Indexing by: Seanan McGuire
Fiction: Mystery, Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:8
Book Count:10
Imagine a world where fairy tales are true, but not the Disney version, the scary, dangerous, Grimm version. And there isn't just a single story of Snow White, or Cinderella, or Sleeping Beauty, but they are archetypes where many people with key elements of the story in their life might become one of those Characters, acting out the story against their will and not even necessarily knowing what is happening until it is too late. Dad a widower who remarries a women with a couple of daughters? You might end up Cinderella.
Now imagine a government group that is in charge of stopping or containing all the evil that these stories cause. And a team within that government group that is lead by an inactive Snow White (who as a daughter of a Sleeping Beauty is freakishly pale with hair as black as possible and bright red lips, which in real life is a lot scarier then pretty, ) with a halted evil step-sister, a cobbler (as in the shoemaker and the elves, he being the elf of the story) and a normal person who learned all this is real when his brother died do to a sleeping beauty that wasn't caught in time. (as being in a coma with out medical aid in getting water and nutrients in will do to a human after a few days.)
In this first book of the series they start out on a case that dispatch called in as a Snow White (the book gets it's title from a real index of fairy tales and so each type has a number much like a real life police force would call crimes by their number of the crime in the books.) When they get there they start to deal with the case as such, because they also agree that she looks like a snow white. (Some people who's parents are already connected with a tale will always look like the way a fairy tale character does, but many take on the characteristics both physically and mentally when their story is activated.) But after they follow her to a large hospital that they couldn't evacuate when they got the call, they find out that she is in fact a sleeping beauty, with a way of transmitting the sleeping of people around her that is very strong.
This is just the first of many cases that they end up getting where the story is messed with, changed, or a mix up of more then one story. So they have to find out who is doing this, why, and how they can stop them before the whole world turns into the worst part of every fairy tale.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The Honest Spy:
The Honest Spy by: Andreas Kollender Translated by: Steve Anderson
Fiction: History, E-book
E-Book Count:7
Book Count:9
This is the next book that I picked out as part of the reading challenge that I am doing this year. This time I went for the fictionalized account of a true story.
This book is based on the life of Fritz Kolbe, a German diplomat, who lived with his daughter in South Africa at the start of WWII. He gets called back to Berlin, and after being told by a friend that they can do more good to stop the craziness of the Nazis from inside, he agrees to leave his daughter (who would not be welcomed in Germany,) and go back. In Germany he goes from being a diplomat to an office worker and works his way up to being the person that is in charge of destroying important documents, without joining the Nazi party. Once he gets to this important job, he both sees the horrors happening that even he didn't know about and uses his contacts to become a spy. He tried to get connected with the British, but ended up working with the Americans and the OSS (later called the CIA).
As a spy he shares many important documents and information with the Americans in the hope that it will stop the war and killings quicker. He even shares the exact location of Hitler's Wolf's Lair, in the hopes that they will bomb it. (Of course, unlike modern readers of WWII history, he doesn't know about the failed attempts to kill Hitler with a bomb in the Wolf's Lair.) Both his double life and the horrors of war wear on him and there are many times he is in danger or wants to quit. The story is ended after the war, but as it is based on real life there are still unanswered questions.
Fiction: History, E-book
E-Book Count:7
Book Count:9
This is the next book that I picked out as part of the reading challenge that I am doing this year. This time I went for the fictionalized account of a true story.
This book is based on the life of Fritz Kolbe, a German diplomat, who lived with his daughter in South Africa at the start of WWII. He gets called back to Berlin, and after being told by a friend that they can do more good to stop the craziness of the Nazis from inside, he agrees to leave his daughter (who would not be welcomed in Germany,) and go back. In Germany he goes from being a diplomat to an office worker and works his way up to being the person that is in charge of destroying important documents, without joining the Nazi party. Once he gets to this important job, he both sees the horrors happening that even he didn't know about and uses his contacts to become a spy. He tried to get connected with the British, but ended up working with the Americans and the OSS (later called the CIA).
