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I'm running a bit late on this because of well life. I love talking books especially so if you see one that catches your eye, let's discuss. Also I need to be more relaxed about my reading challenges. I'm like OMG I'll never finished reading 50 states at this rate and it's like it's JANUARY. Calm the hell down. One of my students is doing a neat challenge (but not great for people who read mysteries), adding up the miles a character travels in the book and see how far you get.
* = 4 stars or more
Books

Book: Quantum Tangle SF

Book: B.U.G. espionage thriller

Book:When Falcons Fall historical mystery *

Book:A Monster Calls YA, urban fantasy *

Book:Jackaby historical A, urban fantasy *

Book:The Chardonnay Charade mystery

Book: Haunted in Death SF mystery

Book:A Most Curious Murder mystery

Book: Yuletide Slaying mystery*

Book:Doctor Who: The American Adventures SF

Graphic Novel: Monstress #1 fantasy*

Book:Thrice the Brinded Cat Mew'd historical mystery *

Manga: Bungo Stray Dogs #1 urban fantasy *



Movies/DVDS (hey look, finally reviewed some)

The Killing Joke animated Batman

Stein's Gate #4 anime, SF

Dr. Strange superhero

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them action, magic

Well this took forever as I had no internet and I'm trying to nano but my god tonight isn't going well. There aren't that many books and I don't even know why I still have netflix if I can't remember to watch anything. Anyhow you know the drill. I love talking this stuff so if you see something intriguing ask. * = 4 stars or higher.

Book: Your Heart Belongs to Me suspense

Book:Urban Dragon UF

manga:Devil's Line #1 UF *

graphic novel: House of Odd UF

Book: The Six Gun Tarot Weird West *

Graphic Novel: Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy & Lost Islands (Explorer, #2) UF, Fantasy & SF

Book: The Devil's Whisper mystery, YA

Book: Run for Your Lifemystery

Manga:Noragami: Stray God #10 & Sacred #1 UF * & Fantasy

Graphic novel: Baba Yaga's Assistant Russian folklore/UF

And the solitary dvd

Steins;Gate #3 anime, SF/Near Future

As always talk to me about the books. I love that. I still haven't written up most of my movies yet... * = 4 stars or higher.

Books

Book:Billionaire's Blend. Cozy mystery

Book:Ferals YA, UF *

Book:Gotham Academy, Vol. 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy graphic novel *

Book:Mayhem at the Orient Express Cozy mystery *

Book:Valiant YA, UF

Book:Livingstone #1 UF manga *

Book:Blue Exorcist #14 UF manga *

Book:Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant historical graphic novel *

Book:The Raven King YA, UF *

Book:Hidden:Evil UF, LGBT *

Book:Broken near future SF *

Book:The Killing Club mystery

Book:London Calling YA paranormal historical

Book:Witness in Death near future mystery

DVDs

Victor Frankenstein

As always, let's talk books! I didn't read as much this month :(
* = 4-5 star reads

book- Jekel loves Hyde YA, SF (near future)

book-Undead YA, SF (near future)

book- The Zig Zag Girl historical mystery *

book- The Bands of Mourning fantasy *

book- Goblin Secrets Middle Grade fantasy

book- X Mystery

book- Callum's Fate historial UF, LGBT erotica

book- The Magicians UF

I didn't read one manga/graphic novel....

And I actually reviewed movies for a change...


Hamlet The David Tennant/ Patrick Stewart one

Gravitation: Lyrics of Love anime

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Deadpool superhero

My reading challenges:

Women Authors - February: Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey; Undead by Kirsty McKay; The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths; X by Sue Grafton; Callum’s Fate by Dianne Hartsock


TBR pile (published before 2016) February - Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey; Undead by Kirsty McKay; The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths; Goblin Secrets by William Alexander; X by Sue Grafton; The Magicians by Lev Grossman

The Fullhouse Challenge:
You’d like to change the cover - Deadroads by Robin Riopelle
Author Outside Your Own Country - The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
Would make a good movie - The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
Setting begins with a B - The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Brooklyn, Brakebills)

POPSUGAR CHALLENGE
A Book That’s Under 150 pages - The Shattered Islands by Karpov Kinrade
A Book with a Blue cover - Deadroads by Robin Riopelle
A Romance Set in the Future – Deep by A.L. Bates
A Book set in your Home state - Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey
A murder Mystery - The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths
A book guaranteed to bring you joy -The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
A National Book Award Winner - Goblin Secrets by William Alexander

Yep this is a little early so I can put in all my other reading challenges. As always talk to me about the books and movies!

manga: Seraph of the End #3 UF


Book: Son of Neptune UF

Book: Star Wars: Aftermath SF

Book: Messenger of Fear UF

Book: Gryphon's Eyrie Fantasy

Book: The Supernatural Enhancements paranormal

Book: Haunted Chillicothe true hauntings

Graphic Novel : Dean Koontz Frankenstein #1 UF


DVDs/Movies (i.e. still losing money on Netflix)

Poltergeist

Jurassic World

Ant-Man

Okay it was a very very slow month for both. As always talk to me about any one of these that strikes your interest.


manga: Chaika: The Coffin Princess #1 action/adventure, fantasy

book: Blue Lily, Lily Blue urban fantasy *

book:Star Trek:TNG Q&A SF

manga:Cantarella #2 historical fantasy

manga: Black Butler #20 historical fantasy

book: Second Street Station historical mystery

manga: No.6 #9 SF dystopia, LGBT *

book: The Othr Side of Midnight historical mystery *

book: Pawn Takes Rook SF superhero, LGBT erotica

book: Except the Dying historical mystery * (source for the Murdoch Mysteries/Artful Detective)

book:The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency mystery

Manga: Drug & Drop #2 paranormal

DVDS

Pumpkin Scissors disc 2 anime, action/adventure

I'm already mostly done with a couple of my reading challenges. As always, I'm up for chatting about books and movies

Books

Book:Zombie suspense (read because I needed that Z)

Book The Xibalba Murders mystery (thank you for the X)

Manga: Until Death Do Us Part #2 action

manga: D. Gray-Man #24 supernatural

manga: Black Butler #19 supernatural

Manga: No.6 #6 (hee) SF dystopia.

