Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

exactly what the blurb promises–a twisty political intrigue with a bit of ~magic~

The Councillor by E.J. Beaton

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Rec’d!: This book was recommended via Aquilla’s truly amazing review and is definitely one that I would never have run into myself. It’s the perfect example of why book reviews are so great, and finding a circle of reviewers with whom you connect is so amazing. SO this book. To quickly recap: the queen of a collection of four city-states/duchies(?) and one capital city has died without an heir, and as such a Councillor has been appointed to pick a new monarch from the rulers of […]

Listener, Singer, Human

Rhythm of War: Book 4 of the Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson

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Continuing in the Stormlight Archives, Rhythm of War focuses on Venli, the Listener turned Voidbringer, whose mostly at fault for causing all the calamities befalling our heroes. As always, we hear from all the characters as the book progresses, but Venili is front and center. While it was awesome to finally have the perspective of the non-human characters, and to understand the full weight of human destruction on Roshar’s native peoples, going back through Venli’s past retreads a lot of material already covered in the previous […]

How does this child have the energy to do so many high-stakes things?!

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

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Since its release in 1995, there has been a movie adaptation and a TV adaptation of The Golden Compass (originally titled Northern Lights outside of North America), so I’m guessing that we all have a general understanding of the plot, but here is a brief overview. Lyra is a brash, headstrong, and fearless girl. She and her daemon Pan (a physical manifestation of the soul in the world Lyra is from) live at Jordan College in Oxford under the care of the Scholars of the college where she […]

The first book in a series without much resolution, but a very strong start

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse is told through four points of view throughout the novel with some flashbacks here and there. Serapio is a member of the Carrion Crow nation who has been prepared by his mother to be the religious leader of their nation. Narampa is the Sun Priest of the Watchers and the figurehead of the dominate religious system of the land (though the other priests don’t all accept her leadership and conspire behind her back). Xiala is a ship captain and a […]

A comfortable, enjoyable conclusion to an overall fun trilogy

The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith

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The Conjurer is the third and final installment in the Vine Witch series. All three women, Elena the vine witch, Yvette the fee, and Sidra the jinni, who bound their fates together in a fateful jail cell are back, this time to aid Sidra whether they want to or not. Sidra and Yvette are ousted from the Fee lands by Yvette’s grandfather and king and transplanted to Sidra’s old hometown. Elena is visited by Sidra’s brother-in-law Jamra who is hellbent on revenge for the murder of […]

A fun read with gods and goddesses right up until the end– groan

The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky

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Selene is an off-the-books PI who protects women in NYC. It is her sworn-duty to help those in need since she isn’t just a former police officer but also happens to be the goddess Artemis. Her powers are waning, as are the powers of most of the pantheon, but Selene pushes onward doing what she can to keep women safe. But she can’t save everyone; a woman is found murdered in Central Park. Upon further investigation into the details of the crime, Selene realizes there […]



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