As a spy he shares many important documents and information with the Americans in the hope that it will stop the war and killings quicker. He even shares the exact location of Hitler's Wolf's Lair, in the hopes that they will bomb it. (Of course, unlike modern readers of WWII history, he doesn't know about the failed attempts to kill Hitler with a bomb in the Wolf's Lair.) Both his double life and the horrors of war wear on him and there are many times he is in danger or wants to quit. The story is ended after the war, but as it is based on real life there are still unanswered questions.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Cleopatra in Space: The Golden Lion:
Cleopatra in Space: Book Four- The Golden Lion: By: Mike Maihack
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 201 pages
Physical Book Count:2
Book Count:8
Book 4 in the series. Read review of book 3 here. In this book they found out that the golden lion might have been found. Cleo, of course, runs off to the distant world that it might be on. (This time, on her own, so no one else can gets killer or hurt.) So ends up on a frozen planet that messes with all her tech. She runs into Antony again, as well as trouble.
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 201 pages
Physical Book Count:2
Book Count:8
Book 4 in the series. Read review of book 3 here. In this book they found out that the golden lion might have been found. Cleo, of course, runs off to the distant world that it might be on. (This time, on her own, so no one else can gets killer or hurt.) So ends up on a frozen planet that messes with all her tech. She runs into Antony again, as well as trouble.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Stone Cold Magic:
Stone Cold Magic: Ella Grey Series Book One by, Jayne Faith
Fiction: Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:6
Book Count:7
As you can tell from the title, this is the first book in a series about a character named Ella Grey. This story is about a world where the supernatural became out in the open after a rift opened in NYC years ago. This lead to a new type of vampires and zombies, as well as more people with some level of magic abilities. Ella has low level skills and works in a paranormal police unit that stops demons' attacks on people. With her skills she just walks a beat and deals with the lowest level demons. She just died and came back to life and since then there has been something different. She has something else that came back with her. Also her partner had to retire due to being hurt in the same demon attack that temporary killed her, so she has a new partner, one that has a is much higher level of magic, but comes from a family where anyone under a mage is a disappointment. She gets involved with a case of a gargoyle and a boy being possessed by the same demon in the gargoyle, something that has never happened before. She also is looking for her long lost brother, and dealing with issues from friends and family.
Fiction: Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:6
Book Count:7
As you can tell from the title, this is the first book in a series about a character named Ella Grey. This story is about a world where the supernatural became out in the open after a rift opened in NYC years ago. This lead to a new type of vampires and zombies, as well as more people with some level of magic abilities. Ella has low level skills and works in a paranormal police unit that stops demons' attacks on people. With her skills she just walks a beat and deals with the lowest level demons. She just died and came back to life and since then there has been something different. She has something else that came back with her. Also her partner had to retire due to being hurt in the same demon attack that temporary killed her, so she has a new partner, one that has a is much higher level of magic, but comes from a family where anyone under a mage is a disappointment. She gets involved with a case of a gargoyle and a boy being possessed by the same demon in the gargoyle, something that has never happened before. She also is looking for her long lost brother, and dealing with issues from friends and family.
Sunday, March 04, 2018
Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors:
Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors by: H.L. Burke
fiction: mystery, E-book
E-Book Count:5
Book Count:6
Nyssa is a reformed thief in a steampunk world. One day after she arrives at her workplace (a repair shop) a strange man comes into the shop. He threatens her with a recording of a past crime of hers and when her boss, Mr. Calloway, gets in his way, Mr. C is killed. Running for her life she goes threw town and sneaks back to her home. When there the police come to take her in for murder and the mysterious man arrives to. She escapes both with the help of someone that says they are working against the mysterious man and can help her if she just gets some information out of the house of a recluse inventor, who their boss was business partners with, so it's not even legally stealing. She agrees, having no other real choice and gets sent into the house of mirrors, with a new set of lock picks and a warning that although the house seams empty, others have tried and failed to escape it with the information.
