Books read
I started off the month by reading Chimera by Tyler Ellis (review). It is a graphic novel about a group of thieves on a mission to find the chimera. I was a little confused with the story but I ended up enjoying the graphic novel either way. The art was beautiful and the characters and the story were quite interesting.
After that, I read Ragdoll by Daniel Cole (review). In this book, a corpse made of parts of six victims and the head belongs to Khalid, a serial killer whose case almost ruined Detective Wolf’s life. The story completely pulled me and it was really hard to put the book down. The characters were complex and well-developed. I absolutely loved it and recommend it to everyone who loves mystery thrillers. I really want to read the next book in the series but don’t know when I’ll get around to doing it.
Next, I read The Shadow Glass by Aly Fell (review). This is a graphic novel about Rosalind. When she sees the Shadow Glass in the house of her mentor, Dr. John Dee, she steals it. This is na obsidian mirror that actually existed which was believed to be able to communicate with spirits. This graphic novel was a let down. The story wasn’t that well-developed, there was weirdly placed romance that influenced the whole book, female characters (who weren’t related) looked too much alike, making it hard to distinguish them, and so on. You can read more of my thoughts when I finally post my review but. overall, it was very disappointing and I don’t really recommend it to anyone.
After that, I read Claimed by the Cyborg by Cara Bristol (review) which was the book club pick of the month. In this book, March travels to Xenia to look for his lost love. Turns out she’s the princess of that planet, who is about to marry someone she doesn’t love. This book was a typical romance novel but was also kind of fun to read. Neither the characters nor the plot were mind-blowing but I still had some fun reading it.
Next, I read The Professor’s Daughter by Joann Sfar (review). In this graphic novel, the daughter of a famous Egyptologist falls in love with a mummy. This book was a complete surprise, it is short but so much fun to read! I laughed aloud several times and I recommend it to anyone who wants a fun light read.
Finally, I read Rising Action, which is the fourth volume of The Wicked + The Divine series by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson (review). After such a big hiatus from the series (after the disappointing last volume), it felt good to pick it up again. In case you don’t know, in this series, Gods appear on Earth each 90 years and live only 2. In those two years, they become loved or hated superstars, known around the world. This volume continued the story where the second one left off. Looking back to it, I felt that the plot wasn’t as strong as it could have been but it was still really nice to read. This series has a lot of characters so keep that in mind if you’re thinking of picking it up.
Blog posts
I started off the month by posting my review of Claimed by the Cyborg by Cara Bristol (REVIEW), since it was the book club pick of the month, as I’ve mentioned above. Thatonenerdygirl and I also wrote a book club discussion of the book over on her blog, feel free to check it out here. Just keep in mind that there are spoilers.
After that, I posted by review of Body of Lies by Iris Johansen (REVIEW), which is the fourth book of the Eve Duncan series. In this book, Eve is hired to reconstruct the face of na unknown murder victim in Baton Rouge. I started this series some time ago and I’ve been enjoying it so far. The books are always full of action and the mystery is always intriguing. If you want to know more, you can always check the review I posted (linked above).
Next, I posted my review of the first volume of Monster by Naoki Urasawa (REVIEW). I only read this manga because Thatonenerdygirl insisted, and I’m so glad I did. It follows a surgeon named Tenma who saves the life of a young boy which initially seems to be a good decision but, as it turns out, might not be. I was not expecting to enjoy this manga so much. I was completely pulled into the story and got really disappointed when the book reached its end. Luckily, thatonenerdygirl already bought the second volume so I’m expecting to get around to reading it soon. Needless to say, I recommend the manga.
Finally, I posted my July Book Haul which ended up being a lot bigger than I intended because of all the book fairs and book sales happening in my area.
Books added to my TBR
In case you don’t know, this section is where I put the books that I added to my want to read shelf on Goodreads, not including the books I bought.
The first book I added to by TBR this month was I Am Behind You by John Ajvide Lindqvist. From what I can tell, this book is about four families living in a strange place without a Sun. Then, they see something approaching that will change them. The summary I wrote doesn’t do it justice but the book sounds really interesting, so I decided to add it.
After that, I added The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts. The book seems to be about na almost impossible revolution, which honestly sounds pretty interesting. It has a very good rating on Goodreads so I’m hoping I’ll be able to get to it soon.
Finally, I added The Million by Karl Schroeder. This book only comes out in the first of september but, from what I can tell, in the book, the Earth is ruled by the million and, one month each year, tem billion visitors come to the planet to party and pollute. The book is about na illegal child, a visitor passing for a million. The synopsis sounds interesting enough but what made me really interested in the book was that it was written by Karl Schroeder who wrote Virga, a sci-fi series that I really enjoyed. Still, I’ll probably wait for the release and see what people have to say about it before picking it up.
Let me know in the comments which books you read this month and which ones you’re planning to read next.
The Sunless Countries by Karl Shroeder
Queen of Candesce by Karl Shroeder
every book counts 