Quick Links - 03/22/15

So another week has come and gone and I did manage to do some reading. Plus one of my reviews came out at Teenreads. Oh, and I had an interview with Elizabeth Bear that went up that linked back to my Karen Memory review at Nerds of a Feather. And it looks like next week will be pretty busy as well, with another review going up at Nerds of a Feather and a number of things I'll hopefully be finishing up reading-wise. I am actually quite behind with reading this year. Perhaps because all the short fiction I read now. Perhaps because almost all the books I've been reading for me this year have been fairly long. But so it goes. Anyway, the links.

Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions by Sheila Grau (Teenreads, my score 4/5) - Hey, a slightly more professional review than the one I wrote for Goodreads. I still quite enjoyed the book. Cute stuff.

Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-in-1 edition, Vol. 2 (includes Vol. 4-6) by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - I do like this series and have watched the old anime and most of the newer movies. I think it does some things quite well but other things...not so much. Still, it's a fun read. Rather depressing, but fun.

The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia: Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, and Ancient Crypt Warnings of the Land of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E. by Martin Olson (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - I am a HUGE Adventure Time fan, and so this was both really cool and a bit of a disappointment. I think I was bummed that there wasn't more story, more...something. Still, worth picking up for fans.

Okay, so those are the non-Adult-Themed reviews for the week (or two weeks). Below are two entries into my Not for the Faint of Heart series. Be warned, these are either erotica or pornographic in nature. Mostly the series is me reviewing manga (either hentai or yaoi), though there are other things as well, because I think there should be reviews of those as for other things. Also because I rather enjoy reading fun sexy things (don't judge!). But most of the time I have to get a bit tipsy to actually review the works, which is just an added level of fun, really. So yeah, here are the two I did this last week.

Smut Peddlar ed. C. Spike Trotman (Goodreads, my score 5/5) - oh mans if you are looking for sexy fun times go and buy this. It's an amazing collection of diverse, sex positive smut. Go, go and buy. Plus there's a volume two now, so the smut can continue!

The Bid by Jax (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - This was the first erotic novel that I read. I wasn't bad, but I was expecting more. Also I just did not like the guys very much. Probably not written for me, but it had its moments. And, of course, quite disappointing if you judge a book by its cover.

Well there you go. Hopefully people are still enjoying the reviews and can look forward to another full week of them. Not sure if I'm doing four or five this next week, but we'll see how packed it is as the end of the month will no doubt arrive much faster than I think. Thanks for reading!

Quick Links - 03/08/2015

Hey all! Wow, this has been a busy week for me! Though I suppose to most everyone I just seem a lazy poo because I only did four reviews (and one of those from February no less). The shame! But I did get some other things read which means a small handful of reviews to link to. Mostly positive experiences this week, so that's nice.

The Living Dead ed. John Joseph Adams (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - This has some very good zombie stories, but people who know me know that zombies are a hard sell to me. There's a lot to like in this collection, but overall, like with many collections, it's didn't really hold its quality throughout.

Dr. Critchlore's School for Minions by Sheila Grau (Goodreads, my score 4/5) - I know, I'm a sucker for middle grade supernatural books. Some decent diversity in this one, which is always nice to see in stories geared toward younger readers. And it's just fun (don't judge me!).

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - This got a lot of buzz last year and it seemed like it would be right up my alley. Quasi-romantic and with a magic circus. Magic. Circus. I wanted to like this more but I really didn't like the male lead. Kind of a creep (in my opinion). Still, it's beautifully written and most of the characters are great.

Destiny's Hand vol. 1 by Nunio DeFilippis and Christina Weir (Goodreads, my score 4/5) - apparently this week is the "like things probably for people younger than me" week, because here was another pleasant surprise. Some solid work, especially seeing how bad it might have been.

So there you have it. Another week down, and some books reviewed. Thanks for tuning in!