fiction: mystery, E-book
E-Book Count:5
Book Count:6
Nyssa is a reformed thief in a steampunk world. One day after she arrives at her workplace (a repair shop) a strange man comes into the shop. He threatens her with a recording of a past crime of hers and when her boss, Mr. Calloway, gets in his way, Mr. C is killed. Running for her life she goes threw town and sneaks back to her home. When there the police come to take her in for murder and the mysterious man arrives to. She escapes both with the help of someone that says they are working against the mysterious man and can help her if she just gets some information out of the house of a recluse inventor, who their boss was business partners with, so it's not even legally stealing. She agrees, having no other real choice and gets sent into the house of mirrors, with a new set of lock picks and a warning that although the house seams empty, others have tried and failed to escape it with the information.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Fruitful Discipleship:
Fruitful Discipleship: Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World by: Sherry A. Weddell
Non-fiction, religion, 232 pages
Physical Book Count:1
Book Count:5
1: This is the 3rd book in a series of books on discipleship. My review of book 1 is here. And my review of book 2 is here.
2: Having read both of the other books, I put this book on my Christmas wish list. I did not get it and so used my Christmas money on it, because I wanted it that badly.
3: This book talks about the Diocese of Lansing and the Forming Intentional Disciples Forum a lot for real life examples of things it talks about.
4. Just today Sherry personally responded to a comment that I made on the Forum.
That being said, this book is a little different then the other books in the series. Instead of being mostly focused on how to form Intentional Disciples in the church, this book largely deals with the charisms that should start being displayed in the life of disciples. It also includes how these might be used in life to lead other people threw one or more of the thresholds leading to discipleship in them. It notes that all baptized Christians have been given charisms (aka supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit to be used to build up the Church.) It goes over the most common charisms that are found in Called & Gifted workshops, which is a program made to help people find out what their gifts are.These are: encouragement, helps, hospitality, mercy, pastoring, evangelism, prophecy, teaching, administration, leadership, giving,service, celibacy, extraordinary faith, missionary, voluntary poverty, healing, intercessory prayer, knowledge, wisdom, craftsmanship, music, and writing. For each one it goes into what the charism is, what it is not, how it might be different then the call of all Christians to do something similar (i.e. everyone is called to pray for each other, but a charism of intercessory prayer is different then just that.) It also has a real life example of someone with this gift using it. A very important note after going over the list is that you can not just take a survey, or read this book and find out what all of your charisms are. They can be used as a start, but as 2 people can do the same thing using 2 different charisms, having someone trained in discerning charisms and going into detail about the how and why one uses their gifts helps ones determine the exact gifts one has. Of course many people use their charisms without ever knowing what gift they are using to do what they do; however, it can be helpful to know this so one can work in areas where their gifts will yield the most fruit.
Non-fiction, religion, 232 pages
Physical Book Count:1
Book Count:5
1: This is the 3rd book in a series of books on discipleship. My review of book 1 is here. And my review of book 2 is here.
2: Having read both of the other books, I put this book on my Christmas wish list. I did not get it and so used my Christmas money on it, because I wanted it that badly.
3: This book talks about the Diocese of Lansing and the Forming Intentional Disciples Forum a lot for real life examples of things it talks about.
4. Just today Sherry personally responded to a comment that I made on the Forum.
That being said, this book is a little different then the other books in the series. Instead of being mostly focused on how to form Intentional Disciples in the church, this book largely deals with the charisms that should start being displayed in the life of disciples. It also includes how these might be used in life to lead other people threw one or more of the thresholds leading to discipleship in them. It notes that all baptized Christians have been given charisms (aka supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit to be used to build up the Church.) It goes over the most common charisms that are found in Called & Gifted workshops, which is a program made to help people find out what their gifts are.These are: encouragement, helps, hospitality, mercy, pastoring, evangelism, prophecy, teaching, administration, leadership, giving,service, celibacy, extraordinary faith, missionary, voluntary poverty, healing, intercessory prayer, knowledge, wisdom, craftsmanship, music, and writing. For each one it goes into what the charism is, what it is not, how it might be different then the call of all Christians to do something similar (i.e. everyone is called to pray for each other, but a charism of intercessory prayer is different then just that.) It also has a real life example of someone with this gift using it. A very important note after going over the list is that you can not just take a survey, or read this book and find out what all of your charisms are. They can be used as a start, but as 2 people can do the same thing using 2 different charisms, having someone trained in discerning charisms and going into detail about the how and why one uses their gifts helps ones determine the exact gifts one has. Of course many people use their charisms without ever knowing what gift they are using to do what they do; however, it can be helpful to know this so one can work in areas where their gifts will yield the most fruit.
