Yeah, I know, we’re halfway through August. Better late than never?

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Mystery
Death at La Fenice (1992) Donna Leon
 
 
Historical Mystery
Lord John and the Private Matter (2003) Diana Gabaldon
Lord John and the Hand of Devils (2007) Diana Gabaldon
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (2007) Diana Gabaldon
The Custom of the Army (2012) Diana Gabaldon
A Plague of Zombies (2012) Diana Gabaldon
A Spell of Vengeance (2012) D.B. Jackson
Legacy of the Dead (2000) Charles Todd
 
 

Supernatural Mystery
Hard Spell (2011) Justin Gustainis
 
 

Historical Romance
Kitty (1979) Marion Chesney and M. C. Beaton
 
 

Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction (2011) edited by Mike Ashley
 
 

Graphic Novel / Comic
Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod (2013) Brian Kesinger
 
 

Audio Books
The Privilege of the Sword (2012) Ellen Kushner (Author, Narrator), Barbara Rosenblat, Felicia Day, Joe Hurley, Katherine Kellgren, Nick Sullivan, Neil Gaiman
Small Vices (2002) written Robert B. Parker narrated by Burt Reynolds
 
 
I read 14 books in July, taking me to 108 books so far this year.

Here’s the breakdown of what I read:
eBook: 10
Audio: 2
Paperback: 1
Hardback: 1

Multiple Formats: 3
Re-read: 8

Lots of re-reads this month, some of which are books I have in multiple formats. (I have The Privilege of the Sword in trade paper, audio, and eBook format. So yay for giving Ellen Kushner all my money!)
 
 
As for the genres I was reading:
Mystery:11
Fantasy:4
Anthology:1
Comic:1
Romance:1

Lots of mysteries. Half the fantasy I read were also mysteries, and the one straight-up fantasy didn’t have a lick of fantasy or a single supernatural creature in it.
 
 
And these are the books I rated 8/10 or higher (7/10 is a good and enjoyable book, but nothing special):

10/10
The Privilege of the Sword

9/10
Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephalopod

8/10
Hard Spell
Death at La Fenice
A Plague of Zombies
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
Lord John and the Hand of Devils
Lord John and the Private Matter
The Mammoth Book of Historical Crime Fiction

There you have it, July’s reading.