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#82. The Enforcer Enigma by G.L. Carriger. 4. More of the San Andreas werewolves romance. This one involves low self-esteem, selkies, and the bitchiest country western star/worst mom of the year ever.
#83. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemison. 4.5. (re-read) A really interesting spin on the fantasy-assassin trope, in an innovative Egyptian-inflected (the way most fantasy is European-inflected, as in similar setting but totally different mythology) setting.
#84. The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemison. 3.5. Sequel to a book that stood alone well. Not quite as satisfying, mostly because I was not thrilled with the ultimate fate of the heroine.
#85. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 4. (re-read) I'd forgotten how incredibly awful every single male character is in this book. I'd also forgotten how quietly feminist Jane is. She's always a model of femininity of her time, but she very quietly just...refuses to accept the dudes' bullshit. And she gets exactly what she actually wanted in the end. It's pretty great.
#86. Welcome to Nightvale. 3.5. The endless offhand weirdness that works in a podcast when spoken aloud and in short bursts is a little much in novel length. It's kinda...twee. But the plot comes together better than I'd feared, and its dystopian Lovecraftian Illuminati comic horror continues to be entertaining (just better in short doses.)
#83. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemison. 4.5. (re-read) A really interesting spin on the fantasy-assassin trope, in an innovative Egyptian-inflected (the way most fantasy is European-inflected, as in similar setting but totally different mythology) setting.
#84. The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemison. 3.5. Sequel to a book that stood alone well. Not quite as satisfying, mostly because I was not thrilled with the ultimate fate of the heroine.
#85. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 4. (re-read) I'd forgotten how incredibly awful every single male character is in this book. I'd also forgotten how quietly feminist Jane is. She's always a model of femininity of her time, but she very quietly just...refuses to accept the dudes' bullshit. And she gets exactly what she actually wanted in the end. It's pretty great.
#86. Welcome to Nightvale. 3.5. The endless offhand weirdness that works in a podcast when spoken aloud and in short bursts is a little much in novel length. It's kinda...twee. But the plot comes together better than I'd feared, and its dystopian Lovecraftian Illuminati comic horror continues to be entertaining (just better in short doses.)
