Total slacker this month. Eight books. That’s all. I even took books when we took our long weekend at Canaan, but never got around to reading them.

The best books of the month were The Very Best of Charles de Lint by Charles de Lint. I love Charles de Lint, so this shouldn’t be a surprise. This is also an anthology I was reading for several months. Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older, and Summer Campaign by Carla Kelly. Three very different books from very different genres, but all were very good and all are highly recommended.

Urban Fantasy

The Very Best of Charles de Lint (2010) Charles de Lint (9.5/10)

Supernatural Fantasy

Half-Resurrection Blues (2015) Daniel José Older (8.5/10)
Wickedly Dangerous (2014) Deborah Blake (7.5/10)

Mystery

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005/2008) Stieg Larsson translated by Reg Keeland

Historical Romance

Summer Campaign (2012) Carla Kelly (8.5/10)

Short Story / Novella

The Girl of Hrusch Avenue (2013) Brian McClellan (7/10)
Spellbinder (2015) C.C. Hunter (6/10)
Unbreakable (2014) C.C. Hunter

All the books I read were eBooks, in fact, I haven’t read a single mass-market paperback this year. One book was a re-read.

Genre-wise, I’ve read mostly fantasy, with a smattering of other genres.

Fantasy: 6
Mystery: 1
Romance: 1
YA: 2
Anthology: 1

Genre-wise, on the face of it I read more male authors, however, it was really evenly split.

Male: 4
Female: 2
Initials: 2