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First Grave on the Right, by Darynda Jones
Fun, fluffy, often hilarious paranormal romance with some interesting worldbuilding... other parts of the worldbuilding don't really make sense? But I'm willing to overlook that for the sake of the story and characters.
(35)
Summer Knight, by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters (reread, audiobook)
This was a bit weird because I remembered the story well enough to have the right opinion of characters whose motives were secretly bad (or secretly good!), but not well enough to know why I had those opinions. So I felt very smug every time there was a big reveal. Still one of my favorites in this series.
(36)
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature, edited by Russ Kick
A splendid, splendid collection of artistic (sometimes comic-strippy, sometimes not) interpretations of children's classics. A few of the pieces didn't really work for me, but even those I appreciated as part of the whole.
(37)
Cabin, by Lou Ureneck
This memoir of building a cabin in a rural area of Maine was quite good, but also VERY professory. So instead of what I thought I was getting - a cabin story - I got an English professor's memoir of his childhood and later family life, with bonus cabin story bits. It was well done enough that I could accept it. (But I still wanna read an ACTUAL cabin story!)
(38)
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas, by Marie Helene Bertino (advance reader's copy)
This novel about a 9 year old singer, her teacher, and some other people they know used many many technical devices I hate (ESPECIALLY present tense) but it was magical and playful and self-aware and full of heart, so I didn't mind at all. And you know I have to be *really* charmed to forgive extended use of present tense.
(39, O16, A1)
The Book of Jonah, illustrated and annotated by Eyeteeth
This is a comic, illustrated version of the King James Version of the Book of Jonah! But also a midrash-esque commentary on said book. Wry and earnest at the same time. I love it muchly.
(40, O17)
Blackout, by Annie Solomon
This was a really good plane book that I almost finished on a plane, several years ago. And then didn't get around to finishing. So I started over this time and it was exactly the thing I wanted, and I didn't remember any of the parts I had already read, and it got me through a very annoying plane ride. And I'm glad I finished it ON the plane, because otherwise it might've taken me another several years to ... you see my point. It's romantic suspense with bonus amnesia and PTSD stuff.
(41, O18)
Fun, fluffy, often hilarious paranormal romance with some interesting worldbuilding... other parts of the worldbuilding don't really make sense? But I'm willing to overlook that for the sake of the story and characters.
(35)
Summer Knight, by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters (reread, audiobook)
This was a bit weird because I remembered the story well enough to have the right opinion of characters whose motives were secretly bad (or secretly good!), but not well enough to know why I had those opinions. So I felt very smug every time there was a big reveal. Still one of my favorites in this series.
(36)
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature, edited by Russ Kick
A splendid, splendid collection of artistic (sometimes comic-strippy, sometimes not) interpretations of children's classics. A few of the pieces didn't really work for me, but even those I appreciated as part of the whole.
(37)
Cabin, by Lou Ureneck
This memoir of building a cabin in a rural area of Maine was quite good, but also VERY professory. So instead of what I thought I was getting - a cabin story - I got an English professor's memoir of his childhood and later family life, with bonus cabin story bits. It was well done enough that I could accept it. (But I still wanna read an ACTUAL cabin story!)
(38)
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas, by Marie Helene Bertino (advance reader's copy)
This novel about a 9 year old singer, her teacher, and some other people they know used many many technical devices I hate (ESPECIALLY present tense) but it was magical and playful and self-aware and full of heart, so I didn't mind at all. And you know I have to be *really* charmed to forgive extended use of present tense.
(39, O16, A1)
The Book of Jonah, illustrated and annotated by Eyeteeth
This is a comic, illustrated version of the King James Version of the Book of Jonah! But also a midrash-esque commentary on said book. Wry and earnest at the same time. I love it muchly.
(40, O17)
Blackout, by Annie Solomon
This was a really good plane book that I almost finished on a plane, several years ago. And then didn't get around to finishing. So I started over this time and it was exactly the thing I wanted, and I didn't remember any of the parts I had already read, and it got me through a very annoying plane ride. And I'm glad I finished it ON the plane, because otherwise it might've taken me another several years to ... you see my point. It's romantic suspense with bonus amnesia and PTSD stuff.
(41, O18)