The Lilac Bouquet:
The Lilac Bouquet by: Carolyn Brown
Fiction: mystery, E-book
E-Book Count:4
Book Count:4
I signed up for a reading challenge for this year, that has you pick out books based on many different criteria, so I picked this book as a book with a color in the title. (Although it is named after the flowers that do not always have the same color, in this book they did.) So given this, I will be reading some books that I might not usually to fit all of the themes of books to check off the list.
Having said this, I liked this book. It was according to the author started out being based on an old country song. It is the story of a young women that wants to have a big wedding after every generation in her family from her great-grandmother on ended up a single mother who never married. The only problem is that to do so she needs to work as an assistance to a man that lives alone in his house on the hill (that might be haunted) who her great-grandmother (who raised her) hates. Her great-grandmother also hates her fiancee's grandfather and the feeling is mutual. She is determined to find out what happened all those years ago when the 3 were around her age that caused all of these issues. And as she does she learns the family history of all 3 families and how events of decades ago still haunt the town.
Fiction: mystery, E-book
E-Book Count:4
Book Count:4
I signed up for a reading challenge for this year, that has you pick out books based on many different criteria, so I picked this book as a book with a color in the title. (Although it is named after the flowers that do not always have the same color, in this book they did.) So given this, I will be reading some books that I might not usually to fit all of the themes of books to check off the list.
Having said this, I liked this book. It was according to the author started out being based on an old country song. It is the story of a young women that wants to have a big wedding after every generation in her family from her great-grandmother on ended up a single mother who never married. The only problem is that to do so she needs to work as an assistance to a man that lives alone in his house on the hill (that might be haunted) who her great-grandmother (who raised her) hates. Her great-grandmother also hates her fiancee's grandfather and the feeling is mutual. She is determined to find out what happened all those years ago when the 3 were around her age that caused all of these issues. And as she does she learns the family history of all 3 families and how events of decades ago still haunt the town.
Monday, February 26, 2018
No Stone Unturned:
No Stone Unturned: The True Story of the World's Premier Forensic Investigators by: Steve Jackson
Non-fiction: history, science, E-book
E-Book Count:3
Book Count:3
This book is a collection of stories about crime cases investigated by NecroSearch International, a group of scientist and other specialist in the forensic sciences that got together to make a way for experts to help officers of the law use science to solve cases/find bodies/collect evidence. Cases included in this book include some of their early cases, high profile cases, and cases where the learned something important about how to use science for crime solving. This is an updated version of the book from when it first came out and so has more information on what happened after their involvement in a case.
Non-fiction: history, science, E-book
E-Book Count:3
Book Count:3
This book is a collection of stories about crime cases investigated by NecroSearch International, a group of scientist and other specialist in the forensic sciences that got together to make a way for experts to help officers of the law use science to solve cases/find bodies/collect evidence. Cases included in this book include some of their early cases, high profile cases, and cases where the learned something important about how to use science for crime solving. This is an updated version of the book from when it first came out and so has more information on what happened after their involvement in a case.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
A Catholic Quest for the Holy Grail:
A Catholic Quest for the Holy Grail by: Charles A. Coulombe
Non-fiction: History, Religion, NYR, E-Book
E-Book Count:2
Book Count:2
As you might have guessed from the title and the fact that it is a e-book, this is a book I picked up for my Amazon free book for the month on the last day of the month and so grabbed something rather then have no book for the month. Having said that, this book was a lot better then I thought that it would be. Much of the book deals with the history of the church as well as the common stories and legends related to the Holy Grail. This includes both the stories related to King Arthur as well as other ones like the grail stories relating to Charlemagne. It tells about orders of knights and related histories as well. The only part that got a little meh was at the end were it becomes about the stories of the grail in the modern world, where while pointing out good points in the past and bad things about modern life, it doesn't do the inverse, leading to a "The past was so great and perfect," vibe.
