January's Books
BOOKS READ IN JANUARY 2019
Novels
Never Always Sometimes, Adi Alsaid
In An Absent Dream, Seanan McGuire
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager, Ben Phillipe
Every Heart A Doorway, Seanan McGuire (reread)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones, Seanan McGuire (reread)
Beneath the Sugar Sky, Seanan McGuire (reread)
Comics
I Hear the Sunspot, Fumino Yuki
I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness, Fumino Yuki
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 3: Amazing Fantasy, Chip Zdarsky & Adam Kubert
Spider-Man Vol. 4: Coming Home, Chip Zdarsky & Joe Quinones
Ameiro Paradox 1, Natsume Isaku
Black Bolt Vol. 1, Saladin Ahmed & Christian Ward
Fence Vol. 2, C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad
Teen Titans Vol.1: Damian Knows Best, Benjamin Percy & Khoi Pham
An Invitation from a Crab, panpanya
Single Issues Read in January 2019
Blackbird #3
Blackbird #4
Champions #1
Heroes In Crisis #4
Runaways #14
Runaways #15
Runaways #16
Runaways #17
Thor #2
Immortal Hulk #2
Die #2
Young Justice #1
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1
This post is waaaaaay overdue, and it’s mainly because of (1) being busy at work, and (2) lots of major upheavals in my fandom life. (I also maintain a separate blog about watching Arashi’s tv shows, so when I’m not updating here, I’m probably posting over there.) Anyway, I felt like I didn’t read much in January, but 7 books is not too bad? Even if four of the seven are novellas. Plus ten comic trades/graphic novels.
My favourite reads last month were Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children books, because they’re one of my favourite currently running series and the latest book In An Absent Dream is the best one yet. I’ve a feeling that it’ll be my favourite in the series, too, because I related to Lundy and her world more than any of the others.
I’ve also been loving both Rainbow Rowell’s Runaways series, and Sam Humphries & Jen Bartel’s Blackbird, which reminds me a lot of Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie (& Matt Wilson)’s The Wicked + The Divine. And while I’m usually more critical of BL manga these days, I Hear the Sunspot is beautiful - I love that the book focuses on friendship and the characters’ individual growth over the romance.