Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

BL and GL Mixed Bag Reviews

My Dearest Patrolman Vol. 1 by Niyama

My Dearest Patrolman Vol. 2 by Niyama

Boys Gilding the Lily Shall Die!? by Yomogimochi

No Spicy Romance Allowed! by Ruko Amato (Story) and Kuroe Oki (Art)

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I’m going to do some last minute reviews of books I’ve read in the last week before the end of the year, which has mainly been comics. I have been reading a bunch of nonfiction and other genres but I didn’t bring those home for Christmas to review them so we’ll go with what we have to wrap up this year of reviews. My Dearest Patrolman (Volumes 1 & 2) is a sweet BL series that follows Shin, a policeman who has been pining for […]

I like uni uni unicorns! And cats! This book! And Venus (okay not her)

Unico V01: Awakening by Samuel Sattin

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The updated version of Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) beloved tale Unico V01: Awakening has been created by Samuel Sattin and Gurihiru.  It is a sweet, but has a little edge, tale about a unicorn who has angered the goddess Venus, for no other reason than her jealousy of his beauty and how he is worshiped by her earthly followers. However, in a rare act of defiance, one of her servants defies Venus by hiding Unico from her. Living through time and space, Unico will have many […]

Creature Cats get Cozy

Yokai Cats vol. 1 by Pandania

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Bingo 20: Disco On the assumption that “disco” may be applied to any culture blending, I am going with Yokai Cats 1 for this. That and also somehow managing to use both muted but also very colorful illustrations. The muted part is not disco, but the rest is, so we’re going with it. I have to admit that I was a little surprised that there appear to be four volumes of this, which I noted adding it to my Goodreads. It’s pretty simple: envision various […]

The girl who won’t quit

Asadora!, Volume 8 by Naoki Urasawa

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Due to some of the “extras” in the story itself, and the multiple story lines happening at once, things are a little slower than I would have liked, making Asadora!, Volume 8 by Naoki Urasawa a 3.5 or even 3.75 and not a “pure four.”  However, this edition shows more of the history of Japan in the 23 years after the war and what the later 1960s looked like. This has not been as explored due to the fact we have been monster hunting up […]

Found Family with Spies, Killers, and Secrets but It’s Cozy

Spy X Family Family Portrait by Aya Yajima, Tatsuya Endo

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For some reason I really needed a cozy read not long ago; I’m part way through something that sounded like it should have but is turning out to not be that. I put down book #1, and went for option 2: manga. Or to be more precise, a series of short stories based on the manga (and also now anime) Spy X Family titled Spy X Family: Family Portrait. If you know the series it helps but it’s not totally mandatory as there is a […]

When you’ve got a fox in mind

A Fox in My Brain by Lou Lubie

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Kirkus Reviews (04/15/2024): A young woman chronicles her experience with cyclothymia in this translated title from France. This graphic memoir opens with Lou, 16, having just begun to experience symptoms of depression. As she goes on to attend art school and video game school, move in with her boyfriend, and create a video game, her significant mood swings cause her distress, at times leading to suicidal ideation. She’s told by psychiatrists that she’s too young and pretty to be anxious or depressed. Eventually, Lou finds […]



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