Non-fiction: History, Religion, NYR, E-Book
E-Book Count:2
Book Count:2
As you might have guessed from the title and the fact that it is a e-book, this is a book I picked up for my Amazon free book for the month on the last day of the month and so grabbed something rather then have no book for the month. Having said that, this book was a lot better then I thought that it would be. Much of the book deals with the history of the church as well as the common stories and legends related to the Holy Grail. This includes both the stories related to King Arthur as well as other ones like the grail stories relating to Charlemagne. It tells about orders of knights and related histories as well. The only part that got a little meh was at the end were it becomes about the stories of the grail in the modern world, where while pointing out good points in the past and bad things about modern life, it doesn't do the inverse, leading to a "The past was so great and perfect," vibe.
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Heroes & Heretics of the Reformation:
Heroes & Heretics of the Reformation by: Phillip Campbell
Non-fiction: History, Religion, NYR, E-Book
E-Book Count:1
Book Count:1
This book is a short history of the 1st generation of the Reformation as told by the life story of a few key players. It includes chapters on St. Peter Canisius, Martin Luther, Emperor Charles V, John Calvin, Sts. Thomas more & John Fisher, Cromwell, John Knox, Mary Tudor, Mary Queen of Scots, St. Ignatius, the Popes of the time, and others. It is written from a Catholic prospective, and it is noticeable, but it does not paint all the reformers with a broad brush, but deals with their individual histories and lives and how that affected their theology.
Non-fiction: History, Religion, NYR, E-Book
E-Book Count:1
Book Count:1
This book is a short history of the 1st generation of the Reformation as told by the life story of a few key players. It includes chapters on St. Peter Canisius, Martin Luther, Emperor Charles V, John Calvin, Sts. Thomas more & John Fisher, Cromwell, John Knox, Mary Tudor, Mary Queen of Scots, St. Ignatius, the Popes of the time, and others. It is written from a Catholic prospective, and it is noticeable, but it does not paint all the reformers with a broad brush, but deals with their individual histories and lives and how that affected their theology.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Healthy Churches
Healthy Churches:God's Bible Blueprint for Growth by: Brian Johnston
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
E-Book Count:20
Book Count: 109
I picked this up thinking it might be interesting to read another book with themes like "Rebuilt", but for a different place. It's author is British and protestant, so they are dealing with slightly different issues. It is clear that this preacher feels that it is important to note that they are a "Bible church" leader, by cramming the book with bible quotes, quite often trying to shoehorn them into their ideas, in ways that I have never heard anyone think that that is what it means. He also misquotes St. Francis, because of course he did.
Non-fiction: Religion, E-book
E-Book Count:20
Book Count: 109
I picked this up thinking it might be interesting to read another book with themes like "Rebuilt", but for a different place. It's author is British and protestant, so they are dealing with slightly different issues. It is clear that this preacher feels that it is important to note that they are a "Bible church" leader, by cramming the book with bible quotes, quite often trying to shoehorn them into their ideas, in ways that I have never heard anyone think that that is what it means. He also misquotes St. Francis, because of course he did.
The 12 Bottle Bar:
The 12 Bottle Bar By: David Solmonson & Lesley Jacobs Solmonson
Non-fiction: Food 391 pages
Physical Book Count: 90
Book Count: 108
A collection of drink recipes that use only brandy, dry gin, genever, amber rum,white rum, rye whiskey, vodka, orange liqueur, dry and sweet vermount, and orange and aromatic bitters, as well as mixers, beer, wine and cider.
Non-fiction: Food 391 pages
Physical Book Count: 90
Book Count: 108
A collection of drink recipes that use only brandy, dry gin, genever, amber rum,white rum, rye whiskey, vodka, orange liqueur, dry and sweet vermount, and orange and aromatic bitters, as well as mixers, beer, wine and cider.