Book: The Dream Thieves YA urban fantasy

Book: Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles mystery

manga: 07-Ghost #5 fantasy

Book: Frank Incensed suspense

Book: Eyes like Stars YA fantasy

Book: Wheel of Stars fantasy

manga: Devils and Realist supernatural

manga: Legal Drug #1 paranormal

Book: Queen Emma and the Vikings, Manga: Vinland Saga #3 historical non-fiction: historical fiction

DVDS

Big Hero Six animated

Only Lovers Left Alive vampire

Well mostly books since I'm just not making much out of my netflix subscription lately. You know I love chatting about my reading so feel free to engage.

Books:

Graphic Novel: The Sculptor paranormal

manga: Until Death Do Us Part Near Future/action

Book: Appointment on the Edge of Forever SF

manga: Attack on Titan #14 fantasy dystopia

manga: No 6 #4 SF, dystopia

Book: Hexed Urban Fantasy

Book: File M for Murder mystery

Book:Red RisingSF, dystopia

Movies: Hercules Action (it has the Rock!)

find my reading challenges here

Women Authors

February - Appointment on the Edge of Forever by Perrin Pring; No. 6 #4 by Atsuko Asano; File M for Murder by Miranda James


TBR pile (published before 2015)

February - Appointment on the Edge of Forever by Perrin Pring, Attack on Titan #14 by Hajime Isayama; No. 6 #4 by Atsuko Asano; Hexed by Kevin Hearne; File M for Murder by Miranda James; Red Rising by Pierce Brown

ALPHABET CHALLENGE Note: the challenge allows for the hard letters like X to be anywhere in the word hence me putting Hexed there.

A – Appointment at the Edge of Forever by Perrin Pring
C – Crazy Love You by Lisa Unger
D - Death Along the Spirit Road by C. M.Wendelboe
F - File M for Murder by Miranda James
I – In Hot Water by J.J. Cook
R - Red Rising by Pierce Brown
T – Torchwood: Trace Memory by David Llewellyn
X Hexed by Kevin Hearne

Thanks to those tossing in their two cents for what hobbies Arrigo might have.

Read Mom's nerve conduction study and am amazed she can even walk at all. Almost every major muscle in her leg shows slowed or NO nerve conduction. This is bigger than just being the peroneal nerve.

Mom has told me Kanda has been possessed by a demon making him run the halls and jump against the walls. I told her that demon often makes its presence known.

Happy Birthday cajunshewolf!

And from Jim Hines (I do enjoy his work) Turn your D&D character into a novel and this is pretty darned funny.

So Books and movies. Okay ONE movie because it's been that kind of month. Not even that many books either. Here you go. Talk to me about any or all of them.

BOOKS

manga: Attack on Titan # 5 dystopia

manga: Attack on Titan # 6 dystopia

manga: Attack on Titan: No Regrets # 1 dystopia

Book: The Hero of Ages fantasy

Book: Dreams of Fire and Gods: Dreams YA, LGBT, fantasy

manga: Attack on Titan # 7 dystopia

manga: Black Butler #17 supernatural, historical

manga: Attack on Titan # 8 dystopia

manga: Attack on Titan # 9 dystopia

manga: Vinland Saga #1 Vikings!

manga: Attack on Titan # 10 dystopia

manga: Attack on Titan # 11 dystopia


DVD

First Squad anime

Since mostly I'm sure you don't want to hear about my boring day. No new pics up yet but it was in the papers. the steampunk ball & and here

I got woken up by the phone at 7 in the morning (over an hour before my alarm, yeah yeah, my day starts late) by someone looking for Donna Evans in home health and this old lady seemed very put out I wasn't her. Don't I know her? Yeah I know all Evanses here in Welsh immigrant country.

And I did enjoy the Robin Hood Dr. Who from Saturday. That was at least fun. I think that's one of my problems with the new Who. Smith, Tennant and even Ecclestone's Doctors were a tad goofy with a sense of humor. So far Capaldi's does not and the dourness isn't working for me.

Okay as always, feel free to talk to me about any of these. I love talking books and movies.

BOOKS

Book: Vertigo 42 mystery

Graphic Novel:Penny Palabras Season One: It's Later Than You Think Urban Fantasy/horror

Book:Specters In Coal Dust ghost story anthology

manga: Crimson Spell #3 yaoi erotica, fantasy

Book: Something More than Night somewhere between SF and urban fantasy

manga: 07-Ghost #4 fantasy

graphic novel: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers superhero/SF

Book: Cursed in the Act historical mystery

DVDS (for once I get my money's worth out of netflix)

Oblivion SF

Non-Stop: action

Ender's Game: SF

The Legend of Hercules: Fantasy

Robocop (remake) SF

Guardians of the Galaxy SF/Superhero (oh look I saw one at the movies!)


Declutter day 246 item tossed -Phantom dream #1 item kept -Wanted to read it why tossed -Repulsed by the heroes (and for those who aren't sure removing books counts as decluttering, even after ALL these books you still can't tell I touched the pile).