June 2016 reading
June 2016 reading:
16. Grave Secrets, by Kathy Reichs (315 pages)
Brennan is helping to excavate a mass grave filled with "disappeared" women and children in the village of Chupan Ya in Guatemala. When two of the team is attacked, one of them fatally, she is drawn into a whole new case in Guatemala City, requested to excavate a recent homicide from a septic tank. Unfortunately, someone wants both Chupan Ya and the septic tank murder covered up, and will go to any lengths to do so.
17. Passage to Cuba: An Up-Close Look at the World's Most Colorful Culture, by Cynthia Carris Alonso (224 pages)
In 2004 I had the good fortune of being able to travel to Cuba on study abroad with a group from my university. It was a life-altering experience. It was wonderful to read this book and reminisce and see places I recognized and hear about places I wasn't able to visit. Ah, Cuba.
18. Spice & Wolf: Volume 8, by Isuna Hasekura (192 pages)
In following Eve to ask of the wolf god's bones, Lawrence, Holo, and Col become caught up in something far larger and more dangerous than expected, finding themselves in the dark until they're too caught up to extract themselves. The next volume continues this story, and I look forward to reading it.
19. Bare Bones, by Kathy Reichs (383 pages)
Brennan is all set to go on a beach vacation with Ryan when, at a party, Boyd the chow finds buried carrion. Although it seems at first to be animal, there are human parts mixed within, and it will lead her into the ugly world of animal trafficking. She still has difficulty with common sense.
20. Monday Mourning, by Kathy Reichs (303 pages)
Brennan works to excavate 3 human skeletons from a basement, and then must convince Claudel they're recent enough to merit investigation. This involves getting personally involved in the investigation, with near fatal consequences. At this point I'm ind of reading this series to watch how much of a train wreck Brennan can get away with being, given the stupid decisions she made near the end of this one. Like, she knows she's going into a dangerous situation and should have a real cop back her up, knows it's a bad idea, and then makes it worse by bringing someone completely untrained with her.
21. Broken Bones, by Kathy Reichs (453 pages)
After the murder of a Jewish man in Quebec, Brennan finds herself back in her archaeological roots when an ancient skeleton pilfered from Israel's Masada turns up. With Ryan's lead pointing to Israel as well, they head off together in search of the truth. What neither of them expects is a Christ controversy that could shake the foundations of two major religions, rankling people along the way. I liked this one better than the previous few, in part because Brennan doesn't get herself knocked unconscious. Not that she doesn't get herself into plenty of other trouble.
22. Break No Bones, by Kathy Reichs (337 pages)
During a student archaeological dig on an island off the Carolinas, a modern skeleton is found mixed among the remains of Native Americans--one that's at most spent 5 years buried. Little does Brennan know, this find will lead her down dark alleys, domestic and international, to yet another place where greed trumps human life, and will also challenge her personal life. Pretty good read.
23. Chaos Choreography, by Seanan McGuire (368 pages)
Verity is asked to perform on a reunion season of Dance or Die, and her family feels it's a good idea to make sure the urge to dance is out of her system. Unfortunately, it seems someone has targeted the dancers; Verity and two Cryptid co-stars find the rune-covered bodies of two dancers who had been voted off. The family sends in Grandma Alice as back-up, and even with one of the most dangerous family members on scene backing her up, this might be unwinnable. Really good read.
24. Bones to Ashes, by Kathy Reichs (310 pages)
I wish this book had come earlier in the series. I finally feel like I've been able to connect to Brennan in this book, and in my opinion the writing was better. I hope Reichs reached her stride and this is more of what's to come.
25. The Eagle Catcher, by Margaret Coel (20 pages)
Gave it four chapters, and didn't care what happened, so I stopped reading.
June pages: 2,905
Pages to date: 7,843
Progress: 25/52
June 2016 comics/manga reading:
117. 100 Bullets: Volume 12, by Brian Azzarello (128 pages)
118. Crossed: Volume 9, by Simon Spurrier (176 pages)
119. Hyper Police: Volume 1, by Mee (192 pages)
120. The Sandman: Volume 1, by Neil Gaiman (234 pages)
121. Dance in the Vampire Bund II The Scarlet Order: Volume 2, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
122. Naruto: Volume 61, by Masashi Kishimoto (224 pages)
123. Naruto: Volume 62, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
124. Naruto: Volume 63, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
125. Naruto: Volume 64, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
126. Naruto: Volume 65, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
127. Naruto: Volume 66, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
128. Naruto: Volume 67, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
129. Naruto: Volume 68, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
130. Naruto: Volume 69, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
131. Naruto: Volume 70, by Masashi Kishimoto (207 pages)
132. Naruto: Volume 71, by Masashi Kishimoto (208 pages)
133. Naruto: Volume 72, by Masashi Kishimoto (205 pages)
134. What Did You Eat Yesterday?: Volume 2, by Fumi Yoshinaga (200 pages)
135. Ms. Marvel: Volume 1, by G. Willow Wilson (120 pages)
June pages: 3,430
Pages to date: 24,145
Progress: 135/200
16. Grave Secrets, by Kathy Reichs (315 pages)
Brennan is helping to excavate a mass grave filled with "disappeared" women and children in the village of Chupan Ya in Guatemala. When two of the team is attacked, one of them fatally, she is drawn into a whole new case in Guatemala City, requested to excavate a recent homicide from a septic tank. Unfortunately, someone wants both Chupan Ya and the septic tank murder covered up, and will go to any lengths to do so.
