Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 73
July 2, 2020
Transathon TBR
This month another great readathon is happening that I’m very excited about: Transathon, which is all about reading books by and about trans people!
It’s organised over on Twitter by @transathon and lasts from July 1st all the way through July 31st. (Which also includes my birthday, so I’m double excited about it!!!)
The theme, of course, is books by and about trans people all over the trans spectrum. There are a few prompt and a bingo card:
There is also a giveaway! You can enter b...
July 1, 2020
Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Hawk Lake
“When ghosts cry out, Dan and Chad heed their call.
Daniel and Chad are on the road to Hawk Lake, Maine, to investigate rumors of a haunting. With his new role in Daniel’s life, Chad feels like he has something to prove. He is determined to make the Hawk Lake haunting videos the best Hauntastic Haunts has ever aired.
Daniel gets sidetracked when he realizes that he might have gotten in over his head with his long distance apprenticeship to a genuine medium. Old insecurities rear their head...
June 30, 2020
Rafael’s Haunted Halloween
“Love finds a way—even if man’s best friend has to reach across the veil to make it happen.
Semi-retired, Rafael’s life is in a rut after losing his beloved dog, Marlowe. He fills his time with hobbies, but that isn’t enough to give him purpose. The longer Raf hides from the world, the less he able he is to step out of his comfort zone in pursuit of his heart’s desire.
A recently divorced father, Noah, is ready for a new relationship. He’s had his eye on his silver fox of a next-door neigh...
Peter’s Haunted Holiday
“What do you do when Santa turns up dead days before Christmas?
Peter Lee’s interest in his city’s haunted history started during his childhood. With the handle, GhastLee, he frequents the Hauntastic Haunts message boards. As a paranormal tour guide, ghosts are his profession and his passion.
The night JP Reynolds takes Peter’s tour, he gets a Christmas surprise he never expected—a visit from a ghost Santa Claus. JP knows just who to call. JP and Peter team up to investigate the ghost who ...
Dan’s Hauntastic Haunts Investigates: Goodman Dairy
“When ghosts reach across the veil, Daniel Collins is there to tell their stories.
Dan is a vlogging ghost hunter. He has devoted his life to documenting paranormal activity. In his converted van, he travels around the country exploring haunted sites. He loves the thrill of filming restless spirits.
Chad Brewer, skeptic, works for an insurance company. He doesn’t believe in ghosts, but watching Dan’s vlog is his guilty pleasure. The cute vlogger is accident prone. He has Chad’s work extens...
June 29, 2020
Drew’s Haunted Hangout
“What if your imaginary boyfriend wasn’t so imaginary?
Drew was no stranger to feeling ostracized from his peers. His obsession with the paranormal began young. When he befriended Toby, the dead boy who lives in his garage.
Drew was the weird unathletic kid everyone avoided on the playground. As a teen, he found understanding in an online community created by a paranormal investigations vlogger.
Falling in love with Toby only made Drew’s interest in ghosts more intense. But when he disc...
Mexican Gothic
“After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing...
Worth the Chance
For the most part this was a fun read with a great non-binary character, but I had my issues with the beginning.
Verity Jones has always been true to themself; even when it meant coming out as nonbinary at a young age and losing the love of their friends and parents. Years later, Verity is ensnared in a complicated, consuming, but purely platonic relationship with their best friend Landon. When Landon’s high-school sweetheart re-enters the picture, Verity finds themself alone for the first ti...
June 27, 2020
Isaiah’s Mid Year Book Freakout Tag 2020
iam told me I should do this and I do whatever iam tells me to do.
Best Book I’ve Read so Far
Pet by Awkaeke Emezi
I devoured this. I loved so much about it and I just can’t recommend it enough.
Best Sequel I’ve Read so Far
Farmhand, Vol 2 by Rob Guillory
There is just something about this author. The story gets better the longer it is out. Body farm that grows ACTUALLY BODY PARTS is just wild enough to make me grossed out and intrigued.
New Release I haven’...
The Extraordinaries
“Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra. TJ Klune’s YA debut, The Extraordinaries, is a queer coming-of-age story about a fanboy with ADHD and the heroes he loves.
Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?
After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant ...
