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<\/a>What was particularly good this month? Let me tell you!<\/p>\nThe Charm Offensive<\/em><\/a> by Alison Cochrun<\/a>! THIS WAS DELIGHTFUL! First, I think it’s a decent comp for Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material<\/em><\/a> (which I ADORE — and every time I mention it I want to reread it). Second, one of the characters is on the ace spectrum! Thirdly, despite the fact it is about being on a reality dating show, it isn’t really about being on a reality dating show. I mean, it is, but, still. Fourthly, this is AMAZING mental health rep. Both Dev and Charlie have issues that they have to come to term with, and… GAH! It’s just so lovely!<\/p>\n C.S. Poe<\/a> has a new series that starts with Madison Square Murders<\/em><\/a> and one of the main characters works on cold cases and (like most of her characters) had an issue that he has to deal with. In this case, a TBI caused him to have perfect recall of events. Which is not as good as it sounds, since he also has perfect recall of the emotions associated with those events.<\/p>\n I discovered a new historical mystery series. Fortune Favors the Dead<\/em><\/a> by Stephen Spotswood<\/a>. I am looking forward to the next book.<\/p>\n And then, Network Effect<\/em><\/a> by Martha Wells<\/a>. Because: MURDERBOT.<\/p>\n Trailer Park Trickster<\/em><\/a> (2021) David R. Slayton<\/a> (Adam Binder) The Charm Offensive<\/em><\/a> (2021) Alison Cochrun<\/a> 9\/10 A Gathering Storm<\/em><\/a> (2017) Joanna Chambers<\/a> (Porthkennack) 7\/10<\/p>\n Madison Square Murders<\/em><\/a> (2021) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Memento Mori) 8.5\/10 Fortune Favors the Dead<\/em><\/a> (2020) Stephen Spotswood<\/a> (Pentecost and Parker) 7.5\/10<\/p>\n Jane Yellowrock by Faith Hunter<\/a> narrated by Khristine Hvam: Raven Cursed<\/em><\/a> (2012) 8\/10, Death\u2019s Rival<\/em><\/a> (2012) 7\/10 Not only did I read new-to-me books this, month, I even read some new releases! What was particularly good this month? Let me tell you! The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun! THIS WAS DELIGHTFUL! First, I think it’s a decent comp for Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material (which I ADORE — and every time I mention […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books-reading"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pefxA-4lQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fantasy<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Paladin\u2019s Hope<\/em><\/a> (2021) T. Kingfisher<\/a> (The Saint of Steel) 8.5\/10
\nDiscworld by Terry Pratchett<\/a>
\nThief of Time<\/em><\/a> (2001) 7.5\/10, Going Postal<\/a><\/em> (2004) 8.5\/10<\/p>\nSupernatural Fantasy<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nBodyguard<\/a><\/em> (2021) Dassy Bernhard (The Bodyguards) 6.5\/10
\n\u201cAsil and the Not-date\u201d<\/em><\/a> (2020) Patricia Briggs<\/a> 4\/10<\/p>\nRomance<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nRiven<\/a><\/em> (2018) Roan Parrish<\/a> (Riven) 8.5\/10
\nAfter the Scrum<\/em><\/a> (2016) Dahlia Donovan<\/a> 8\/10
\nThe Sin Bin by Dahlia Donovan<\/a>
\nThe Wanderer<\/em><\/a> (2017) 8.5\/10, The Caretaker<\/em><\/a> (2017) 8\/10, The Botanist<\/em><\/a> (2017) 8\/10, The Royal Marine<\/em><\/a> (2017) 7\/10, The Unexpected Santa<\/em><\/a> (2017) 7\/10, The Lion Tamer<\/em><\/a> (2018) 8.5\/10
\nNot So Cookie Cutter<\/em><\/a> (2019) Aidan Wayne<\/a> 7.5\/10
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<\/a>Let Me Show You<\/em><\/a> (2019) Becca Seymour (True-Blue) 7\/10
\nOpen Hearts<\/a><\/em> (2020) K. Evan Coles (Stealing Hearts) 6.5\/10
\nThe Love Study<\/a><\/em> (2020) Kris Ripper 6.5\/10<\/p>\nHistorical Romance<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Mystery<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nDeath of a Hollow Man<\/a><\/em> (1989) Caroline Graham<\/a> (Chief Inspector Barnaby) 7\/10
\nMurder in the Cookbook Nook<\/em><\/a> (2021) Ellery Adams<\/a> (Book Retreat Mysteries) 6\/10<\/p>\nHistorical Romance<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Science Fiction<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Network Effect<\/em><\/a> (2000) Martha Wells<\/a> (The Murderbot Diaries) 9\/10<\/p>\nAudio Books<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nA Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent, Audio Book<\/em><\/a> (2013) Marie Brennan<\/a> narrated by Kate Reading 8\/10<\/p>\n
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