Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Murder Mystery Fairy Tale Fantasy Goodness

Beauty and the Alchemist by Elle Hartford

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Beauty and the Alchemist asks, what does it take to overcome a curse? Particularly if the world you live in is filled with magic. Throw in a bit of murder and you have quite the mystery on your hands. Which is exactly what formerly traveling alchemist Red finds herself surrounded by. She’s been content to settle into life as a shopkeeper in rural Belville, expecting to focus on potions and finding her footing within the community. Red’s plans get changed when Belville’s lone police officer, […]

Though Beryl Hadn’t Been to Every Planet, She’d Stand Firm on the Opinion That Most Worlds Could Benefit From Canines

Strange Love by Ann Aguirre

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I fell in love with this book before I was through the first chapter. It is the sunshiniest. smooshiest, center of the cinnamon rolliest romance. It’s funny and surprisingly sexy, but mostly it hits on the importance of finding people who value you for yourself. Zylar of Kith Balak has only one more chance to be approved for mating. He thinks he’s going to meet a prospective mate with whom to enter the Choosing competition but something happens to his ship and he lands on […]

Humour with a deep understanding of Hollywood

Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

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I have been trying to complete as much of Discworld as I can, I find Sir Terry Pratchett’s humour incomparable, his keen understanding of us poor souls trapped in human form (I’d love to be an umbrella myself, if given the option to choose my next form) and his ability to write droll descriptions of commonplace objects fascinating and very absorbing; for instance – banged out grains (popcorn) and a silver screen (literally described as a hovering dense film). This book is about the rise […]

Can I Please Just Get Some Peace & Quiet from all these Men’s Thoughts!?

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Rating: 5/5 Summary: Todd is one month away from the birthday that will make him a man in Prentisstown. While searching for apples in the local swamp, he stumbles upon a patch of silence in the Noise. The Noise is everywhere, there cannot be patches. Thoughts stream endlessly from men and there is no stopping it. When Todd goes back to the farm, his caregivers panic and he must be sent away. A plot is unraveling and Todd is a key, he must be kept […]

Talking Dogs, Strange Animals, War and Creepy Zombie things trying to eat us

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Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: After bravely rescuing Miss Peregrine from the clutches of evil wights and hollowgasts, Jacob and crew are setting out for London. They must find another ymbryne in order to help Miss Peregrine turn back to her normal self. Landing on the main land, they must escape the wights on their tail. On their journey they find even more peculiars and strange allies as well as more evil zombies. Will they save Miss Peregrine in time? The plot in this one was just […]



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