Speakeasy:
Speakeasy: 200 Underground Cocktails: By: Benny Roff
Non-fiction: Food, History, 199 pages
Physical Book Count: 89
Book Count: 107
This book is a collection of drink recipes from the era of Prohibition. Drinks are divided up by what is in them. There is also a section of misc. recipes that do not fit into other sections. And the book ends with the drink that FDR was said to have had at the end of Prohibition. The book also has information about the time period as well as info on glasses, things to home make and what they mean by some ingredients where what the modern readier thinks of is not what they were using in the 1920's.
Non-fiction: Food, History, 199 pages
Physical Book Count: 89
Book Count: 107
This book is a collection of drink recipes from the era of Prohibition. Drinks are divided up by what is in them. There is also a section of misc. recipes that do not fit into other sections. And the book ends with the drink that FDR was said to have had at the end of Prohibition. The book also has information about the time period as well as info on glasses, things to home make and what they mean by some ingredients where what the modern readier thinks of is not what they were using in the 1920's.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
I Work at a Public Library:
I Work at a Public Library By: Gina Sheridan
Non-Fiction: Humor, 152 pages
Physical Book Count: 88
Book Count: 106
A collection of stories about working in a public library. These stories are all very short as the author is also the creator of a blog about the same thing, and it looks like the book was a collection of the best of from the blog.
Non-Fiction: Humor, 152 pages
Physical Book Count: 88
Book Count: 106
A collection of stories about working in a public library. These stories are all very short as the author is also the creator of a blog about the same thing, and it looks like the book was a collection of the best of from the blog.
Cocktails for the Holidays:
Cocktails for the Holidays: Festive Drinks to Celebrate the Season By: the editors of Imbibe Magazine
Non-Fiction: Food, Holidays, 115 pages
Physical Book Count: 87
Book Count: 105
This book contains a collection of holiday themes drinks. It has info on who/ why they were made as well as recipes for homemade syrups, infused alcohols and other specialty things that you would need to make the drinks. There is a list of materials that you would need on each recipe as well as the end of the book resources on what each type of glass is for etc.
Non-Fiction: Food, Holidays, 115 pages
Physical Book Count: 87
Book Count: 105
This book contains a collection of holiday themes drinks. It has info on who/ why they were made as well as recipes for homemade syrups, infused alcohols and other specialty things that you would need to make the drinks. There is a list of materials that you would need on each recipe as well as the end of the book resources on what each type of glass is for etc.
Friday, December 29, 2017
You Deserve A Drink:
You Deserve A Drink By: Mamrie Hart
Non-Fiction: Biography/ Memoir, Food, Humor, 271 pages
Physical Book Count: 86
Book Count: 104
Stories from the life of the creator of the "You Deserve A Drink" show on YouTube. It as you would expect has a lot to do with things that happened when she was drinking. It also has drink recipes.
Non-Fiction: Biography/ Memoir, Food, Humor, 271 pages
Physical Book Count: 86
Book Count: 104
Stories from the life of the creator of the "You Deserve A Drink" show on YouTube. It as you would expect has a lot to do with things that happened when she was drinking. It also has drink recipes.
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Rebuilt:
Rebuilt By: Michael White and Tom Corcoran
Non-Fiction: religion 280 pages
Physical Book Count: 85
Book Count: 103
This is also a re-read. This time for a separate thing then the original read through. Link to first review here.http://weirdnewsbni.blogspot.com/2013/11/rebuilt.html
Non-Fiction: religion 280 pages
Physical Book Count: 85
Book Count: 103
This is also a re-read. This time for a separate thing then the original read through. Link to first review here.http://weirdnewsbni.blogspot.com/2013/11/rebuilt.html
Friday, December 22, 2017
Wreck The Halls:
Wreck The Halls By: Jen Yates
Non-fiction: Humor, 220 pages
Physical Book Count: 84
Book Count: 102
Re-reading this book, just because. Original review here.
