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What I'm Reading Right Now! is...

-- The Diabolical Miss Hyde (Electric Empire #1) by Viola Carr -- I'm still reading thissssssss waahhh. It's been such a slow read for me. I kind of just want to be done with it. I'm almost done with it though, I've got less than 100 pages, yayy!

I'm not loving this that much. The weird thing is, I'll probably end up torturing myself and read the other books in the series. It's this messed up thing that I do where once I start, I need to read them all.

Why am I not loving this book? Well, it's slow, unnecessarily slow. I thought it was going to be mainly a murder mystery kind of thing with a gender swapped Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing. And it is that, but it jams all this other crap into it. I just want to solve the mystery, that's all. I also don't really like the main character Eliza Jekyll. I think she's kind of stupid and mean. She's a man-hater character, which has gotten more annoying the more I've read. I don't get why a strong female character has to bash men all the time. It's annoying. If that's the kind of feminist slant it's going for, I'm not going to raise my fist in solidarity. Eliza has this mindset that she's the greatest, but she's stupid. I also think the world is a little weird. It's this odd mix of Victorian Era Steampunk, which I can be a fan of, but it's mixed in this weird fey creatures element. The two things don't gel well together. And then it's got this almost salem witch trials esque vibe where all these people are getting arrested for weird science and getting burned at the stake. There's just too many things going on. I will finish it though. I will prevail!!!

What I'm Gonna Read Next!!!

-- The Dry (Aaron Falk #1) by Jane Harper -- I'm excited to start this! I've heard good things about it. I also won an arc of the second book through a GoodReads FirstReads Giveaway, so of course I have to read the first one first.

And that's what I'm Reading Right Now! What are you reading?

Review: The Little Red Wolf by Amelie Flechais

Title: The Little Red Wolf

Illustrated by: Amelie Flechais

Published by: Diamond Book Distributors

Released: October 3, 2017

Source: NetGalley Review Copy and Diamond Book Distributors

Summary: There once was a Little Red Wolf who was sent to deliver a basket of food to his Grandmother's house. He was told to stay on the path, not to wander, but he didn't listen. The Little Red Wolf got lost in the woods, started walking in circles. He meets a little girl who promises to help him, and he follows her to a place of secrets. It's dangerous in the woods, more dangerous then the Little Red Wolf ever knew.

My Thoughts: I saw this as a Read Now option on NetGalley and I went for it. So, I'd like to say thanks to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with a free e-copy to review. All my thoughts and opinions about The Little Red Wolf are 100% honest, and 100% my own.

The cover intrigued me on The Little Red Wolf, it just looked really pretty. I'm so glad I fell for that cover, because I really enjoyed the book. I guess it would be categorized as a picture book, and it was beautiful. All of the illustrations were gorgeous. I loved the colors, how the drawings filled up the pages. It was just really, really pretty.

As for the story, it was dark, but at the same time cute. It was a twist on Little Red Riding Hood, where the wolf is the vulnerable little creature going to visit Grandma. There really wasn't a whole lot of text in the story, it depended a lot on the illustrations to tell it, or really enhance it.

This was a very cute book with fantastic illustrations. I'd definitely recommend it. It's just so pretty! Thank you Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley for providing me with an e-copy to review.

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5

Gorgeous Illustrations. So Pretty!

Top 5 Wednesday: 2018 Wishlist!

I've been so sporadic with my Top 5 Wednesdays. I should be better, but then I remember who I am. I'm lazy and unmotivated 65% of the time, sometimes, I just don't like the topics. This week's Top 5 Wednesday is a general kind of wishlist of things I want in 2018. Not specific book titles, but kinds of books that I want to see. I'm not sure I have a full five that I can think of right now, but I've got a couple.

--Space and Sci-Fi Books-- I'm really into the space books. I find them to be fun. Especially when there's adventure mixed in with them. I know that YA has done space books, but I just want more. Same goes for Sci-Fi. I've been getting more into Sci-Fi and would love to see more YA Sci-Fi. I don't like it when it's super heavy on the confusing science, so preferably a book that dumbs it down for me.

