Women’s History Month – Page 4

Last of the Lumberjanes

Lumberjanes: End of Summer Adventure by Shannon Watters, Kat Leygh

March 19, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

So it turns out the Lumberjanes series has reached its conclusion with volume 20: “End of Summer Adventure”. This series has had ups and downs and I think the conclusion is a little mixed. On the one hand, the questions that really need answering are resolved. For example, what’s up with Rosie, what’s really going on in the forest around the camp, and what’s the spooky bad thing that got released a volume or two ago. But then again, the actual reveals are kind of […]

Intersectional Witchy Fiction

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

March 19, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People looking for magical worlds set in contemporary time, without supporting, say, anti-trans authors. In a nutshell: Witches are real, and there is a prophesy that a newly discovered teen, Theo, might bring about something very, very bad. A group of friends who were young witches together and have now followed different paths all become involved in addressing this. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I believe this was the last book I received before I ended a book subscription. What it […]

Honor is a personal choice, and one which humans will admire—up to a point.

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

March 19, 2023 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

This book is grim, well written, but grim and I didn’t enjoy reading it. I know plenty of other people will like it, because some people enjoy grim. I nearly abandoned it several times. Emily Tesh’s main character, Valkyr, starts off Some Desperate Glory as a joyless, intolerant fanatic who thinks she is better than almost everyone else. To be fair, she has been raised to be so, in what we come to realize is an extremist death cult. Earth has been destroyed and a […]

Sigh. This Could Have Been More.

My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul

March 18, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

I’m sure it won’t come as a shock to anyone here on Goodreads/Cannonball that many of us love to keep track, one way or another, of what we read, not to mention write about it. So I was expecting a bit more, I must say. Bob (or Book of Books), is a dated list of what Paul has read. But that is literally it. No authors’ names, no plot summaries, no ratings, no impressions, no thoughts of any kind about each book. Sure, there a […]

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life

Demon Copperhead by Barbra Kingsolver

March 17, 2023 by Sophia Leave a Comment

All of a sudden, I was seeing Demon Copperhead (2022) by Barbara Kingsolver all over the place. I first noticed it on NPR’s Best Books List. And then my book club chose it as our next book. I’m very familiar with Barbra Kingsolver. She was one of my favorite authors for many years, and I’ve read most of her books. However, I was disappointed in one of her latest books–Unsheltered and didn’t finish it. I wasn’t sure if Kingsolver was a good author for me anymore, so I […]

Almost specifically tailored to my interests

Funny Guy by Emma Barry

March 17, 2023 by Emmalita 3 Comments

When I got to the end of the arc for Chick Magnet, there was a teaser for Emma Barry’s next book Funny Guy. After I read it, I barged into Barry’s mentions on Instagram and screamed my excitement. Sam is a difficult, prickly person – a comedian with his finger on the self destruct button. His best friend, Bree, also lives in New York City and works as an urban planner. She is very good at what she does, but struggles with imposter syndrome. Bree and Sam […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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