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maribouKiss the Dead, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Readable as always, but yo, nothing *happened*. Sigh.
(160)
Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir, by Hilary Mantel
Fragmentary, but meaningful. I was particularly drawn into the parts about living with chronic illness (endometriosis) that for years was misdiagnosed as mental illnesses of various sorts.
(161)
Specials, by Scott Westerfeld (unabridged audiobook)
I can't remember why I never finished this series, but I'm back into it now. Already have the next audio checked out from the library and I'm more than halfway through a book of related essays. :) Although the stakes ramped up plotwise in this installment, the relationships were still central and they still rang very true.
(162)
The Sky Inside, by Clare Dunkle
YA dystopia in the classic mode. Nothing groundbreaking, but so very very good.
(163)
Zadok's Treasure, by Margot Arnold
Hm. Awfully clunky dialogue, particularly between the two professorial principals, but once the plot got going, it hummed right along. Still deciding whether I like these.
(164)
A Recipe for Bees, by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
There were some gorgeous moments in this, and the characters really stuck with me... and yet I was underwhelmed.
(165)
Fangbone, vol. 1: Third-Grade Barbarian, vol. 2: The Egg of Misery, and vol. 3, The Birthday Party of Dread, by Michael Rex
Conan the Barbarian, as an eight-year-old, magically transported to a modern-day classroom. PERFECTLY executed. I loved these, my husband loved them, the 3rd-grade reluctant reader we know loved them.
(166, 167, 168)
The Secrets of Pain, by Phil Rickman
You would think Rickman would run out of interesting ways to talk about a single mom exorcist in a village outside Hereford, but he hasn't yet. This one was one of the darker creepier ones.
(169)
The Snow Queen's Shadow, by Jim C. Hines
Very satisfying open-ended conclusion to this quartet of kick-ass princess stories. I love the layers in these.
(170)
Every Day, by David Levithan (ARC)
The narrator of this book, A, spends each day in a different body, visiting someone different's life. And then, A falls in love... OMG SO GOOD I read it in two sittings. And it would have been one sitting except I couldn't bear for it to be over so fast.
(171, A7)
Readable as always, but yo, nothing *happened*. Sigh.
(160)
Giving Up the Ghost: A Memoir, by Hilary Mantel
Fragmentary, but meaningful. I was particularly drawn into the parts about living with chronic illness (endometriosis) that for years was misdiagnosed as mental illnesses of various sorts.
(161)
Specials, by Scott Westerfeld (unabridged audiobook)
I can't remember why I never finished this series, but I'm back into it now. Already have the next audio checked out from the library and I'm more than halfway through a book of related essays. :) Although the stakes ramped up plotwise in this installment, the relationships were still central and they still rang very true.
(162)
The Sky Inside, by Clare Dunkle
YA dystopia in the classic mode. Nothing groundbreaking, but so very very good.
(163)
Zadok's Treasure, by Margot Arnold
Hm. Awfully clunky dialogue, particularly between the two professorial principals, but once the plot got going, it hummed right along. Still deciding whether I like these.
(164)
A Recipe for Bees, by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
There were some gorgeous moments in this, and the characters really stuck with me... and yet I was underwhelmed.
(165)
Fangbone, vol. 1: Third-Grade Barbarian, vol. 2: The Egg of Misery, and vol. 3, The Birthday Party of Dread, by Michael Rex
Conan the Barbarian, as an eight-year-old, magically transported to a modern-day classroom. PERFECTLY executed. I loved these, my husband loved them, the 3rd-grade reluctant reader we know loved them.
(166, 167, 168)
The Secrets of Pain, by Phil Rickman
You would think Rickman would run out of interesting ways to talk about a single mom exorcist in a village outside Hereford, but he hasn't yet. This one was one of the darker creepier ones.
(169)
The Snow Queen's Shadow, by Jim C. Hines
Very satisfying open-ended conclusion to this quartet of kick-ass princess stories. I love the layers in these.
(170)
Every Day, by David Levithan (ARC)
The narrator of this book, A, spends each day in a different body, visiting someone different's life. And then, A falls in love... OMG SO GOOD I read it in two sittings. And it would have been one sitting except I couldn't bear for it to be over so fast.
(171, A7)
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