Thursday, June 30, 2022

June Books:

Boyfriends of Dorothy (The Real Thing #2) by Wednesday Martin 
Non-fiction: Memoir, E-book
I picked this up as the story mostly takes place in a city that I have some knowledge of.  As one might guess from the title this book is a memoir about a women who had close friends with men where one might think they were dating if he was straight. 

The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
by Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, illustrated by Tom Neely 
Non-fiction: History, Pop Culture, Humor, 304 pages
This book is written by podcasters on famous serial killers, it reads a lot like reading a podcast and even has notes on who is "talking" at any point.  

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Fiction: Mystery, 226 pages
Korede's sister Ayoola is a serial killer, sure she has a reason for each death that makes it an accident or self defense, but Korede isn't so sure about that and is tired of cleaning up bodies.  Plus, her sister becomes interested in a co-worker of her's that she hopes to date.  

Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves: Featuring Over 150 Suicidal Pets! by Duncan Birmingham
Fiction: Pop Culture, 160 pages
This book is a collection of pictures of animals dressed up in costumes with captions on how they wish they were dead or want to kill their owner for doing that to them.

 The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up by James Rallison
Non-fiction: graphic novel, Pop Culture, memoir, 240 pages
A book by a YouTube star about growing up and how he became a artist.  

Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi
Non-fiction: History, Graphic Novel, 128 pages
This is the story of Ernest Shackleton's trips to try to find the south pole, as told in a graphic novel format.

The Haunting of Sunshine House by Dominika Best
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal. E-book
Sunshine House is a retirement community that is in what is though to be one of the most haunted locations in LA.  Besides it's ghost problem there is also a murder in the house.

Lore of the Ghost: The Origins of the Most Famous Ghost Stories Throughout the World
by Brian Haughton, illustrated by Daniele Serra
Non-fiction: History, paranormal, 192 pages
This books is not so much a collection of ghost stories, but about the themes and tropes of ghost stories, especially those of the UK and the USA.  

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