--Books with Pirates, Mermaids, Sea-faring Adventure-- I love, love, love PIIRATES!! If you've been following my blog for a while, you know this. But I think I just want more seafaring books in general. Mix in some mermaids, some other mythological sea creatures. A good quest! I'd be in.

--Adventure Books-- I really enjoy a good adventure, so I hope to find some really good, fun, adventure books.

--Scary/Thriller Books-- Some people might be tired of the thriller books, because we did get a lot of them after the success of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, but I'm up for me. I find them to be very addicting and entertaining. The endings don't always live up to the journey, but they are fun to read. I also love a good scary book, so I'd like more of those. Maybe even a good book about someone who is cursed. Could be fun!!

--More Superheroes Please-- I might have worded this one wrong, Super Powers is what I'm really hoping for. I know that a lot of Canon Superhero books are coming out from recognizable authors, but I would love new, original super hero stories. That would be fun. Please make it happen.

So that's my Top 5 Wednesday: 2018 Wishlist. What kind of books/tropes/subjects do you hope to see in 2018? Let me know in the comments below. If you want to join in on the Top 5 Wednesday fun, you totally should! Each Wednesday is a fun, new topic to contemplate and consider. Check out all the other Top 5 Wednesday-ers HERE!

Review: The New Hunger (Warm Bodies #1.5) by Isaac Marion

Title: The New Hunger (Warm Bodies #1.5)

Author: Isaac Marion

Published by: Emily Bestler Books/Atria

Released: 2015

Source: Library

Summary: Three different stories, three different people. Julie is on a road-trip with her parents, but all the tourist spots are either abandoned or filled with the Walking Dead. They are searching for somewhere safe, somewhere with people.

Nora and her brother Addis are all alone. Abandoned by their parents, Nora must find a way to protect her brother. Danger lurks around every corner and responsibility hangs heavy.

R wakes in a forest. He's confused, different, unsure. He's not alive, but not dead either. What's his purpose?

Before Warm Bodies, these are the journeys that shaped Nora, Julie, and R.

My Thoughts: This has made it in to my TOP NOVELLAS Bracket. This was soooo good! It felt needed. It added something to the Warm Bodies world. Some novellas I come across are pointless to the series they occupy, but this one was fantastic!

I got sucked in to all the separate stories. I was curious, I was invested. It also gave me a The Road by Cormac McCarthy vibe.

I was probably the most invested in Nora's story, but everybody's was good.

There was such a great mix of tension, heartbreak, and ultimately satisfaction. I got to see what happened to these characters before Warm Bodies and how they all ended up connected and together.

I still do have questions of how the world ended. Little tidbits were thrown in about nuclear bombs, radiation, and some crazy, religious sounding cult, but I would have loved a more concrete story as to what really happened. I'm a curious person, so if I'm going to be dropped into a post-apocalyptic world, I always want to know how and why. I rarely get answers, which disappoints me.

This Novella was a win for me! I was gripped from page one and had to race to the end. I definitely recommend reading this one. I didn't realize how much I missed the Warm Bodies world.

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4.5/5

Great Scott! This Was Fantastic!!

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What I'm Reading Right Now! is...

-- The Diabolical Miss Hyde (Electric Empire #1) by Viola Carr -- Eeehhhhh... I don't know about this one yet. Picked it up because of the cover, I can be a sucker for steampunk. I'm over 100 pages in and I'm just not sure about it. It hasn't grabbed me yet. It's all right, but not magnificent so far.

The title miiiight give it away, but this is about a Lady Doctor named Eliza Jekyll who works with the police examining bodies, crime scenes, and the unexpected. Eliza does have a dark side, that goes by the name of Lizzie Hyde. The premise and cover are what got me.

