Here it is October. Except it doesn’t feel like October because it’s NINETY BLOODY DEGREES here.<\/p>\n
ahem.<\/p>\n
Let us begin again.<\/p>\n
We’re now in the last quarter of the year, and I’m once again reading a ridiculous number of book, but that’s ok. Sometimes it’s too hot to leave the house. Sometimes I need a break from house projects (which reminds me, I should really start writing those up to post here). So of course I read books.<\/p>\n
What did I really like this month?<\/p>\n
I am really loving Talia Hibbert<\/a>. I read her Just for Him series, although I started with the novella, Work for It<\/em><\/a>, which is a M\/M story that concludes the series. Then I went back to start the series and of that, my favorite was Undone by the Ex-Con<\/em><\/a>. The hero in that one was particularly interesting, for reasons that are uncovered as you read the story.<\/p>\n Although I’ve had it for months, I finally read Josh Lanyon<\/a>‘s Come Unto These Yellow Sands<\/em><\/a>, which is stand alone. I’d been hesitate to read it, because one of the main characters is an addict (clean six years) and I thought that might be difficult to read. It was difficult, but it was also very rewarding.<\/p>\n All of the above are boinking books.<\/p>\n The other book was Ada Maria Soto’s His Quiet Agent<\/em><\/a>, which I thought was a spy \/ mystery story, but is actually a romance. The story itself was fascinating–especially since it’s an Ace romance. It’s quite unlike other things I’ve been reading, but I immediately got the novella that followed this story. (It was not a stand-alone story, but still enjoyable.)<\/p>\n Mystery, LGBT<\/strong><\/p>\n Come Unto These Yellow Sands<\/em><\/a> (2011) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10) Romance, Supernatural Fantasy<\/strong><\/p>\n Sapphire Flame<\/em><\/a>s<\/em> (2019) Ilona Andrews<\/a> (Rating: 7\/10) Romance<\/strong><\/p>\n Can\u2019t Escape Love<\/em><\/a> (2019) Alyssa Cole<\/a> Romance, LGBT<\/strong><\/p>\n Agency Romance, Historical<\/strong><\/p>\n The Rat-Catcher\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/a> (2019) K.J. Charles<\/a> (Rating: 7.5\/10) Mystery, Supernatural <\/strong><\/p>\n Snake Agent<\/em><\/a> (2005) Liz Williams<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n Mystery, Historical<\/strong><\/p>\n Murder on Amsterdam Avenue<\/em><\/a> (2015) Victoria Thompson<\/a> (Rating: 7\/10)<\/p>\n And now… THE NUMBERS!<\/p>\n eBook: 18 Yup. All eBooks. And only two re-reads.<\/p>\n Genres<\/p>\n Fantasy: 3 Romance heavy fantasy light this month. Probably because I read most of the mysteries I had in my kindle TBR folder (I still have approximately a million other mysteries TBR, these were just ones I was pretty sure I was in the mood for). <\/p>\n Authors<\/p>\n Female: 12 Female writers remain significantly ahead, with no books by solo male authors this month. Which is fine.<\/p>\n Characters<\/p>\n Male: 11 Oh, here’s where all the males are! Pretty heavily white, but at least the casts were diverse.<\/p>\n And those are the books of September. Did you read anything particularly good this month?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here it is October. Except it doesn’t feel like October because it’s NINETY BLOODY DEGREES here. ahem. Let us begin again. We’re now in the last quarter of the year, and I’m once again reading a ridiculous number of book, but that’s ok. Sometimes it’s too hot to leave the house. 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\nThe Mystery of the Moving Image<\/em><\/a> (2018) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10)
\nSkin and Bone<\/em><\/a> (2019) TA Moore<\/a> (Rating: 7.5\/10)<\/p>\n
\nAmong the Living<\/em><\/a> (2006) Jordan Castillo Price<\/a> (Rating: 6.5\/10) (PsyCop)<\/p>\n
\nJust for Him
\nBad for the Boss<\/em><\/a> (2017) Talia Hibbert<\/a> (Rating: 6.5\/10)
\nUndone by the Ex-Con<\/em><\/a> (2018) Talia Hibbert<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nSweet on the Greek<\/em><\/a> (2018) Talia Hibbert<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
\nHis Quiet Agent<\/em><\/a> (2017) Ada Maria Soto<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nMerlin in the Library<\/em><\/a> (2018) Ada Maria Soto (Rating: 7.5\/10)
\nWork for It<\/em><\/a> (2019) Talia Hibbert<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nSympathy: MM Romance with a Hint of Magic<\/em><\/a> (2009) Jordan Castillo Price<\/a> (Rating: 7\/10)
\nAmerican Dreamer<\/em><\/a> (2019) Adriana Herrera () Adriana Herrera (Rating: 7\/10)<\/p>\n
\nThe Lady\u2019s Guide to Celestial Mechanics<\/em><\/a> (2019) Olivia Waite (Rating: 5.5\/10)<\/p>\n
\nRe-read: 2<\/p>\n
\nMystery: 5
\nRomance: 16
\nBoinking: 10<\/p>\n
\nInitials: 3
\nMale Pseudonym: 1
\nJoint: 1<\/p>\n
\nFemale: 3
\nEnsemble: 4
\nWhite: 13
\nMinority: 8
\nMinority 2ndary: 5
\nStraight: 6
\nLGBTQ: 12
\nLGBTQ 2ndary: 2<\/p>\n