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79. Mouse Guard, Volume One: Fall 1152, by David Peterson. Juv Graphic Novel. 3 stars.

80. Meanwhile: Pick Any Path, 3856 Story Possibilities, by Jason Shiga. Juv Graphic Novel. 5 stars.

81. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson, Book Five), by Rick Riordan. Juv Fantasy. 381 pages. 4 stars.

**82. Most Wanted, by Kate Thompson. Juv Historical Fantasy. 128 ( Read more... )

So, it's September, and the new TV season has begun, and as I am insane and am trying to watch almost everything in the world (it feels like), I thought I should post brief thoughts on what I'll be watching when I'm shirking my duties (including such important things as writing, book reviewing, dishes, laundry, and sleeping). How will I keep ( Read more... )

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In lieu of actual book reviews, which require thought, here's my monthly list of books read. But because of Labor Day, I have some extra time off after Thursday, and I hope to do some short reviews and also come up with a genre system, because I've been making it up as I go along and it's so totally not consistent. For example, what do I call these ( Read more... )

After having such a heavy reading month in June and going to SDCC and having my partner's sister visit, I did not get nearly as much reading done in July. Oh well, there are light months and heavy months, right? Also, I only got one book to review, and it was, oddly enough, a picture book, which I hardly ever get and actually prefer not to get (it' ( Read more... )

I've been back from SDCC for a week, but I've been existing in a kind of limbo where I haven't acknowledged that I now must continue with my regular life until today. When we returned to Denver last Monday, I did a lot of laundry and TV watching for the first two days (trying to catch up on the zillion shows I DVR), and then my partner's sister ( Read more... )

I've been off of work since Monday, and tomorrow we're leaving for San Diego Comic Con! I've never been before, so I'm super excited and also a little overwhelmed at the sheer amount of things to do. I'm already a little sad that two of the author panels I wanted to go to conflict with the Psych panel, which I absolutely have to attend. No question ( Read more... )

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