I feel like, even though this is the first book in the series, there's something I've missed. Like this isn't actually the first book, no matter how many times I'm reassured by looking it up on GoodReads, but rather the continuation of an ongoing thing. There's references made to a case Lizzie solved before, a madman that she helped capture.

The world is also not really gelling with me so far. It's Steampunk London mixed with seedy, underworld non-human creatures. I'm just unsure.

I don't know how I feel about the Eliza/Lizzie thing, it's kind of odd to read. I'm getting a little more used to it, but it was kind of jarring when I first started. Eliza Jekyll is also all I'm Woman Hear Me Roar! and I'm kind of like all right, all right, I get it. You're strong woman, talk about something else now, or go solve a case, or something.

So I don't know how I feel about this. I'm not hating it. I'm not loving it. If I had to predict the future star rating of this book, I'd say it would get a 3/5.

That's what I'm Reading Right Now! What are you reading?

Review: Like A River Glorious (The Gold Seer Trilogy #2) by Rae Carson

Title: Like A River Glorious (The Gold Seer Trilogy #2)

Author: Rae Carson

Published by: Greenwillow Books

Released: 2016

Source: Library

Summary: After an arduous journey, Lee Westfall has finally made it to California. The gold is here, and it is singing for her. Lee has formed a sort of family with her wagon train friends. They look for the spot to make the best claim, and with Lee's ability, they are sure to find their fortune. Lee still has to worry about her Uncle Hiram finding her. He knows what she can do, and won't stop until he has her ability for his own.

Can Lee make a fresh go in California or will her past catch up? The road to gold is filled with danger.

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed the first book, Walk On Earth A Stranger, so I was really excited to read the sequel. I really enjoy historical fiction, and the time period of the California Gold Rush is really interesting and exciting to read about. In the end, I'm just kind of mixed about Like A River Glorious. I don't think it was as good as the first book.

This book started off pretty good, it had an exciting, action-packed start. I enjoyed Lee and her friends setting up the place that would be Glory, California. I did think everything was going too smoothly in the beginning. I thought there had to be a trap coming up ahead. I wish that Lee had spent more time in Glory, because that was the part I enjoyed most.

My love for the sequel started to fade during the middle section. Lee started to annoy me more during the middle. Considering the predicament she was in, she was very bossy, and made a lot of useless commands. I just felt like she was kind of useless. I didn't always understand the way her mind worked, and I had trouble sympathizing with her character. I just didn't enjoy Lee very much. She was very hot and cold, and judgey.

I also just felt very uncomfortable at the Hiram and Lee dynamic that was going on. It just felt kind of icky. It didn't feel like Hiram saw her as a niece, but rather as someone he was attracted to. I might have read into it wrong, but that's just the feeling I got. Hiram was a messed up character. I wouldn't even say pure evil, but just mentally disturbed.

I think the biggest reason I lost love for the book was the preachy tone it took on. It sort of felt like a barrage about the evils of the white people. A lecture into why everyone should hate the white man. I'm not stupid, I know bad things happened in history. When I read historical fiction though, I like reading a more romanticized version of it. I would think that other people do too. In a way, this book just felt very PC and liberal in its hit-them-over-the-head messaging. I didn't enjoy that.

And that is what brings me more annoyance towards Leah's (Lee's) character. She didn't feel super authentic to her time, to the thoughts and ideals she grew up in. I mean, think about it, she has no problem following the Manifest Destiny mindset. Exploring and moving to a new territory, putting down a claim, but then criticizing others for taking native land.

Lee also had a sometimes frustrating view on her own gender. Sometimes she acted so disdainful when people would bring up her gender. Her thoughts on marriage were kind of irritating. Again, she didn't act like a character of her time. Sure, married women didn't have a lot of rights, but I don't think unmarried women were any better off. Lee was just kind of a puzzle that I grew irritated of.

I also felt the power element was just not as exciting as I thought it would turn out to be.

