  So you request it and a few days later […]



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