Quick Links - 12/20/2015

Apparently I've been a bit busy trying to clear some of my TBR stack ahead of the new year. My #1 target seems to be graphic novels and manga, because I can get to more of them I guess. Not a bad thing, I hope, but obviously it was a mixed bag. I haven't rated anything a 1/5 yet this year, which is always a good thing, but this batch does see two different 2/5 scores. Still, some very good books in here as well, including a rare 5/5. So yeah, check it out!

Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef by Cassandra Khaw (Nerds of a Feather, my score 8/10) - I continue to quite like this novella (it's my second review of it, with probably one more to come yet for Goodreads). Dark and complicating the idea of opting out in a corrupt place.

Fables vol. 8: Wolves by Bill Willingham (Goodreads, my score 2/5) - My enjoyment of the Fables books is at an all-time low at the moment with this volume. I might keep going, I might not. I'm in no hurry, at least.

Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (Goodreads, my score 5/5) - It seems vaguely criminal that I've never read all of Maus before, but I'm glad I'm getting to it now when I'm able to see more of what's going on. A very, very good book.

Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 3 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Goodreads, my score 4/5) - Kowaru showed up! Finally the m/m tension I'd been hoping for. The series is still going strong!

Catchee Monkey by Sean Cameron (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - Won this one through the First Reads program and actually it's not a bad comedy/mystery. Not a huge fan of the voice (reminds me a bit of John Dies at the End), but it was cute.

I Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard Matheson (Goodreads, my score 2/5) - I did not really care too much for these stories. I understand that many of them are rather old but they are...well, the dude was obviously working through some woman issues, and it shows.

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART (my reviews of smut, mostly graphic, probs NSFW)

The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 1 by Shungiku Nakamura (Goodreads, my score 3/5) - A cute romance set in a manga publisher. Not really steamy but sweet and fun.

Hide and Seek, Vol. 3 by Yaya Sakuragi (Goodreads, my score 4/5) - Now this one is much steamier, and very nice in that it's two grown men in a completely consensual relationship. Rare and very refreshing.

And there you have it! Quite a bit I've been reading lately, and still some more to go in my push to the end of the year ahead of the K. Tempest Bradford Challenge. Which will be awesome. Anyway, thanks for reading!

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!