So, this sequel was just kind of meh. The preachy, lecturing tone really took away my enjoyment. Personal preference, I don't want to be hit over the head with all the injustices of history. If I'm going to go back in time, I want an experience not overly focused on misery. I'm curious to see where the last book goes. Hopefully Lee gets less irritating, they all find heaps of gold, and everyone lives happily ever after.

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.5/5

Not as Magical as the First.

Review: Doubt 1 by Yoshiki Tonogai

Title: Doubt 1

Author: Yoshiki Tonogai

Published by: Yen Press

Released: 2013

Source: Library

Summary: Rabbit Doubt is a popular mobile game where players have to find the hidden wolf before he kills them all. The wolf is one of them, disguised as a rabbit, but has evil intent.

Five players of the game decide to meet in real life. They have a good time, until they wake up disoriented in an abandoned building, with one of the players already dead. The players also discover barcodes tattooed on each one of them.

How did they get here? What happened? Is there a wolf hiding in their midst? In order to make it out alive, the players will have to find a way out of the building, and a way to keep themselves safe from the wolf.

My Thoughts: This one won me over after a slightly rocky start. I only say rocky start just because I felt thrown into the beginning. All these kids are essentially just meeting each other, but it almost didn't feel like a first meeting. It also had some of that fan service feel with one of the girl characters. The whole huge boobs and tiny schoolgirl skirt.

Once the kids woke up in the abandoned creepy place, it got really good. It was gory, mysterious, and I have no idea as to who the wolf is, or what's going on. I'm definitely intrigued by it all. It's intense. I'm unsure of everyone, so I don't know what to think.

It was creepy, good, and I must find out what happens next. It was a fun, fast read, and I definitely recommend it.

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5

Who's the Big Bad Wolf?

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What I'm Reading Right Now! is...

-- The Devil's Only Friend (John Cleaver #4) by Dan Wells -- Guys, guys, guys... I'M FINALLY CONTINUING ON WITH THIS SERIES!!! I read the original John Cleaver series quite a while ago, (I Am Not A Serial Killer, Mr. Monster, and I Don't Want To Kill You) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a messed up story about a teenage sociopath, and his first adventure happens when a serial killer starts terrorizing his town. John Wayne Cleaver lives by very important rules, rules he follows so he doesn't succumb to his dark thoughts and kill people! He's a twisted teen. I'm not going to spoil anything for the first books, or at least try not to. In general terms, John Cleaver becomes a hunter of killers by killing them.

I was super excited to learn that John Cleaver's adventures would continue in more books. John is now part of a secret government team that hunts down killers. It's giving me vibes of Criminal Minds and Supernatural. John doesn't like being a part of this team, but he's stuck for the time being.

I'm definitely enjoying it. John still creeps me out, but he's such an interesting character. I can't wait to read more and see where everything goes. I definitely recommend this series!!!

So that's what I'm Reading Right Now! What are you Reading?

BLOG TOUR and REVIEW: The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1) by Danielle Ellison

I'm very excited to be part of the Blog Tour for The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1) by Danielle Ellison. I received a review copy from Entangled: Crush via NetGalley for an honest review. I was interested in the story because the synopsis brought to mind on of my favorite shows, Hart Of Dixie! So keep on reading to hear my review/thoughts about The Sweetheart Sham.

Title: The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1)

Author: Danielle Ellison

Published by: Entangled: Crush

Released: December 4, 2017

Source: Review Copy from Entangled: Crush through NetGalley

Summary: Culler, South Carolina is the epitome of a small, southern town. Everyone knows each other, and everyone knows everyone else's business. Georgia Ann Monroe has lived in Culler all her life. Sure, sometimes she longs to go see the world and explore, but she loves her town. She also loves her friends.

Her best friend Will Montgomery is hiding a big secret. A secret he feels he can't share with anyone but Georgia Ann. Will is gay. He doesn't feel like his family, and his town, will accept him. Will and Georgia hatch a plan. They will fake a relationship so Will can keep his secret.

