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Book #175
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events , #12) by Daniel Handler writing as Lemony Snicket
Finished 15th November 2017
368p
Why I read it: The Netflix series was coming soon, so I figured I'd pull these out again, especially as Mark Oshiro is planning on reading them someday (maybe) and I never actually finished this one.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Mystery/thriller, male, white, USA, 2000s, November, familiar, children, series, novel, medium, ebook I borrowed, reread.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Popsugar (book set in a hotel)
Book #181
Strange Loves: Vampire Boyfriends by Miellyn Fitzwater Barrows
Finished 26th November 2017
608p
Why I read it: supergreatfriend had a particularly legendary and well-remembered stream of this a few years back, and I decided it was finally time to see what this was.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Humour/romance, female, white, Australia, 2010s, November, new, adult, standalone, Choose Your Own Adventure book, long, audio drama I listened to online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #182
Alice Isn't Dead Part 1 by Joseph Fink
Finished 30th November 2017
155p
Why I read it: I've been getting in a podcast drama mood lately, so I reckoned I'd go back to this Night Vale Presents thing I gave up on halfway through when it started airing last year.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Horror, male, white, USA, 2010s, November, familiar, series, audio drama, adult, short, audio drama I listened to online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #183
Microbiota and the Masses: A Love Story by S.B. Divya
Finished 2nd December 2017
20p
Why I read it: Tor.com put out a list of all the short stories and novelettes they've released this year, and this was on it.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Sci-fi/romance, female, POC, USA, 2010s, December, familiar, adult, standalone, short story, short, something I read online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #184
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Louise Maude, Aylmer Maude, and Amy Mandelker)
Finished 5th December 2017
1390p
Why I read it: It's War and Peace!
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Classics/historical fiction/history, male, white, Russia, 19th century, December, new, adult, standalone, novel/nonfiction, very long, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Randomiser, Top Ten, Languages
Book #185
Doctor Who: 12 Doctors 12 Stories by lots of people
Finished 8th December 2017
528p
Why I read it: Now that Peter Capaldi is becoming part of history as he has to, I thought I'd finally pull out this old thing and read it just before Christmas.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Sci-fi, male/female, white, UK/USA/Ireland, 2010s, December, new/familiar, everyone, series, short story, long, ebook I borrowed.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #186
Alice Isn't Dead Part 2 by Joseph Fink
Finished 8th December 2017
155p
Why I read it: Thought I'd keep going.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Horror, male, white, USA, 2010s, December, familiar, series, audio drama, adult, short, audio drama I listened to online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #187
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson (illustrated by Adrian Alphona)
Finished 9th December 2017
120p
Why I read it: I'd been hearing good things about this for years (including its Hugo win), so when Marvel decided to have a big huge Kindle sale a few months back I finally splashed.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy, female, white, USA, 2010s, December, familiar, series, comic book, adult/young adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Book Riot (superhero comic with a female lead)
Book #188
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North (illustrated by Erica Henderson)
Finished 10th December 2017
128p
Why I read it: I'm pretty sure I'd heard good things about it, Ryan North, and Squirrel Girl as a whole for a while, so I picked this up in that Marvel Kindle sale I mentioned a bit back.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy, male, white, Canada, 2010s, December, new, series, comic book, all ages, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Book Riot (all ages comic)
Book #189
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) by Daniel Handler writing as Lemony Snicket
Finished 12nd December 2017
368p
Why I read it: The Netflix series and knowing that Mark Oshiro was maybe planning on reading these someday got me to pull these out, and this was me finishing them. Which I'd never done before.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: General, male, white, USA, 2000s, December, familiar, series, novel, children, medium, ebook I borrowed.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #190
Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee
Finished 12nd December 2017
55p
Why I read it: It was the Tor.com short story/novelette of the week a few months back.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Sci-fi, male, POC, USA, 2010s, December, new, series, short story, adult, short, something I read online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #191
Mockingbird, Vol 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain (illustrated by Kate Niemczyk and Ibrahim Moustafa)
Finished 13th December 2017
144p
Why I read it: Some people on a forum I used to lurk on recommended it when there was a big Kindle Marvel sale a while back.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Speculative, female, white, USA, 2010s, December, new, series, comic book, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #192
Mockingbird, Vol 2: My Feminist Agenda by Chelsea Cain (illustrated by Kate Niemczyk)
Finished 14th December 2017
120p
Why I read it: Some people on a forum I used to lurk on recommended it when there was a big Kindle Marvel sale a while back.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Fantasy, female, white, USA, 2010s, December, familiar, series, comic book, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #193
Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor
Finished 15th December 2017
96p
Why I read it: It won the Hugo and Nebula for Best Novella, people I trust think Nnedi Okorafor is awesome, and there's another one coming out next year, so I had to jump on it now.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Science fantasy, female, POC, USA, 2010s, December, new, series, novella, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #194
The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate, #1) by JY Yang
Finished 15th December 2017
240p
Why I read it: I liked what I've read of what else JY Yang has written so far, and I'd been hearing pretty strong buzz about this, but what got me to bite was finding out that they'd be bringing out two more Tensorate novellas next year.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy, nonbinary, POC, Singapore, 2010s, December, familiar, series, novella, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #195
The Last Hero (Discworld #27) by Terry Pratchett (illustrated by Paul Kidby)
Finished 16th December 2017
176p
Why I read it: Mark Oshiro was reading it.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy, male, white, UK, 2000s, December, familiar, series, novel, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #196
Russian Roulette (Alex Rider #10) by Anthony Horowitz
Finished 17th December 2017
416p
Why I read it: I felt like reading it again, except not Scorpia Rising because no thank you!
