Mt TBR Report: June 2022
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calissaApparently, it has been a hot minute since I last did one of these. Since it has been a while, I'm not going to try and reconstruct my acquisitions.
Mt TBR @ 1 January 2022: 360
Mt TBR @ 31 May 2022: 396
Mt TBR @ 30 June 2022: 397
46. Finna by Nino Cipri. Science fiction novella. First in the Littenverse. Book club pick. Reread.
48. Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders. YA sci-fi. First book in the Unstoppable. Lodestar nominee for 2022. The baby clone of a great alien war hero is disguised as a human stashed on Earth for protection. Her enemies discover her when she's a teenager and she's rescued by allies. But when they try to restore to her the memories of her original, something goes wrong. This book pushes back against the Chosen One and Lone Hero tropes with some great found family vibes. The cast is as wonderfully diverse as you'd expect from Anders. I particularly enjoyed the way it is normalised that the character with social anxiety takes time to herself when things get too overwhelming.
49. You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson. Poetry collection. Possibly my favourite ever book of poetry. It has such empathy, love, compassion and wonder. Highly recommended.
50. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. Historical fantasy. First book in the Radiant Emperor. Hugo nominee for Best Novel. Book club pick. A poor young girl assumes her dead brother's identity in order to steal his great destiny. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to, but may not read the remainder of the series, as the main character takes increasingly morally questionable actions in her attempt to seize power.
51. The Ex Hex by Erin Stirling. Contemporary fantasy romance. First book in the Ex Hex series. Book club pick. A young witch with a broken heart semi-accidentally curses her ex... which becomes a problem when he returns to town nine years later and things begin to go wrong. Light, fluffy and fun, but neither the plot nor the worldbuilding were very sturdy. The resolution was a bit underbaked.
52. This All Come Back Now by Mykaela Saunders. Anthology of speculative fiction short stories by Indigenous Australians. Reviewed for Nerds of a Feather.
53-57. Skip Beat, Vols 42-46 by Yoshiki Nakamura. Contemporary manga series. After using her as a housekeeper while establishing his career, a callous rock star dumps his plain-Jane childhood love. Vowing revenge, she goes into show business, discovers a love of acting, and captures the attention of Japan's most eligible bachelor. After many, many years, this series seems like it's starting to wind up.
58. Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer. Young adult science fiction. Second book in the CatNet series. Lodestar nominee. A teenage girl and her AI friend notice something suspicious going on with several popular apps. While I enjoyed the first book in this series, this book struggled to hold my attention.
Mt TBR Status
Mt TBR @ 1 January 2022: 360
Mt TBR @ 31 May 2022: 396
Mt TBR @ 30 June 2022: 397
Items Read
46. Finna by Nino Cipri. Science fiction novella. First in the Littenverse. Book club pick. Reread.
48. Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders. YA sci-fi. First book in the Unstoppable. Lodestar nominee for 2022. The baby clone of a great alien war hero is disguised as a human stashed on Earth for protection. Her enemies discover her when she's a teenager and she's rescued by allies. But when they try to restore to her the memories of her original, something goes wrong. This book pushes back against the Chosen One and Lone Hero tropes with some great found family vibes. The cast is as wonderfully diverse as you'd expect from Anders. I particularly enjoyed the way it is normalised that the character with social anxiety takes time to herself when things get too overwhelming.
49. You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson. Poetry collection. Possibly my favourite ever book of poetry. It has such empathy, love, compassion and wonder. Highly recommended.
50. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. Historical fantasy. First book in the Radiant Emperor. Hugo nominee for Best Novel. Book club pick. A poor young girl assumes her dead brother's identity in order to steal his great destiny. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to, but may not read the remainder of the series, as the main character takes increasingly morally questionable actions in her attempt to seize power.
51. The Ex Hex by Erin Stirling. Contemporary fantasy romance. First book in the Ex Hex series. Book club pick. A young witch with a broken heart semi-accidentally curses her ex... which becomes a problem when he returns to town nine years later and things begin to go wrong. Light, fluffy and fun, but neither the plot nor the worldbuilding were very sturdy. The resolution was a bit underbaked.
52. This All Come Back Now by Mykaela Saunders. Anthology of speculative fiction short stories by Indigenous Australians. Reviewed for Nerds of a Feather.
53-57. Skip Beat, Vols 42-46 by Yoshiki Nakamura. Contemporary manga series. After using her as a housekeeper while establishing his career, a callous rock star dumps his plain-Jane childhood love. Vowing revenge, she goes into show business, discovers a love of acting, and captures the attention of Japan's most eligible bachelor. After many, many years, this series seems like it's starting to wind up.
58. Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer. Young adult science fiction. Second book in the CatNet series. Lodestar nominee. A teenage girl and her AI friend notice something suspicious going on with several popular apps. While I enjoyed the first book in this series, this book struggled to hold my attention.
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