Everything is going smoothly until Beau Montgomery strides back into town. Beau broke Georgia Ann's heart when he left in the middle of the night. Now that he's back, she still feels the spark between them, but he thinks she is someone else's girl. This fake relationship is turning out to be more complicated than Georgia Ann ever could have imagined.

My Thoughts: I want to thank Entangled: Crush and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review. I'm also really excited to be on the Blog Tour for The Sweetheart Sham by Danielle Ellison. I was drawn to this book as soon as I saw it contained a fake relationship and was set in a small southern town. I was hoping it would give me the same kind of vibes as one of my favorite, guilty pleasure shows, Hart of Dixie. I love cute little romances and small town settings.

I thought The Sweetheart Sham was really cute! Super cute! It also was a very fast read that I just flew through. I loved the setting of Culler, South Carolina. And it did end up giving me some very faint Hart of Dixie feels. There were a couple of characters that gave me Lemon Breeland vibes.

The story was told from the two viewpoints of Georgie and Beau. I think I enjoyed reading Beau's chapters a little more than I did Georgie's. Beau had more conflict, and just more going on.

The fake relationship aspect was very background and minimal, which could maybe disappoint some people.

I also feel like the author had a message that she very strongly pushed, and depending on how you feel or view things, it could be a bit of a turnoff. I won't say I went into the story really focused on that, I was more into the sweet romance than wanting to be hit over the head with that message.

I'm not sure how much I really like Georgie's character. Sometimes she could be pushy, sometimes a pain, sometimes a drama queen. I enjoyed Beau more than her.

There was a little over the top drama near the end, which kind of felt a little eye-roll inducing, but then just reminded me I was dealing with teenagers.

All in all, I thought this story was sweet, cute, and fast. I enjoyed it. I definitely want to come back to Culler and hear more stories. It was a cute little romance. I would recommend it to people wanting a sweet romance read. Thank you again Entangled: Crush for providing me with an early copy to review, and Chapter by Chapter Blog Tours for letting me be on the Blog Tour. The Sweetheart Sham was very cute, and I enjoyed reading it.

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.7/5

Very Cute!

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The Author

Danielle Ellison is a nomad, always on the lookout for an adventure and the next story. In addition to writing, she’s the founder and coordinator of the NoVa TEEN Book Festival. When she’s not busy with books, she’s probably watching her favorite shows, drinking coffee, or fighting her nomadic urges. She is newly settled in Oklahoma (for now) with her cat, Simon, but you can always find her on twitter @DanielleEWrites.

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Review: The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology edited by Christopher Golden

Title: The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology

Edited by: Christopher Golden

Published by: St. Martin's Griffin

Released: 2010

Source: Library

Summary: The dead are rising... in popularity! What's better than a good zombie story? Nothing! Zombie stories explore what we think about death and how humanity will deal with an apocalyptic event.

Multiple authors come together in this Anthology to thrill, chill, and scare with these zombie tales.

My Thoughts: I really liked this anthology. It had more stories I enjoyed then ones I didn't like. Anthologies can always be a gamble, but they can be a lot of fun too. I love zombie stories. I think it's because I like that end-of-the-world setting. I just like reading them. I'd definitely recommend this Anthology.

Some of my favorite stories were: In the Dust by Tim Lebbon, Life Sentence by Kelley Armstrong, The Wind Cries Mary by Brian Keene, and Ghost Trap by Rick Hautala.

There was also a story that won for most disturbing for me, that was Kids And Their Toys by James A. Moore.

I had a lot of fun reading this zombie anthology. If you like zombies, then I'd give this a shot!

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5

Zombies, Zombies, Zombies OH MY!

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What I'm Reading Right Now! is...

-- The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1) by Danielle Ellison -- I'm on a blog tour for this. My blog tour date is December 13, 2017, so look for my full review then. I've got to buckle down and finish it. True procrastinator here haha. But I'm liking this one. It's very cute. It's on the very edge of giving me Hart of Dixie feels. I'm getting Lemon Breeland vibes from some of the characters. It's so far been a really fast read too. I'm enjoying it. I think I can finish this for the weekend and get my review up on time, yayy!

That's what I'm Reading Right Now! What are you reading?

Review: Ghostly Echoes (Jackaby #3) by William Ritter

Title: Ghostly Echoes (Jackaby #3)

Author: William Ritter

Published by: Algonquin Young Readers

Released: 2016

Source: Library

Summary: Jenny is finally ready to solve her own murder. Things are happening in New Fiddleham, dark things. The past is close on its way to becoming present. Can Jackaby and Rook save the day? Or are the forces too dark and strong?

My Thoughts: Well, that was disappointing. I LOVED the first two books. I thought they were so fun, quirky, with really cool supernatural twists. All the things I loved about the first two books, this wasn't. I didn't hate Ghostly Echoes, but it wasn't what I was expecting, wasn't what I wanted. I wanted a book in the vein of the first two, not a book that took all the fun away.

My main problem with Ghostly Echoes was the humor was all gone. The lighthearted adventure aspect was gone. Jackaby was a lot less fun. The book was a lot less fun. Without the humor and lightheartedness, this series just turns into an average read. Since this third book decided to abandon the humor, it was just average. It wasn't as much fun to read, and because of that, I read it slower.

I also wasn't a fan of the beginning. It didn't do a good job of easing the reader in. It was a little jarring, because of that, it took me a little while to get into the story. 

The ending was also meh. There was no real closure, no feeling of having solved anything.

My last gripe was the character added/introduced for no other reason than to say, Look At My Diverse Character! The character wasn't really needed, and just felt so forced. The "help" they gave was unneeded. Jackaby could have figured it out without them there. I don't know if the author got flack for having a main white cast or what, or if that was even the reason, but that character was just wasted ink.

You might think I hate this book, but I don't. It was an okay book. I'm disappointed because it could have been an awesome book, if it had followed the path of the first two. It just wasn't the fun ride I was expecting and wanting. I'm a little leery of what the last book is going to be. I hope it's awesome, but if it is like this third book, I don't know if it will be. I definitely recommend reading the first two books, (Jackaby and Beastly Bones) because they are a lot of fun! This third one is just meh. 

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.5/5

Disappointed.

November 2017 Wrap-Up!

I had a pretty good reading month in November, pretty good.

THE BOOKS

  

 

 

-- Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale (#3) by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Chris Samnee -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5 -- Very short, but really good. I love Firefly. Don't read this unless you've watched the Serenity movie, because this does contain spoilers for that.

--A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5 -- Wow, wow, wow was this dark. It was good though, in that shocking, I can't look away way. It's kind of the story about a family falling apart, in a way. Plus possible demon possession and reality tv.

-- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5 -- I was on a blog tour for this and my review has already been posted on here and on my goodreads page. This comes out January 9th, although, I think I saw it as a Book of the Month Club Subscription pick, so you can probably get it earlier if you have that subscription service. This was fun. It had an unreliable narrator, and was super twisty and turn-y. I was surprised by a couple of the twists it took. Definitely would recommend, especially if you're a fan of those kind of twisty, turn-y thrillers.

-- Sweet Tooth, Volume 2: In Captivity by Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, and Pat Brosseau -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.3/5 -- I'm mixed on this comic series so far. The story is super dark and depressing, but I'm interested in seeing where it is going. I'm also not the biggest fan of the art style. I do want to read more of it to see where everything goes.

-- Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson, and Jared K. Fletcher -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.2/5 -- Ehh I wasn't the biggest fan of this first volume. I found the story to be really confusing and not enough build up to the craziness. It was just kind of weird. I did really like the art though, and the colors, that was pretty to look at.

