I may just refuse to acknowledge it is now December, and that Christmas is really close.<\/p>\n
Nope. Still October. I’m sure of it.<\/p>\n
I reached 200 books this month–205 at month’s end.<\/p>\n
There was a fair amount of re-reading there, but I also managed several new releases (all of which were borrowed from the Library).<\/p>\n
What was good this month?<\/p>\n
I’m rereading the Fred, the Vampire Accountant series, which is tremendous fun (and there is no boinking!). It starts with The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant<\/a><\/em> and is just as over-the-top as it sounds.<\/p>\n Being a vampire grants you many things. A sudden burst of intuition and confidence with the opposite sex sitting directly on top of you is sadly not one of them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n You should definitely read that series.<\/p>\n I’m also re-reading Justin Gustainis<\/a>‘s Occult Crimes Unit Investigation series, which starts with Hard Spell<\/a><\/em>. It’s a supernatural police procedural, set in Scranton, and it’s also marvelous.<\/p>\n My name\u2019s Markowski. I carry a badge. <\/p>\n Also a crucifix, some wooden stakes, a big vial of holy water, and a 9 mm Beretta loaded with silver bullets.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Just ignore the covers, because they’re really awful, although they’re bad in an amusing over-the-top way, rather than taking themselves seriously. <\/p>\n And I read what may be the best short story I’ve read in a long time (and I read quite a few short stories). Marriage, Love and a Baby Carriage<\/em><\/a> by C.S. Poe<\/a> is a short story about gay fated-mate penguin shifters and an unexpected baby. It is an utter delight. (There is boinking here, but even that ended up being charming).<\/p>\n I was attending a singles\u2019 convention for special people like me to find their forever penguin partner. But after I paid the attendance fee, got a hotel room, and booked my flight, I found out it was specifically for guys and gals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I actually read it twice, because it was so fun. Also, I would TOTALLY read a series about penguin shifters. <\/p>\n Just sayin’.<\/p>\n I also want to mention Whiteout<\/em><\/a> by Elyse Springer, because a couple chapters in I was all, “Oh. No. I do not like where I think this is going. No. No I do not. And then read the remained of the book in a single sitting. This is very much a boinking book.<\/p>\n So here’s what I read:<\/p>\n Supernatural Fantasy<\/strong> Mystery<\/strong> Mystery, Historical<\/strong> Mystery, LGBT<\/strong> Romance, Historical<\/strong> Romance, LGBT<\/strong> And… the stats!<\/p>\n I’m almost certainly read a couple more books than I did last year (I’ve already finished one book today) but won’t break my all-time record, which would be 2017’s 230 books. That’s a lot of books, but since I don’t watch video, I squander my time this way. <\/p>\n eBook: 25 All eBooks again, and half of them were re-reads. But I did also read six books that were new or new-ish releases, so there’s that.<\/p>\n Genre-wise romance lead the pack, with lots of boinking. Lots of mysteries in there, and fantasy opened and closed the month, with finishing my reread of the Alpha & Omega series and starting two other re-reads.<\/p>\n Fantasy: 6 Male authors are simply not going to make 50% of my reading this year.It’s possible they won’t even make 15% of the books I’ve read. And I’m ok with that.<\/p>\n Male: 4 Character-wise, guys are doing much better, since I’m still reading lots of M\/M romance. Not unexpectedly, all the books but one had at least one white main character. But there was pretty good representation with secondary characters. <\/p>\n Male: 20 And that closes out the pent-ultimate reading wrap-up of 2019. Anything you read that was particularly good?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I may just refuse to acknowledge it is now December, and that Christmas is really close. Nope. 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\nFred, the Vampire Accountant
\nThe Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant<\/a><\/em> (2014) Drew Hayes<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nUndeath & Taxes<\/a><\/em> (2015) Drew Hayes<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nAlpha & Omega
\nDead Heat<\/em><\/a> (2015) Patricia Briggs<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nBurn Bright<\/em><\/a> (2018) Patricia Briggs<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10)
\nHard Spell<\/a><\/em> (2011) Justin Gustainis<\/a> (Occult Crimes Unit Investigation) (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
\nThe Other End of the Line<\/em><\/a> (2016\/2019) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
\nPenny for Your Secrets<\/em><\/a> (2019) Anna Lee Huber<\/a> (Verity Kent) (Rating: 5.5\/10)<\/p>\n
\nMurder Takes the High Road<\/a><\/em> (2018) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nAdrien English
\nFatal Shadows<\/em><\/a> (2000) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10)
\nA Dangerous Thing<\/em><\/a> (2002) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 7\/10)
\nDeath of a Pirate King<\/em><\/a> (2011) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 7.5\/10)
\nThe Dark Tide<\/em><\/a> (2011) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 7.5\/10)
\nSo This is Christmas<\/em><\/a> (2016) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nThe Art of Murder
\nThe Mermaid Murders<\/em><\/a> (2015) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10)
\nHolmes & Moriarity
\nThe Boy with the Painful Tattoo<\/em><\/a> (2014\/2018) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10)
\nIn Other Words\u2026 Murder<\/em><\/a> (2018) Josh Lanyon<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10)<\/p>\n
\nBrazen and the Beast<\/em><\/a> (2019) Sarah MacLean<\/a> (Rating: 8\/10) (Bareknuckle Bastards)
\nThe Wallflower Wager<\/em><\/a> (2019) Tessa Dare<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10) (Duchess Deal)<\/p>\n
\nWhiteout<\/em><\/a> (2017) Elyse Springer (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nMarriage, Love and a Baby Carriage<\/em><\/a> (2016) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Rating: 8.5\/10)
\nKneading You<\/em><\/a> (2019) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Rating: 7.5\/10)
\nAmerican Fairytale<\/a><\/em> (2019) Adriana Herrera<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10) (American Dreamers)
\nPortland Heat
\nServed Hot<\/em><\/a> (2015) Annabeth Albert (Rating: 5.5\/10)
\nBaked Fresh<\/a><\/em> (2015) Annabeth Albert<\/a> (Rating: 7\/10)
\nDelivered Fast<\/a><\/em> (2015) Annabeth Albert<\/a> (Rating: 6\/10)<\/p>\n
\nRe-read: 13<\/p>\n
\nMystery: 13
\nRomance: 20
\nBoinking: 18<\/p>\n
\nFemale: 10
\nInitials: 2
\nMale Pseudonym: 9<\/p>\n
\nFemale: 5
\nEnsemble: 0
\nWhite: 24
\nMinority: 7
\nMinority 2ndary: 2
\nStraight: 9
\nLGBTQ: 16
\nLGBTQ 2ndary: 4<\/p>\n