I saw a TikTok where the author of a book had stitched a meeting of a local school board. They were proposing to ban the book because of foul language and depictions of drug abuse. This is a YA autobiographical graphic novel of the author’s life through the end of high school. The author is also the … [Read more]
Recent Reviews
Censorship sucks!
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
“Maybe I was right. We’re not normal people. We are monsters. But if we’re monsters, we’ll thrive in the dark. Together.”
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
The first book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy came to my attention thanks to my fellow Cannonballers. I feel like I went from knowing absolutely nothing about this book or its author to being flooded with information about it and somehow still managing to go into the reading experience with … [Read more]
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror
Pointe of Pride by Chloe Angyal
I've been waiting for Pointe of Pride since shortly after Pas de Don't came out. It did not disappoint. I had so much fun reading. Carly and Nick have strong Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy vibes with their prides and their prejudices (masking insecurities) acting as barriers. They have a meet … [Read more]
Lady pirate called out of retirement for, “One last job”.
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
I was introduced to Shannon Chakraborty writing under the name S.A. Chakraborty through her book The City of Brass, first book in the Daevabad trilogy. There was a lot I liked about it; excellent Middle Eastern inspired fantasy world building, an engaging story, and a great female main … [Read more]
Books within books
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence
I suspect that a lot of Cannonballers would, like me, immediately pick this book up based on a quick read of the back cover. Evar has lived his whole life trapped in an incomprehensibly enormous library. While Livira, a nobody from a dust town, finds herself inextricably linked to his - and the … [Read more]
Jackson Brodie strikes again
Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
I saved this book up for a recent hospital stay, knowing that if it was anything like the previous Jackson Brodie novels, it would keep the boredom entirely at bay. This is the fifth in Kate Atkinson's series, which follows Jackson - an ex police and ex army officer, and now private detective - … [Read more]
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