-- Ones and Zeroes (Mirador #2) by Dan Wells -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 5/5 -- Loved this!! Can't wait for the third book!

-- A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.3/5 -- Ehh. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. I didn't really enjoy the main character. I found her very weird. I'm also not sure how I feel about the ending. I didn't agree with some decisions made. I thought the writing was pretty good though. 

-- Chew, Volume 11: The Last Suppers by John Layman and Rob Guillory -- BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4/5 -- I LOVE CHEW!!! This Volume was good. I'm sad that I only have one left, but I'm excited to see what happens next.

FAVORITE BOOK OF THE MONTH

Ones and Zeroes (Mirador #2) by Dan Wells

I LOVED IT! It had heists, a Virtual Reality Video Game tournament. It was just a lot of fun to read.

THE TV/MOVIES

The only thing I watched in entirety and finished TV wise in November was The Walking Dead: Season 7 which finally finally popped up onto Netflix. This was a tough season! It was suuuper dark. That premiere episode hurt me. I'm still not over it. The first half of Season 7 was really dark. It was kind of hard to sit there and watch my poor, poor characters. The second half of the Season got more exciting, the fight back was happening. And the finale, man, it left me hanging. Right when the fight really began, and now I have to wait for a whole new season to pop up on Netflix. I know I'll already know all of the spoilers before it comes on Netflix, but still.

And that was my November Wrap-Up for Books and Movies/TV. How was your November?

Review: Chew, Volume 8: Family Recipes (Chew #36-40) by John Layman and Rob Guillory

Title: Chew, Vol. 8: Family Recipes (Chew #36-40)

Written by: John Layman

Art by: Rob Guillory

Published by: Image Comics

Released: April 2014

Source: Library

Summary: The craziness continues in Chew, Volume 8. Tony gets haunted. Olive helps out. And John is involved in a plan, and breaking the law!

My Thoughts: I Love Chew! Each Volume is a lot of fun for me to read, and this Volume was no different. I think I can admit that Chew is my favorite comic series, at the moment. I haven't found any comic series that makes me laugh more, or that I enjoy more.

Rob Guillory's art is soooo good. I love it. I love how the art just compliments the story. I don't think Chew would be half as good if Layman and Guillory weren't creating it together.

I love the humor in this series. The easter eggs in the background. The pure zaniness of this series.

This Volume was a good one. I was interested in all the stories, all the different missions. I can't wait to read the next Volume.

I love Chew! I really enjoyed this Volume. If you haven't started this series yet, do!! I highly recommend it. Tony and John are the perfect crime fighting duo.

BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 4.5/5

I Love It, I Love It, I Love It!

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What I'm Reading Right Now! is...

 

-- Blood of Wonderland (Queen of Hearts Saga #2) by Colleen Oakes -- This is the book I'm mostly reading this week. I read Queen of Hearts maybe last month, or the month before that, and I really liked it! So obviously, I wanted to continue with the series. This second book started out a little slower than the first one, it took me 40ish pages to really get into it. Not that the beginning was bad, but after the crazy ending, I was expecting it to pick up with action right from the start. I'm into it now though. So far, this series has been fun for me. Hope to finish this this weekend.

-- The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1) by Danielle Ellison -- I'm on a blog tour for this one, so I better start reading it. My Blog Tour stop is December 13, 2017 and I will have a review for The Sweetheart Sham. I was drawn to this book because it's a Southern love story kind of thing. I'm really hoping I get some Hart of Dixie feels from it. I binged Hart of Dixie on Netflix, and was so sad when they canceled it on the CW and I just got 4 Seasons. I binged it a couple years ago, so it's a show that has stayed with me. I mean, it's kind of a guilty pleasure show, but I enjoyed it so much!!! I'm hoping this book gives me some of the same feels. I don't expect a Wade Kinsella in the pages, but it would be nice.

So that's what I'm Reading Right Now! What are you reading? Any Hart of Dixie fans out there? I miss it.