Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

the end of an era, literally ::insert Chris Traeger gif here::

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

by Leave a Comment

Good book. Good series. Five stars. My brain when trying to get up the willpower to review this book beyond those first three sentences: I just, when I have feelings about a book and I turn my thinky brain off a little bit while reading, it’s then hard for me to articulate all the big emotions with my tiny words because the wrong part of my brain was in charge for that. I am always putting this part of my brain in charge, and let’s […]

I don’t want this one to be over :( (but I think maybe it won’t be?)

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

by 6 Comments

First, for whomever needs to hear this: if you don’t remember the prior books in great detail, worry not. I was quite stressed that I wouldn’t remember enough to understand what was going on, but as always Sanderson is a reader’s writer and knows how to seamlessly remind you of the most salient points such that you can take a ride with him. Now, at the end of all things, I find myself in awe of what Sanderson managed to do over the course of […]

an EXCELLENT book to end CBR13 on just under the wire!

The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

by 9 Comments

I’m so torn about this book but at the same time I’m very into it! I’m back to realizing why people always speak of Sanderson as being a good author, in that he can weave together multiple plot points in a way that seems natural. There’s still too much plot in these books for their length, and I have no clue why my brother said “these are basically like shorter novellas compared to the original trilogy.” I mean, they are shorter books but they have a […]

So conflicted about these books, but I will definitely keep reading because I trust my recommenders!

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

by 1 Comment

It’s going to be hard to keep all the spoiler-y bits out of this review, so I’ll try to bifurcate it such that the spoiler parts are clumped together. First off, Wayne is a treasure and probably the best part of these books. I actually get a strong sense of like, Temeraire + Lawrence from His Majesty’s Dragon and the rest, with Wax a less boring foil for Wayne’s antics than Lawrence even managed to be. (Is it Laurence? That’s how much of a snooze fest he […]

I know it says three stars but I actually did like it!!!

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

by 1 Comment

I’m not saying I didn’t like this book–I did, and I already have the next two queued up (only just learnt that there’ll be a fourth! My brother did NOT tell me this, I’m not saying I wouldn’t have started had I known but also would I have started if I’d known? Unclear. But apparently the fourth is coming soon and so I “won’t have long to wait, I don’t understand why you’re being so finicky about this, imagine the rest of us who have […]

Happiness is a warm gun

by 4 Comments

The last time I reviewed a Brandon Sanderson book, I complained of Sanderson fatigue, the review got featured, and several more people complained about it with me. So it is a bit sheepishly that I confess I not only went back to him but that I read the entire second Mistborn series minus the one book that hasn’t been published yet. And I enjoyed them immensely. In fact, for someone like me who still had fond memories of earlier Cosmere experiences, The Alloy of Law, […]



Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo