I was able to get more reading done this month since I was on vacation! Books The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade by Sally Gardner – Nice swashbuckling YA historical fiction with a little bit of fantasy set during the French Revolution. Blood Smoke and Mirrors by Robyn Bachar – Fun, funny urban fantasy [...]

I review an ARC of Personal Demons on The Bureau Chiefs website. Click on over if you are interested in books about teenage girls who are the lust objects of angels and demons.

I usually read more books than this! I kept picking up books and putting them down without finishing them after I finished the third book in the Millennium Trilogy. Books Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Manga and Graphic Novels Stolen Hearts 2 Butterflies, Flowers 3 Night Head Genesis #1 Goong: The Royal Palace 1-4 [...]

One thing I’m looking forward to as my kids get older (they are almost three now) is introducing them to some of the books and comics I like. Right now their reading tastes tend towards wanting to be read various Thomas the Tank Engine stories over and over again, which is fine. But I’m curious [...]

I traveled a bunch in June. At least being trapped in planes let me read a few more novels than I usually manage in a month-long period. I started reading ebooks for the first time too, plowing through the Millennium Trilogy on the iPad. Books Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn Lay Down my [...]

Books Calhoun Women and Face the Fire by Nora Roberts Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn Manga and Graphic Novels Batman and Son Key to the Kingdom 4,5 Honey Hunt #4 Silver Diamond #5 Oh! My Brother #2 Alice in the Country of Hearts #3 Deadman Wonderland #2 To Terra 1-3 (reread) Neko Ramen [...]

Books Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris Wicked Lovely (reread) and Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr Cordelia’s Honor By Lois McMaster Bujold – This counts as two books, since this edition combines Shards of Honor and Barrayar. Fun space opera stuff. Changeless by Gail Carriger Silent In The Grave by Deanna Raybourn Manga Moyasimon: Tales [...]

I write about Melissa Marr’s YA urban fantasy series in Get Yer YA Out: Wicked Lovely. Click on over and take a look!

Manhwa is really not on my radar too much. I’ve sampled a few series, but I think I’ve only read around 3 of the titles on Manga Critic’s 10 Must-Read Manhwa list. (10, 20, and 30, Forest of Gray City, and Dokebi Bride) Swanjun goes over upcoming Viz releases. I’m most excited about Kamisama Kiss [...]

Books The Hallowed Hunt By Lois McMaster Bujold – I usually enjoy books by her, but this one just seemed really boring. I had to force myself to finish it. Magicians and Mrs Quent by Galen Beckett Heist Society by Ally Carter The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner Conspiracy of Kings by Megan [...]