Year End Book Round-up
Man, I cannot believe it's taken me this long to do my annual book round-up! Apparently, my annual winter reading slump included talking about books too.
* = loved it, + = liked it, o = neutral about it, and - = didn't like it
* Otherworld #8: Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong
+ Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
+ Kushiel #4: Kushiel's Scion - Jacqueline Carey
+ Harmony #5: Dark Light - Jayne Castle
* Nightrunner #4: Shadows Return - Lynn Flewelling
- The Xibalaba Murders - Lyn Hamilton
+ Dave Brandstetter #6: Gravedigger - Joseph Hansen
+ Dave Brandstetter #7: Nightwork - "
+ Blood #3: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff
+ Blood #4: Blood Pact - "
o Warriors: The New Prophecy #4: Starlight - Erin Hunter
* Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
* Ravirn #2: Cybermancy - Kelly McCullough
* Ravirn #3: Codespell - "
* Aubrey-Maturin #3: H.M.S. Surprise - Patrick O'Brian
o In the Midnight Hour - Patti O'Shea
+ His Dark Materials #2: The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
+ Scarecrow #1: Ice Station - Matthew Reilly
+ Scarecrow #2: Area 7 - "
* Scarecrow #3: Scarecrow - "
* Percy Jackson #1: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
* Percy Jackson #2: The Sea of Monsters - "
+ Time Travelers Strictly Cash - Spider Robinson
+ The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair
o Growing Up Gay/Lesbian - Bennett L. Singer
* The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne
* Detective Inspector Chen #1: Snake Agent - Liz Williams
+ Detective Inspector Chen #2: The Demon and the City - "
* Enchancted Forest Chronicles #2: Searching for Dragons - Patricia C. Wrede
+ Enchancted Forest Chronicles #3: Calling on Dragons - "
Only thirty novels. I knew my job had cut into my reading time, but I hadn't realized how much it had. Oh well, that's something to work on this year, I suppose. I found some new-to-me authors (Matthew Reilly, Rick Riordan, and Liz Williams) but didn't branch out as much as I have other years. Apparently this was a sad year for reading by a couple different measures?
+ Spyboy v6 - Peter David
o Captain Nemo v1 - Jason DeAngelis
* Blue Beetle v1-3 - Keith Giffen & John Rogers
+The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories - Nicholas Gurewitch
* Ouran High School Host Club v9-11 - Bisco Hatori
+ Castle Waiting: The Lucky Road - Linda Medley
+ Saiyuki Reload v8 - Kazuya Minekura
+ Olympus Heights - Kevin Munroe
+ Hana-Kimi v16-21 - Hisaya Nakajo
+ Thieves & Kings v3-5 - Mark Oakley
+ Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service v1, 3 - Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki
+ The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Light Fantastic & The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
o Postcards: True Stories that Never Happened - Jason Rodriguez
* Owly v4-5 - Andy Runton
* Little Vampire - Joann Sfar
* Age of Bronze v3a - Eric Shanower
+ Fruits Basket v17-19 - Natsuki Takaya
* Scary Godmother: Ghoul's Out for Summer - Jill Thompson
* Mushishi v3-5 - Yuki Urushibara
- Gloom Cookie v1 - Serena Valentino
o Pride of Baghdad - Brian K. Vaughan
+ Umbrella Academy v1 - Gerard Way
* PS238 v1-5 - Aaron Williams
Forty-four comics with a fair bit of variety. I'd thought it'd end up being all manga, but no! Work is much more conducive to comic reading during breaks than novels, so this list is not as sad. Best find was probably Little Vampire, which I found charming and adorable without being cutesy.
* = loved it, + = liked it, o = neutral about it, and - = didn't like it
* Otherworld #8: Personal Demon - Kelley Armstrong
+ Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
+ Kushiel #4: Kushiel's Scion - Jacqueline Carey
+ Harmony #5: Dark Light - Jayne Castle
* Nightrunner #4: Shadows Return - Lynn Flewelling
- The Xibalaba Murders - Lyn Hamilton
+ Dave Brandstetter #6: Gravedigger - Joseph Hansen
+ Dave Brandstetter #7: Nightwork - "
+ Blood #3: Blood Lines - Tanya Huff
+ Blood #4: Blood Pact - "
o Warriors: The New Prophecy #4: Starlight - Erin Hunter
* Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
* Ravirn #2: Cybermancy - Kelly McCullough
* Ravirn #3: Codespell - "
* Aubrey-Maturin #3: H.M.S. Surprise - Patrick O'Brian
o In the Midnight Hour - Patti O'Shea
+ His Dark Materials #2: The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
+ Scarecrow #1: Ice Station - Matthew Reilly
+ Scarecrow #2: Area 7 - "
* Scarecrow #3: Scarecrow - "
* Percy Jackson #1: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
* Percy Jackson #2: The Sea of Monsters - "
+ Time Travelers Strictly Cash - Spider Robinson
+ The Down Home Zombie Blues - Linnea Sinclair
o Growing Up Gay/Lesbian - Bennett L. Singer
* The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne
* Detective Inspector Chen #1: Snake Agent - Liz Williams
+ Detective Inspector Chen #2: The Demon and the City - "
* Enchancted Forest Chronicles #2: Searching for Dragons - Patricia C. Wrede
+ Enchancted Forest Chronicles #3: Calling on Dragons - "
Only thirty novels. I knew my job had cut into my reading time, but I hadn't realized how much it had. Oh well, that's something to work on this year, I suppose. I found some new-to-me authors (Matthew Reilly, Rick Riordan, and Liz Williams) but didn't branch out as much as I have other years. Apparently this was a sad year for reading by a couple different measures?
+ Spyboy v6 - Peter David
o Captain Nemo v1 - Jason DeAngelis
* Blue Beetle v1-3 - Keith Giffen & John Rogers
+The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories - Nicholas Gurewitch
* Ouran High School Host Club v9-11 - Bisco Hatori
+ Castle Waiting: The Lucky Road - Linda Medley
+ Saiyuki Reload v8 - Kazuya Minekura
+ Olympus Heights - Kevin Munroe
+ Hana-Kimi v16-21 - Hisaya Nakajo
+ Thieves & Kings v3-5 - Mark Oakley
+ Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service v1, 3 - Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki
+ The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Light Fantastic & The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
o Postcards: True Stories that Never Happened - Jason Rodriguez
* Owly v4-5 - Andy Runton
* Little Vampire - Joann Sfar
* Age of Bronze v3a - Eric Shanower
+ Fruits Basket v17-19 - Natsuki Takaya
* Scary Godmother: Ghoul's Out for Summer - Jill Thompson
* Mushishi v3-5 - Yuki Urushibara
- Gloom Cookie v1 - Serena Valentino
o Pride of Baghdad - Brian K. Vaughan
+ Umbrella Academy v1 - Gerard Way
* PS238 v1-5 - Aaron Williams
Forty-four comics with a fair bit of variety. I'd thought it'd end up being all manga, but no! Work is much more conducive to comic reading during breaks than novels, so this list is not as sad. Best find was probably Little Vampire, which I found charming and adorable without being cutesy.