Non-fiction: Humor, 220 pages
Physical Book Count: 84
Book Count: 102
Re-reading this book, just because. Original review here.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Colonial Foodways on the 1600's:
Colonial Foodways on the 1600's By: Patricia B. Mitchell
Non-fiction: E-book, History, Cooking
E-Book Count:19
Book Count: 101
This book is a collection of recipes from the 1600's colonial America. The first one does include NUTMEG!!
Non-fiction: E-book, History, Cooking
E-Book Count:19
Book Count: 101
This book is a collection of recipes from the 1600's colonial America. The first one does include NUTMEG!!
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters From Around the World:
Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters From Around the World By: Ian Phillips
Non-Fiction
Physical Book Count: 83
Book Count: 100
A collection of lost pet posters from around the world. It is divided up by pet type as well as having a map of where the posters are from and advise on what to do if a pet goes missing. There is also posters for a few weird things like a missing grilled cheese sandwich. It also makes a note that all the posters were either given to the author after the pet was found or there was a copy of it made and re-posted, so this collection of posters did not stop people from seeing the posters when they were needed.
Non-Fiction
Physical Book Count: 83
Book Count: 100
A collection of lost pet posters from around the world. It is divided up by pet type as well as having a map of where the posters are from and advise on what to do if a pet goes missing. There is also posters for a few weird things like a missing grilled cheese sandwich. It also makes a note that all the posters were either given to the author after the pet was found or there was a copy of it made and re-posted, so this collection of posters did not stop people from seeing the posters when they were needed.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
The Gourmet Cookie Book:
The Gourmet Cookie Book: The Single Best Recipe from each Year 1941-2009
Non-Fiction: Cooking, 153 pages
Physical Book Count: 82
Book Count: 99
Non-Fiction: Cooking, 153 pages
Physical Book Count: 82
Book Count: 99
The title states what is in the book very well. It has 1 recipe for cookies from each year of Gourmet magazine. It has the original recipe as well as notes with more info that you might need. And there is a bit on the year in general, in the magazine as well as notes on why the cookie was picked for that year's.
Not Your Father's Founders:
Not Your Father's Founders: An "Amended" Look at America's First Patriots by: Arthur G. Sharp, MA
Non-fiction: history, 282 pages
Physical Book Count: 81
Book Count: 98
This book is a alphabetical listing of important founding fathers and mothers of America. Each entry is a few pages long and includes sidebars with factoids or quotes. Besides adding in a few people that the average person wouldn't know it is not that revolutionary of a book. (pun intended.)
Non-fiction: history, 282 pages
Physical Book Count: 81
Book Count: 98
This book is a alphabetical listing of important founding fathers and mothers of America. Each entry is a few pages long and includes sidebars with factoids or quotes. Besides adding in a few people that the average person wouldn't know it is not that revolutionary of a book. (pun intended.)
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Good Morning Paleo:
Good Morning Paleo By: Jane Barthelemy
Non-fiction: cooking, 272 pages
Physical Book Count: 80
Book Count: 97
A selection of Paleo breakfast recipes. A few would look good for a special occasion; however, at the point is said buy a $400 blender to make your own Coconut butter because it is better and cheaper then using "Carby" coconut flour (which is less carb filled then a number of the "flours" in the book) that it wouldn't be that useful. Then there was the smoothie section. . .
Non-fiction: cooking, 272 pages
Physical Book Count: 80
Book Count: 97
A selection of Paleo breakfast recipes. A few would look good for a special occasion; however, at the point is said buy a $400 blender to make your own Coconut butter because it is better and cheaper then using "Carby" coconut flour (which is less carb filled then a number of the "flours" in the book) that it wouldn't be that useful. Then there was the smoothie section. . .
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Waste Free Kitchen Handbook:
Waste Free Kitchen Handbook: A guide to eating well and saving money by wasting less food By: Dana Gunders
Non-fiction: Food/Cooking, 191 pages
Physical Book Count: 79
Book Count: 96
The title of the book covers what the book is. It is all sorts of ways that one can reduce waste in the kitchen and save money by not throwing away food. It included ways to not buy more then you need, reusing foods in other meals, preserving foods, storing foods in the best way, and composting.
