December's books and fanfic

[cornerofmadness]

I escaped the house to go return that beautiful oily sad bag and I managed to get some yummy sushi, found a bubble tea joint and got myself some really nice boots. OMG famous footwear had a ton of one that I liked. I'll eventually take pictures.

I took a break from fandomtrees today and I do need to get back to writing original fic. I got another rejection yesterday. Ah well.

Let's talk the last books of the year.

Ghostly Things, Vol. 1 by Ushio Shirotori & Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

The Tale of the Outcasts, Vol. 1 by Makoto Hoshino & In The Flood by Ray Fawkes

Judas Complex by Son M & The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike Mignola

Cells at Work!, Vol. 1 by Akane Shimizu

All the above were manga or graphic novels

Literally Murder by Ali Brandon

The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley

Six Cats a Slayin' by Miranda James


MYSTERIES
On Deadly Tides by Elizabeth J. Duncan
The Counterfeit Clue by Lisa Karon Richardson
Portrait of peril by Laura Joh Rowland
The Ghostway by Tony Hillerman
The Mystery of Albert E. Finch by Callie Hutton
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
XO by Jeffery Deaver
Sour Puss by Rita Mae Brown
The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart
A Matter of Hive and Death by Nancy CoCo
Diamonds & Dirt by Stephanie LaVigne
A Wedding to Die For by Leann Sweeney
Key Lime Killer by Sharon Dunn
Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
Murder on the Mountain by L.R. Starr
Murder at the Opera by Margaret Truman
Riot Most Uncouth by Daniel Friedman
Sacrifice by Kathleen Heady
The Night Women by Sara Blaedel
When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris
Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen
A Trip with Trouble by Diane Kelly
Daughter of the Morning Star by Craig Johnson
American Goth by Cyn Mackley
Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley
A Lack of Temperance by Anna Loan-Wilsey
Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell
Dead End by Kelly Brakenhoff
Four Leaf Cleaver by Maddie Day
Zero Sum by Barry Eisler
Handbook For Homicide by Lorna Barrett
Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne George
Literally Murder by Ali Brandon
The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley
Six Cats a Slayin' by Miranda James

URBAN FANTASY/HORROR
Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A Summoning of Souls by Leanna Renee Hieber
Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne
Darkness Under the Sun by Dean Koontz
Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater
The Shotgun Arcana by R.S. Belcher
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
in the night room by Peter Straub
The Wild Ways by Tanya Huff

FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/STEAMPUNK
Jade City By Fonda Lee
Into the Lightning Gate by Robert Roth
Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Eye Spy by Mercedes Lackey
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Lander by J. Scott Coatsworth
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
The Eidlerland Incident by Geoffrey Mandragora
The Glow of Luminiferous Aether on Tinsel by Jana Denardo

YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE GRADE
Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix
Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older
Dragon pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
Faith: Greater Heights by Julie Murphy
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
Woof by Spencer Quinn
Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee
You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
Inhuman by Kat Falls
Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
Frogkisser! By Garth Nix
Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
Wildwood by Colin Meloy

GRAPHIC NOVELS/MANGA
Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven by Marjorie M. Liu
Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle (illustrator)
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson
The Witch and the Beast, Vol. 2 by Kousuke Satake
Werewolf by Night: New Wolf Rising by Taboo
Harley Quinn, Vol. 3: Welcome to Metropolis by Karl Kesel
Another Kind by Trevor Bream
Something is Killing the Children, Book One by James Tynion IV
Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo & Ren Graham
Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 1 by Rio Youers adapted from a novel by Stephen & Owen King
BURN THE WITCH 1 by Tite Kubo
The Shadow Threat: The House of El #1 by Claudia Gray
Vinland Saga Omnibus, Vol. 12 by Makoto Yukimura
From the Red Fog, Vol. 1 by Mosae Nohara
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe
Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe
Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia
The Ghost of Ohio by Andy Biersack
Chivalry by Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran
The Night Marchers and Other Oceanian Stories by Kel McDonald
Elric: Stormbringer by Michael Moorcock, graphic novel by Julien Blondel
Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Edgar Allan Poe & Gareth Hinds
The Scare School by R.L. Stine
Ghost Girl Reaper vol 1 by Akissa Saiké
The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV
Nights with a Cat, Vol. 1 by KyuryuZ
The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito
Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda
Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy, Vol. 1 by Kotobuki
The Crows by Anders Fager & Peter Bergting
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Apache Delivery Service by Matt Kindt
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1 & Vol 2 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Gokushufudo: The Way of House Husband Vol 1 by Kousuke Oono
Spy×Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo
The Witcher Omnibus by Paul Tobin
Ghostly Things, Vol. 1 by Ushio Shirotori
In The Flood by Ray Fawkes
The Tale of the Outcasts, Vol. 1 by Makoto Hoshino
The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike Mignola
Judas Complex by Son M
Cells at Work!, Vol. 1 by Akane Shimizu

NONFICTION
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
Queen of Thieves: The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York by J. North Conway
Man-Eater: The Terrifying True Story of Cannibal Killer Katherine Knight by Ryan Green
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Pittsburgh Then and Now by The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes

CLASSICS/CONTEMPORARY
The Ancient Child by N. Scott Momaday



And now the last fanfic recs of the year

Dinnertime FAKE

Your Name On My Heart Shameless

The Elusive Elf
The Trixie Belden Mysteries & The Three Investigators

Overattentive Torchwood

Well Met Harry Potter

Comments

[sperrywink]

Yay boots!

WOW. I barely squeaked in one book this year, so I am astounded at your year in reading!

Happy New Year!

[cornerofmadness]

I didn't have a lot of distractions so I had plenty of reading time.

Happy New Year

[under_the_silk_tree]

I'm glad you were able to get out and return that oil bag.

Yum sushi and bubble tea! I haven't had either in so long.

You read so many books this year congrats!

I hope you get some good writing in today.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. Same here with the sushi and bubble tea.

It was 126 books (including the graphic novels/manga)