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Mystery/thriller, male, white, UK, 2000s, December, familiar, children, series, novel, medium, ebook I own, reread.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #197
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
Finished 18th December 2017
672p
Why I read it: When this book came out in 2010 it got massive praise and I managed to remember that. So when it showed up in a Kindle Plus Audiobook sale I didn't hesitate to snap to it.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: General/speculative, male, white, Ireland, 2010s, December, new, adults, standalone, novel, long, audiobook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #198
And Another Thing... (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6) by Eoin Colfer
Finished 18th December 2017
298p
Why I read it: It was finally time to read this bloody thing once and for all.
Rating: 3/5
Categories: Sci-fi, male, white, Ireland, 2010s, December, familiar, adults, series, novel, medium, ebook I borrowed.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #199
The Red Threads of Fortune (Tensorate #2) by JY Yang
Finished 19th December 2017
216p
Why I read it: I liked what I've read of what else JY Yang has written so far, and I'd been hearing pretty strong buzz about this, but what got me to bite was finding out that they'd be bringing out two more Tensorate novellas next year.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy, nonbinary, POC, Singapore, 2010s, December, familiar, series, novella, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #200
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal #1) by Zen Cho
Finished 21st December 2017
382p
Why I read it: I'd heard very nice things about it from people I trust, and the sequel is due out next year.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy, female, POC, Malaysia/UK, 2010s, December, new, series, novel, adult, medium, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #201
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot #10) by Agatha Christie
Finished 21st December 2017
283p
Why I read it: It's Murder on the Orient Express!
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Mystery/thriller, female, white, UK, 1930s, December, familiar, series, novel, adult, medium, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #202
Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorafor
Finished 23rd December 2017
264p
Why I read it: It was in the Super Nebula Humble Bundle.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Sci-fi/fantasy, female, POC, USA, 2000s/2010s, December, familiar, standalone, short stories, adult, medium, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #203
Moonlight by Barry Jenkins
Finished 24th December 2017
99p
Why I read it: I really liked the film and was overjoyed to find the screenplay on a website somewhere.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: General, male, POC, USA, 2010s, December, new, standalone, screenplay, adult, short, something I read online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #204
Engraved on the Eye by Saladin Ahmed
Finished 26th December 2017
110p
Why I read it: One of my friends liked it a lot.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy/sci-fi, male, POC, USA, 2010s, December, new, standalone, short stories, adult, short, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #205
Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
Finished 26th December 2017
288p
Why I read it: It was in the Super Nebula Humble Bundle.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Fantasy/sci-fi, male, POC, USA, 2010s/2000s, December, familiar, standalone, short stories, adult, medium, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #206
Lifeboats (Young Wizards #9.7) by Diane Duane
Finished 29th December 2017
391p
Why I read it: Mark Oshiro was reading it.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Sci-fi, female, white, USA/Ireland, 2010s, December, familiar, series, novel, adult, medium, audiobook I listened to online, reread.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Book #207
Ninefox Gambit (Machineries of Empire #1) by Yoon Ha Lee
Finished 30th December 2017
384p
Why I read it: Several possible reasons. I can't quite figure which ones are the main ones, which ones set it off and which ones reinforced it, so you might as well have then all.
1. Rick Riordan gave it five stars.
2. Someone on Goodreads who I implicitly trust when it comes to her taste in science fiction and fantasy gave it five stars.
3. It was a finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
4. It was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
5. It was shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Sci-fi, male, POC, USA, 2010s, December, familiar, series, novel, adult, medium, ebook I own.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
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Book #180
Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest
Finished 26th November 2017
80p
Why I read it: I just had a feeling.
Rating: 4/5
Categories: Poetry, female, white, UK, 2010s, November, new, adult, standalone, poetry, short, audio drama I listened to online.
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages