What are you reading in 2022?

[Gord]

This has been an interesting week of reading.

-4 Stars
This is my third or fourth time reading this volume and I love this series. I love the sci-fi spin on the UF genre. I love the idea of Innkeepers. This is just a fun popcorn read.

-5 Stars
The last book was already leaning heavily into the darker aspects and this book fully embraces those elements. The scenes involving the Remnants was genuinely horrifying especially when listening to it as an audiobook. The ending of the book where we get to see what a truly powerful sorcerer is capable of is also just terrifying. You understand how one person can become an apocalypse by themself. For the first four books we have had the same narrator and while I didn't like them at the start of things I kind of became used to them over time. This one switches narrators again and meh. I had to get used to all new voices and I'm not sure if I like them. The worst was Billy-Ray I think. He is supposed to be Texan and I rather got used to the accent the first narrator gave him. In this book he has a southern accent but it sound like it was for Louisiana and not Texas. Again, I'm no master of accents, but when I heard that accent my brain went to New Orleans and not Texas. Regardless I'm enjoying my reread of this series and I'm getting ever closer to where I stopped reading the series.

-3 Stars
This was an odd one. The title and the synopsis told me that this was about this character named Veil and made it sound like it was this big debate of essentially nature vs nurture. Veil is a ferret child taken in by Redwall and is eventually banished for his actions. In the Redwall world ferrets are usually in the roster of villains and Redwall are, of course, the good guys. Now we did get this story, kind of, but it was more of a side plot. Veil and Redwall didn't show until nearly halfway through the book. The true story is essentially a feud between Sunflash, the badger, and Swartt Sixclaw, an evil ferret that stretches on for many, many seasons. This story line was pretty standard Redwall fare and was a solid story. The Veil storyline was an interesting attempt in exploring nuance within the Redwall formula but it just didn't work for me. As a side story essentially it didn't get a lot of time to cook and there are a lot of missing details that I feel are needed to make a proper decision on the actions of those in the book. In one chapter we see Veil as an infant and then the next time we see him he is a young ferret as several seasons have passed. I would have liked to have seen what happened during that time to properly make up my mind about how he was treated and what led to him being the way he was. As it is we are left to make assumptions and I don't know it just doesn't land for me. It's an interesting attempt but I feel that this should have been more a main story line instead of a side one so we can properly explore the nuances of this issue.

I just want to say that while I am kind of critical of these books and I do give them a hard time. I do enjoy the Redwall novels and even ones that might not be as great they are still entertaining.

-3 Stars
I was looking for a short audiobook to tide me over while I waited for next hold to come in and I stumbled across this. I have some very mixed opinions about this book honestly. In the beginning I was intrigued at what was presented to me. As time went along the Disney formula started to show a bit and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Then it happened, the thing I hate in modern animated films. We get the comedic character which isn't bad by itself but then they open their mouth and modern pop culture slang spews forth. I know it's something that has always been there, even in movies from when I was a kid, but there is something that just irritates this crotchety old man about it. I'm all invested in this fantasy world, I'm invested in the lore, and then bam, out of no where, with no explanation, booty, bling, fist bumps, etc. What is this doing in my fantasy world? In a meta sense I get why it's there. It's a way to connect to younger viewers, put butts in seats, etc but meh, I don't like it. Outside of that the story was alright. It's the basic Disney story and it entertained. Enough so that I'm borrowing a copy of the movie from the library.

-3 Stars
I snagged the first volume as part of the Hoopla Bonus Borrows thing and it was good, not great, but good. It had me hooked enough to get the second, and final volume just to see where the story went. To start with I don't know a whole lot about the Black Widow character but I've been interested in maybe checking out some stuff. Like a lot of Western comics though I have no idea where to start but this was supposed to be one of the better series. It opens with SHIELD declaring Black Widow as a wanted criminal and everyone tries to stop her. This then turns into a typical espionage story with ties to her back story in Russia. It was all pretty interesting and for the first book told a flowing story. The second volume though started to have some issues and it's a problem I have with a lot of these large Western franchises. There started to be gaps in the story and those gaps where basically told in another comic. So to get the entire story you had to read a whole bunch of different series. I'm just not a fan of that. Overall it was an interesting read and I'm curious about reading more Black Widow stuff.

-4 Stars
This is a dumb concept and I love it. I was browsing through random things at my library when this caught my eye. The pitch on this was that this series was One Punch Man meets Harry Potter. I was skeptical but also very curious. After reading the first volume I have to say it's pretty accurate. This is set in world where everyone can do magic and your place in society is decided by your magic ability. It's also suggested that those who can't do magic are killed off. Enter our MC, Mash. He is raised by his father deep in the woods who makes him doing physical training every day because Mash can't do magic and by physical training I mean an exercise regime that makes him a fitness god. Shenanigans happen and Mash finds himself enrolled in a magic school where he has to take top in the class. There are some hilarious scenes like the class for broom flying. Mash obviously can't use magic so he can't fly but he works around this with his insane physical capabilities. To levitate the broom he simply stomps the ground hard enough to make the broom jump up. To fly he simply hurls the broom as hard as possible and then jumps on it and goes for a ride. It's so dumb that it's hilarious. It really reminds me of D&D stuff I've read about barbarians wanting to be wizards. Where the magic missile is actually just a punch in the face. I don't know if this is something I can read all the time but for an occasional read it will be great.

Currently I'm reading and my next audiobook will be

[Brittany]

Mashle Magic sound ridiculous Gord!

[Brittany]

I finished so now the Alex Verus series is complete. This was a very good UF series. It has its excellent moments and its okay moments but mostly its really good and worth reading if you enjoy the genre. For this book itself it was a fairly satisfying conclusion!

Also recently I started two more manga series and have been working on catching up on some with

[Elena]

@Brittany Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 looks so nice! How do you like it?

[Brittany]

Elena it was fun! I'll absolutely read the second volume. There's a bunch of ayakashi to see and learn about. It was a cute, entertaining start

[Elena]

I've recently finished some great books and started 2 series of comix.

- the series was the fun one and I'm also watching it on Netflix. Both are good for cozy mornings or evenings.
- amazing travel romantic story. I've read it on weekend and couldn't put the book aside. There are many cliches and the story is ordinary but the atmosphere and the characters are gorgeous.
- it's totally different to the other books I've read so far. Very good one with the sea theme. The series reminded me of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Loved every inch of it!
- a descent sequel to the first book and I enjoy the series so far.
- just ok, the idea is nice and I'm going to continue reading the series.
- oh so good! Dark, creepy, mysterious, I love those kind of stories.

[Brittany]

Glad you enjoyed Chasing Daisy! Its so cute! I agree there is just something about the characters and atmosphere it works well. Hope you get a chance to read more of Toon's books too

[Christine]

I finished my 15th book

[Elena]

Brittany wrote: "Glad you enjoyed Chasing Daisy! Its so cute! I agree there is just something about the characters and atmosphere it works well. Hope you get a chance to read more of Toon's books too"

Oh yeah! I'm definitely going to read more of her books. I always love to squeeze some good romantic story in between all the fantasy I read.

[Brittany]

Finished damn that was a good book! Really enjoyed it. Strong 4.5 stars. Pretty much everything I want in a YA fantasy book.

Next ebook is some nonfiction

[Jo]

I finished , an easy first five star read of the year, such a powerful, emotional, beautiful memoir, one of the best I've ever read I think. Hearing Chanel read her victim impact statement to end the book was something else, I found it amazing when I read it on Buzzfeed years back, but actually hearing her say her own words gave me chills (and not just because I was on a cold, wet run!).

My next book will be , yes, another audiobook, I have been reading a physical book too but I'm dipping in and out of that one quite a bit so it's taking me longer to get through than the audios I've been listening to. Over the past year or so audios have made up most of my reading, it's just how I've felt like consuming books, so I've been rolling with it (I may need a higher credit plan on Audible though!).

[Gord]

Time for that weekly update and, I have to say, this has been a pretty good week of reading.

-4 Stars
I snagged this book for a group challenge/effort to read more new releases for that year. I doubt that I would have picked up this book if it wasn't for that reason. It pleases me greatly to say that this was a very good read. It's kind of a locked room mystery that takes place on a remote tropical island. The story is told in two settings. One being the present time and one that is in the past that gives us backstories on the various characters. The beginning of the book is a bit slow as characters are established and people are moved into place but it's through these backstories that we get hints of the tensions within the group. This was a book that had to have a near perfect ending in my opinion and it pretty much nailed it. As the book enters the second half the tension in the present starts to ratchet up and bodies start to show up. The entire time I had no clue who the killer was and it wasn't until the second last chapter/last chapter when the final clue was revealed that it all made sense. It was one of those good reveals as well. It wasn't "there was a another person on the island that the author was hiding from the reader" kind of reveals. When you looked back through all the clues you were given it was there but it wasn't obvious. Even with that big reveal the book wasn't fully done yet either. Not spoiling anything by saying more but this was a very unexpected ending.

-5 Star
Alright, fine, I'll admit it, I might have found this weird niche of contemporary romance novels that I enjoy. First was XOXO, then there was A Pho Love Story, and now this one. I'm not sure what that niche is but I have a great time reading these. This was a romance but it was more of a story about finding your direction/path in life with healthy dab of romance and a sprinkling of yummy food related stuff tossed on top. Seriously I had a massive craving for Japanese food by the end of the book. This book is about a young girl dealing with the fact that her parents planned future for her just isn't what she is passionate about. She takes spring break to accept an invitation from her grandparents in Japan and to find her direction. Along the way she learns more about her family and meets a super cute boy. This was just feel good fluff from beginning to end. I found myself grinning uncontrollably at times due to the antics of some character or just the sweetness of the moment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up on fantasy, mysteries, or adventure novels, but these kind of books are a nice little break from time to time.

-5 Stars
It's because of joining groups here on Goodreads that I have been introduced to several great series over the years. This is looking to be another one of those series as this first book was a great read. When I first read the synopsis for this book it just screamed classic fantasy to me. The MC finds a dying man, that man gives her a mission to deliver a message to the king, the MC then has to battle through evil to complete her quest. I put a hold on it and started to wait for my copy to come in. When I started reading this I just couldn't put this book down. I'd put it down for a snack or something and almost immediately feel the itch to pick it back up. The MC was a solid character, the story was engaging, the side characters were interesting, all of it just kept me reading. The best part about the book is that when it ended it was open ended enough for a sequel, which there is, and that the world felt still ripe for more stories. The world still felt like there were many mysteries and tales to tell. I'm now looking forward to the next book in the series.

-4 Stars
More feel good fluff

-4 Stars
I might not have been fully in the mood to read this when I picked it up. All the elements that I enjoyed from the first two books were here but I just felt like I wanted more. I wanted a bit more than exploding bodies and bigger and meaner baddies showing up.

-3 Stars
This comic takes me back to some nostalgic feels. This is about Black Widow needing to blow off some steam after being lectured by Captain America about how heroes don't kill. She heads to Madripoor and dons an eye patch. This takes me back to a time when I really first discovered Wolverine. It was the run after all the X-men had apparently died (one of many times) and he was hiding out in Madripoor and using the name of Patch. I've read the first couple of omnibus volumes for than a few times. Like that run of Wolverine this story quickly turns violent and many, many, bad guys are killed. She gets involved with an underground live stream thing where the torture of small kids is live streamed to high paying clients. This story appealed to me for a couple of reasons. First, I've never been a massive fan of heroes like Superman. That whole symbol of purity and justice just has never appealed to me. I've always been partial to heroes that are more darker and grittier, like Wolverine. Batman dances that fine line between the two honestly. Then there was the fact that this was essentially a self contained story. In the beginning there was reference to events that happened in other story lines but once the story itself gets started it's all self contained. So many times these stories start self contained but by the end you need to read a small library of interconnected series just to get the entire story of what is happening. This was just Black Widow goes to Madripoor and kills a whole lot of really bad men and women. The story was simple but it worked for me.

Sorry if this particular thoughts section wasn't the most coherent. I've rewritten this section a few times trying to trim it down and still get my thoughts across. I didn't want to turn it into a 15 paragraph ramble about my history with comics and/or a rant about superhero comics.

For the rest of the long weekend I plan to read a bunch of manga and comics I got from the library. After that I need to get started on and then we will see where the week goes. I really to need to tackle some challenge books again.

[Brittany]

Alright you've caught my attention with Reckless Girls. I'll have to see if I can get an audio copy.
Glad you loved Green Rider!!

[Christine]

[Christine]

[Christine]

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Some books I've finished recently, ALL of them nonfiction, surprisingly:

was AMAZING! I loved it! This is a nonfiction book about how to survive fictional movies. Lol. You know I love my horror movies, so of course I enjoyed this! It was really funny and meta and just a great time all around!
When I say I'll read anything by Jennifer Estep, I literally mean anything 😆 Lol. Write Your Own Cake is an essay about writing and worldbuilding and Jennifer uses Kill the Queen as an example. It was really informative and I loved her cake metaphors! Lol.
I LOVE horror movies and I love science, so this book? It's perfect for me! It read kinda dry in some areas, but overall I really enjoyed it! It was very fascinating and I just liked learning about what happens inside the brain and our bodies when we consume horror and why we like it in general.

So, I've discovered a genre I really enjoy: Nonfiction books about horror movies 😆

[Elena]

@Lili How to Survive a Horror Movie sounds like a very nice one to read even for those who are not into horror. Maybe someday I give it a try.

[Elena]

My recent selection is quite diverse. From light romantic story to solid high fantasy books.

- not the best but atmospheric, asian, light and readable.

- I was very sceptical about all the Hunger Games series and didn't pick it for a long time. Now I'm happy I've never watched the movies and finally read the books. So good, so juicy, so vivid!

- I don't know why I keep reading the series. I don't like the writing style, the characters, the story is also not very appealing. But somehow I end up reading the next book and waiting for the last one to come.

- it was a re-read and the most pleasant one. I was craving something solid, classical, high fantasy with all the interesting quests, challenges, battles, wide and well-built worlds. And the series definitely has all of those.

[Christine]

I finished my 16th book

[Brittany]

Lili that's interesting for sure! Nonfiction books about horror movies is a very specific genre choice! Love it.


Elena, sad to hear Rent a Boyfriend wasn't great. I was wanting to read that one. I am looking forward to your thoughts on Mockingjay when you read it. I loved Catching Fire. But I wanted to throw Mockingjay across the room.

[Brittany]

I finished and I just dont know how I feel about it. It was a very different book which I appreciate. But I found it difficult to listen to at times and had to increase the narration speed to get through a few parts since I kept putting it down. I enjoyed the experience of the book for the most part though and do recommend it to anyone wanting a different mystery.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Elena wrote: "@Lili How to Survive a Horror Movie sounds like a very nice one to read even for those who are not into horror. Maybe someday I give it a try."

I agree with you! I think anyone can enjoy this book because it's not necessarily horror, but about horror. If you don't watch a lot of horror movies you may not get some of the references, but I think regardless of that, anyone can have fun with it!

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Brittany wrote: "Lili that's interesting for sure! Nonfiction books about horror movies is a very specific genre choice! Love it.


Elena, sad to hear Rent a Boyfriend wasn't great. I was wanting to read that one...."

Oh yeah, super niche. Lol. I've already got my eye on some other books in this genre 😆

I had Rent a Boyfriend on my tbr as well! I may have to remove it though... I'm picky with my contemporaries as is 😣

[A Little Mystery Book ᰔ]

I just finished We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Now, I’m reading Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus.

[Elena]

@Brittany after reading your thoughts I want to jump right into reading Mockingjay. Very intriguing!

@Lili @Brittany regarding Rent a Boyfriend. It's my personal opinion and and maybe you'll enjoy it though if choosing some asian contemporary romances I'll definitely go for Helen Hoang.

[HeatherH]

@Brittany - I was the same way with Mockingjay..

So many books being added to my tbr now that I've caught up with this thread! I haven't been getting much reading time because of classes so still slowly working on A Conjuring of Light. Just finished Four Dead Queens on audio - ok but felt like it needed something more to it.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Thanks for the rec, Elena! I'll definitely check out her stuff!

[Jo]

I wasn't really feeling so I've moved on to my next 2022 challenge book .

[Brittany]

Hope this one is better for you Jo.

That is always the problem Heather, so many books to read! Never enough time

[Jo]

Brittany wrote: "Hope this one is better for you Jo.

That is always the problem Heather, so many books to read! Never enough time"

Thanks, I hope so too! I've really enjoyed other books of hers, so I have high hopes.

[Christine]

I finished my 17th book

[Brittany]

I finished which was quite good!!

[Gord]

Time for that weekly update and oh boy do I have a lot to talk about this week.

3 Stars (more like 2.5)
This has been a book that has popped up on my radar more than a few times over the years. Seeing as it was a buddy read this month I finally decided to give it a try and overall meh. It's not a great book, it's not a bad book, it was just kind of boring. The only "exciting" part of the book was the last 20-30 pages. Basically this is about a widower who decides to get married again. His buddy cooks up this scheme for him to meet women and, of course, he falls madly in love with one of these women. This entire section of the book was incredibly boring to be honest. I was more than ready to toss in the towel more than a few times. After he starts dating this women everyone around him starts to warn him that something isn't right with her. Of course being madly in love he ignores all of this. Turns out the lady is definitely a little cuckoo in the head and then we get the shocking ending. Here is the problem with the ending. By the time I got there I just didn't care about anyone or anything. It's not like I overly cared about the MC and he had numerous warnings from everyone essentially and he just kept on the whole "oh she is perfect and could do no wrong" shtick. The writing was on the wall my dude and here are the consequences of your stupidity. Then there is the violence in the ending. Sure it was shocking but most of it was telegraphed a mile away and, this is probably just me reading a lot of violent stuff, it really wasn't that shocking. Overall this just didn't click with me a whole lot.

-3 Stars
As a challenge book this book was amazing. It helped me with so many challenges. As a book though, this is what I would call a perfect three star book. It did nothing I hated and it did nothing I thought was overly interesting. It's like the white bread of books and not the good artisan white bread, no, no, this is the Wonderbread of white bread. It is bread, it will fill you up, but it is utterly devoid of anything tasty or unique. This is yet another take on the Excalibur/Camelot/King Arthur tale set in a modern time. Our MC is tricked into stealing Excalibur and gives it to the bad guy. There are knights who are the direct descendants of the original knights of the round table. There are also government agencies involved. The MC decides to help get the sword back and fix his screw up. There are moments in the book where it feels like the MC has his own agency but for the most part he feels like a sidekick tagging along on someone else's story. I doubt I'll remember this book in a week.

-5 Stars
The one shining star novel this week. This was a reread and something I'm listening to as an audiobook. I'm a massive fan of this series and this book hits a bit different when you know how it all ends.

-3 Stars (3.5 stars really)
And back to the meh, kind of. I requested a copy of this earlier this year after seeing it pop up in my feed here on Goodreads. It was something I normally wouldn't read and I decided to give it a whirl. This is not a bad book and towards the end it started getting pretty good honestly. There were just a couple things that turned me off a bit. The MC, Prince Tal, has some serious angst going on. Now I will admit that his self doubt is warranted to a degree the amount of time spent wallowing in this doubt and what not was just tiring. Which leads me into the romance itself. It felt like it was trying to tease us for most of the book. As the reader you knew the two would get together but the book spent a lot of time teasing us. Did A love B, did B love A, would they end up together, etc, etc, etc. Now these criticisms do more or less sort themselves out by the end. The romance comes together, the MC grows a spine, etc and I enjoyed it but it's what I wanted the entire book. It's not a bad book but it didn't quite nail it for me.

-5 Stars
Now this is a manga that I've been excited to get started for some time now. I watched the anime several times and I loved it. I was looking forward to getting into the source material and the sequels that followed this series. I knew that there was some material cut from the series in the anime due to licensing issues but oh boy was I not prepared for volume 2 of this series. Volume 2 doesn't just reference other CLAMP series it ties this entire series in tight with other CLAMP works. I was already planning a read of Card Captor Sakura at some point but now I'm also thinking of checking out Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles as well. Back to this book in particular though. This is essentially an exploration of folk lore and urban legends in modern Japan. Our MC, Watanuki, can see spirits and is harassed by them constantly. One day he finds relief from it in a small shop that appeared out of no where. The shop keeper, Yuuko Ichihara, grants wishes for a price. For granting him protection from this evil spirits he ends up working at the shop as kind of a servant. He cooks, cleans, runs errands etc. Over time she starts to teach him things about the spirit world and what not. It touches on things like the monkey's paw, the Japanese version of the ouija board, the 100 ghost stories, etc. It's hard to explain why I love this series so much but man do I love this series. There is just this air of mysteriousness about everything and the epitome of that mysteriousness is Yuuko herself. I'm not going to gush to much about her here but she is definitely a book crush for me. I'm ready to go down this rabbit hole and see what else this series has that didn't make it into the anime.

-3 Stars
A middle grade take on the whole dungeon adventure premise. It wasn't bad but there are certain things that I didn't like. It had that one character who has to do everything at an 11. Why talk when you can yell, why walk when you can run, etc and it just felt like the character was there for something to be extreme to the max. Of course with a character like this they are stupid as a brick as well which just results in them being super annoying. For a middle grade book it wasn't bad and I can a see a certain appeal for a younger crowd.

-4 Stars
It's more Toriko and I'm still really enjoying this. The story is still good, the food creations are still fascinating, it's just a fun read.

Up next I'm thinking and

[Brittany]

I kept meaning to read Holic as a teen good to know its a fun ride Gord!

[Brittany]

I finished listening to cant go wrong with Seanan Mcguire. Such a different read. More of a bunch of short stories than a complete novel but I quite enjoyed it anyway. Going straight into

[Christine]

I finished my 18th book

[Christine]

[Brittany]

Finished and wow I loved it. Highly recommend

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Books I've finished recently...

Back in the Space Janitor world! I love this series! It is so much fun and I love the characters and the crazy situations they find themselves in! The only thing is that I'm pretty much caught up with the series 😢

Luckily for me, most of the author's other books take place in the same world! 😆 This one in particular is a prequel, when humans were still on Earth. This one felt more apocalyptic, and it was very intriguing! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!

And then yesterday I FINALLY started ! I'm only like two chapters in, but you know I already love it 😆 Lol.

Oh, I'll also be reading pretty soon here cause it's only been 3 days since my last Space Janitor book and I'm already having withdrawals 😆 And this is another nonfiction!

[Gord]

Time for that weekly wrap up and it's been another good week of reading.

-5 Stars
What is there to say about this series that I haven't already stated before. I love the characters, I love the world building, and I love the stories that are told in this world. In this one I really love the character of Helen. She is a kid but at the same time she is not a kid. I'm ready to read more in this world and if I have time this month I'll do just that.

-5 Stars
More In Death and the mystery in this one was a bit weaker. I think it's flaws, for me, were in the subject of the mystery itself. Sure it's murder but it revolved around accounting, fraud, etc and that is just not the most exciting subject matter. That and it had a large cast of one off characters for this book of accountants from multiple firms. It made the mystery kind of meh. That being said everything else about In Death was here and was what I come to expect from this series. Those character moments between the main cast is what I love about this series.

-5 Stars
So, uhm, yeah, more In Death. In my defense this was not planned. I finished Calculated In Death and just wanted to read more In Death. My library had it and so I borrowed it. This was not the traditional "who did it" kind of mystery where we try to figure out who the killer is. We knew from page 1 who the killer was and this was about Eve trying to catch this piece of walking, talking, human filth. Robb is really good at writing an antagonist who you just want to punch square in the face. This killer was just the worst of the worst. Not in a scary efficient serial killer kind of way. Just in an entitled man child narcissistic piece of crap kind of way. This book also had a lot character moments. Eve and Roarke were recognized for their work that they have done. Eve's potential promotion to Captain was addressed as well. There was also Roarke's entire clan over for Thanksgiving plus a couple surprise guests. It was really interesting to see these moments.

-5 Stars
I never really checked out yaoi or boy's love manga before. It's just not a genre that I've had any interest in honestly. Thanks to challenges I finally picked up one and it was good. Not just good for a yaoi but just good in general. This is the kind of romance I want to read more of. There was no love triangles or the usual drama that I would associate with romance manga. This was a simple story. On one side you have a young man who, due to family issues, was a bit of a loner. He didn't like eating with others and generally kept to himself. On the other side is a young man who is looking after his younger brother after his mother passed. Dad is there but he is busy running the family business. Thanks to a chance encounter between the younger brother and loner in the park one day the two characters start to become friends over the interest in food. As time went along that bond became deeper until the older brother character confesses his love. The other character needed some time to sort out their feelings and then you get the feel good ending of the story. It was a simple story that was just super sweet and I really enjoyed it. For manga fans out there, if you know of more stories like this please let me know.


More Toriko, more food related adventures. One thing I wanted to mention before that I think is rather interesting is the authors inclusion of fan ideas for food/creatures in this series. Throughout the series you will have a lot of one off weird creatures and the author credits the fan who sent in those ideas. It's this interesting little touch that is added in. Right now we are going through several story arcs that are essentially powering up our MC's so that they can enter the Gourmet World. With volume 18 we are now entering the Casino arc and I'm still having fun reading this.


More Fairy Tail shenanigans.

Currently I'm listening to on audio and this is an intense one. A lot of secrets are coming to the surface. Things that have either been teased or hinted at up to this point. I've also started reading which has been interesting so far.

After that I plan to read more Toriko, XXXholic, and get started on

[Christine]

[HeatherH]

Finally, finally finished . Took forever.. not because it wasn't amazing - because it was! - simply just never found time to read for more than a few minutes at a time. So happy with how this series wrapped up but definitely glad she is revisiting this world because I miss the characters already.

[Brittany]

Lili that's awesome that you loved Space Janitor so much and that there's other books in the same world. And yay for finally starting Chain of Gold

[Brittany]

Gord what a great reading week! I'm finally going to read book 2 of In Death so maybe I'll understand a bit more of the hype soon

[Brittany]

Heather yay for finishing it! Glad you enjoyed how the series wrapped up

[Jo]

HeatherH wrote: "Finally, finally finished . Took forever.. not because it wasn't amazing - because it was! - simply just never found time to read for more than a few minute..."

So glad you enjoyed this one! Can't wait for the new series to start either :)

[Christine]

I finished my 19th book and I finished my 20th book

[Brittany]

I finished and now I'm all caught up again :( Such a great series.

[Christine]