Books Read: July 2011
OMG is Livejournal working again? I better hurry up and post my July books before this lovely period ends.
87. Johannes Cabel the Necromancer, by Jonathan L. Howard. 3 stars.
** 88. Autumn: Purification, by David Moody. Horror. Read ARC. 2 stars.
89. The Demon’s Surrender (Demon’s Lexicon, Book Three), by Sarah Rees Brennan. YA Paranormal. 3 stars.
89. Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol. YA Graphic Novel. 4 stars.
90. A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd. Juv/YA Fiction/Magical Realism. Read ARC provided by publisher. 5 stars. Review here.
91. Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book One), by Kevin Hearne. Urban Fantasy. 3 stars.
92. Mangaman, by Barry Lyga. YA Graphic Novel. Read ARC provided by BWI. 3.5 stars. Review here (Goodreads).
93. Imaginary Girls, by Nova Ren Suma. YA Fiction/Magical Realism. Read ARC provided by LibraryThing Early Reviewers. 4 stars.
94. Luminous, by Dawn Metcalf. YA Paranormal. 4 stars.
95. Bloodshot (Chesire Red Reports, Book One), by Cherie Priest. Urban Fantasy. 3 stars.
** 96. A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire, Book Five), by George R.R. Martin. Fantasy. 4 stars.
** Booklist reviews
Best book I read this month: A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd. It's a good thing I read this at home, because that kind of crying is best done in private. It'll take a while for me to process this beautiful, horrible, heart-breaking, life-affirming book enough to write a review, however inadequate it will inevitably be. For now, find a softly lit, comfortable, quiet place to read this (it will only take a few hours, though its impact will last far longer) and don't forget the tissues.
Worst book I read this month: Autumn: Purification by David Moody. Hands down. It was slightly better than the first in the Autumn series, which is the worst zombie book I’ve ever read (and in the top ten of the worst novels I’ve ever read, period), but that is faint praise.
87. Johannes Cabel the Necromancer, by Jonathan L. Howard. 3 stars.
** 88. Autumn: Purification, by David Moody. Horror. Read ARC. 2 stars.
89. The Demon’s Surrender (Demon’s Lexicon, Book Three), by Sarah Rees Brennan. YA Paranormal. 3 stars.
89. Anya’s Ghost, by Vera Brosgol. YA Graphic Novel. 4 stars.
90. A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd. Juv/YA Fiction/Magical Realism. Read ARC provided by publisher. 5 stars. Review here.
91. Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles, Book One), by Kevin Hearne. Urban Fantasy. 3 stars.
92. Mangaman, by Barry Lyga. YA Graphic Novel. Read ARC provided by BWI. 3.5 stars. Review here (Goodreads).
93. Imaginary Girls, by Nova Ren Suma. YA Fiction/Magical Realism. Read ARC provided by LibraryThing Early Reviewers. 4 stars.
94. Luminous, by Dawn Metcalf. YA Paranormal. 4 stars.
95. Bloodshot (Chesire Red Reports, Book One), by Cherie Priest. Urban Fantasy. 3 stars.
** 96. A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire, Book Five), by George R.R. Martin. Fantasy. 4 stars.
** Booklist reviews
Best book I read this month: A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd. It's a good thing I read this at home, because that kind of crying is best done in private. It'll take a while for me to process this beautiful, horrible, heart-breaking, life-affirming book enough to write a review, however inadequate it will inevitably be. For now, find a softly lit, comfortable, quiet place to read this (it will only take a few hours, though its impact will last far longer) and don't forget the tissues.
Worst book I read this month: Autumn: Purification by David Moody. Hands down. It was slightly better than the first in the Autumn series, which is the worst zombie book I’ve ever read (and in the top ten of the worst novels I’ve ever read, period), but that is faint praise.