17. Passage to Cuba: An Up-Close Look at the World's Most Colorful Culture, by Cynthia Carris Alonso (224 pages)
In 2004 I had the good fortune of being able to travel to Cuba on study abroad with a group from my university. It was a life-altering experience. It was wonderful to read this book and reminisce and see places I recognized and hear about places I wasn't able to visit. Ah, Cuba.
18. Spice & Wolf: Volume 8, by Isuna Hasekura (192 pages)
In following Eve to ask of the wolf god's bones, Lawrence, Holo, and Col become caught up in something far larger and more dangerous than expected, finding themselves in the dark until they're too caught up to extract themselves. The next volume continues this story, and I look forward to reading it.
19. Bare Bones, by Kathy Reichs (383 pages)
Brennan is all set to go on a beach vacation with Ryan when, at a party, Boyd the chow finds buried carrion. Although it seems at first to be animal, there are human parts mixed within, and it will lead her into the ugly world of animal trafficking. She still has difficulty with common sense.
20. Monday Mourning, by Kathy Reichs (303 pages)
Brennan works to excavate 3 human skeletons from a basement, and then must convince Claudel they're recent enough to merit investigation. This involves getting personally involved in the investigation, with near fatal consequences. At this point I'm ind of reading this series to watch how much of a train wreck Brennan can get away with being, given the stupid decisions she made near the end of this one. Like, she knows she's going into a dangerous situation and should have a real cop back her up, knows it's a bad idea, and then makes it worse by bringing someone completely untrained with her.
21. Broken Bones, by Kathy Reichs (453 pages)
After the murder of a Jewish man in Quebec, Brennan finds herself back in her archaeological roots when an ancient skeleton pilfered from Israel's Masada turns up. With Ryan's lead pointing to Israel as well, they head off together in search of the truth. What neither of them expects is a Christ controversy that could shake the foundations of two major religions, rankling people along the way. I liked this one better than the previous few, in part because Brennan doesn't get herself knocked unconscious. Not that she doesn't get herself into plenty of other trouble.
22. Break No Bones, by Kathy Reichs (337 pages)
During a student archaeological dig on an island off the Carolinas, a modern skeleton is found mixed among the remains of Native Americans--one that's at most spent 5 years buried. Little does Brennan know, this find will lead her down dark alleys, domestic and international, to yet another place where greed trumps human life, and will also challenge her personal life. Pretty good read.
23. Chaos Choreography, by Seanan McGuire (368 pages)
Verity is asked to perform on a reunion season of Dance or Die, and her family feels it's a good idea to make sure the urge to dance is out of her system. Unfortunately, it seems someone has targeted the dancers; Verity and two Cryptid co-stars find the rune-covered bodies of two dancers who had been voted off. The family sends in Grandma Alice as back-up, and even with one of the most dangerous family members on scene backing her up, this might be unwinnable. Really good read.
24. Bones to Ashes, by Kathy Reichs (310 pages)
I wish this book had come earlier in the series. I finally feel like I've been able to connect to Brennan in this book, and in my opinion the writing was better. I hope Reichs reached her stride and this is more of what's to come.
25. The Eagle Catcher, by Margaret Coel (20 pages)
Gave it four chapters, and didn't care what happened, so I stopped reading.
June pages: 2,905
Pages to date: 7,843
Progress: 25/52
June 2016 comics/manga reading:
117. 100 Bullets: Volume 12, by Brian Azzarello (128 pages)
118. Crossed: Volume 9, by Simon Spurrier (176 pages)
119. Hyper Police: Volume 1, by Mee (192 pages)
120. The Sandman: Volume 1, by Neil Gaiman (234 pages)
121. Dance in the Vampire Bund II The Scarlet Order: Volume 2, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
122. Naruto: Volume 61, by Masashi Kishimoto (224 pages)
123. Naruto: Volume 62, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
124. Naruto: Volume 63, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
125. Naruto: Volume 64, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
126. Naruto: Volume 65, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
127. Naruto: Volume 66, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
128. Naruto: Volume 67, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
129. Naruto: Volume 68, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
130. Naruto: Volume 69, by Masashi Kishimoto (192 pages)
131. Naruto: Volume 70, by Masashi Kishimoto (207 pages)
132. Naruto: Volume 71, by Masashi Kishimoto (208 pages)
133. Naruto: Volume 72, by Masashi Kishimoto (205 pages)
134. What Did You Eat Yesterday?: Volume 2, by Fumi Yoshinaga (200 pages)
135. Ms. Marvel: Volume 1, by G. Willow Wilson (120 pages)
June pages: 3,430
Pages to date: 24,145
Progress: 135/200