Books

Touched by Venom by Janine Cross - There was a lot of circumcision, castration, and bestiality in this book. Really a lot. It was odd. I should have known better since Jacqueline Carey of all people blurbed it as being “harrowing”. Indeed.

High Five by Janet Evanovich - Another Stephanie Plum book. I think I’ve almost read the entire series now.

Making It Up by Penelope Lively - This was my favorite book from this month. Lively uses “what might have been” scenarios from her own life to inspire this collection of short stories.

How to Murder a Millionaire by Nancy Martin - Nora Blackbird and her widowed sisters get caught up in a murder case among Philedelphia society people. I breezed through this in a couple hours.

The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde - This was not as fabulous as the Thursday Next books. On the other hand, this new series isn’t weighed down by confusing time shifting and continuity issues that plague the latter volumes of Thursday Next. There were many cute references to nursery rhymes as Jack Spratt investigates Humpty Dumpty’s murder.

Manga and Graphic Novels

Senmaiden #1, #2 by You Higuri
Naruto #1 by Masashi Kishimoto
Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden #3 by Yuu Watase
Neotopia #2, #3 by Rod Espinosa
Land of the Blindfolded #7 by Tsukuba Sakura
Death Note #4 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Othello #7 by Satomi Ikezawa
Black Cat #1 Kentaro Yabuki
Antique Bakery #3 by Fumi Yoshinaga
Happy Mania #4, #5, #6 by Moyoco Anno
Sugar Sugar Rune #2 by Moyoco Anno
Boys Over Flowers #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 by Yoko Kamio - This old school shojo series is like crack.
Ouran High Host Club #1 by Bisco Hatori - I started reading this after watching the first couple episodes of the anime, which is very funny.
Hana Kimi #11 by Hisaya Nakajo
Bleach #7 by Tite Kubo
Priceless #1 by Young-you Lee

The Plot by Will Eisner