Non-fiction: Food/Cooking, 191 pages
Physical Book Count: 79
Book Count: 96
The title of the book covers what the book is. It is all sorts of ways that one can reduce waste in the kitchen and save money by not throwing away food. It included ways to not buy more then you need, reusing foods in other meals, preserving foods, storing foods in the best way, and composting.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
The 99C Only Stores Cookbook:
The 99C Only Stores Cookbook:Gourmet Recipes at Discount Prices By: Christiane Jory
Non-Fiction: Food/Cooking, 173 pages
Physical Book Count: 78
Book Count: 95
This is a cookbook using only things that the author found in The 99 Cents Only Store, discount stores. Most all of the items in the book were things that one could find in another dollar store, or for about a dollar in a chain grocery store. It does include the exact store brand name for things, but one could easily change out some other dollar store brands or national brands. The book was inspired by wanting to make really cheap but good food for get-togethers, and so it also has combinations that would make different types of parties, with info on what the cost would be for X number of people.
Non-Fiction: Food/Cooking, 173 pages
Physical Book Count: 78
Book Count: 95
This is a cookbook using only things that the author found in The 99 Cents Only Store, discount stores. Most all of the items in the book were things that one could find in another dollar store, or for about a dollar in a chain grocery store. It does include the exact store brand name for things, but one could easily change out some other dollar store brands or national brands. The book was inspired by wanting to make really cheap but good food for get-togethers, and so it also has combinations that would make different types of parties, with info on what the cost would be for X number of people.
Monday, November 13, 2017
If My Dogs Were a Pair of Middle-Aged Men:
If My Dogs Were a Pair of Middle-Aged Men By The Oatmeal
Non-Fiction: Humor, Comic
Physical Book Count: 77
Book Count: 94
Basically what the title said, drawings of middle-aged men instead of dogs in each comic.
Non-Fiction: Humor, Comic
Physical Book Count: 77
Book Count: 94
Basically what the title said, drawings of middle-aged men instead of dogs in each comic.
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Dead River:
Dead River By: Cyn Balog
Fiction: Paranormal, YA, 242 pages
Physical Book Count: 76
Book Count: 93
Ki's dad moved her out of their house by a river and never let her anywhere near large bodies of water after her mom killed herself in a river when she was 7. So of course the 1st time he lets her go off to a river, it's the Dead River, with a couple of friends when she's 17, because that sounds realistic. When there she learns more about the water and the "imaginary" friends that she had when she was little.
Fiction: Paranormal, YA, 242 pages
Physical Book Count: 76
Book Count: 93
Ki's dad moved her out of their house by a river and never let her anywhere near large bodies of water after her mom killed herself in a river when she was 7. So of course the 1st time he lets her go off to a river, it's the Dead River, with a couple of friends when she's 17, because that sounds realistic. When there she learns more about the water and the "imaginary" friends that she had when she was little.
Monday, October 30, 2017
The Haunting of Quenby Mansion:
The Haunting of Quenby Mansion: A Haunted House Mystery - Book 1 By: J.S.Donovan
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book
E-Book Count:18
Book Count: 92
Another of the monthly free e-books that I am glad that I didn't spend money on. The story itself isn't that bad; girl who never knew her parents find out that she has inherited a mansion from her father. Only it's filled with ghosts, there are murderers that know more about the house then her, and it looks like her father might have been a serial killer or worked with them. However, even if a book is part of a series not only having a cliff hanger ending, but ending the book with just as many questions as you started with, including not answering the main question of the book is just too much.
Fiction: Mystery, Paranormal, E-book
E-Book Count:18
Book Count: 92
Another of the monthly free e-books that I am glad that I didn't spend money on. The story itself isn't that bad; girl who never knew her parents find out that she has inherited a mansion from her father. Only it's filled with ghosts, there are murderers that know more about the house then her, and it looks like her father might have been a serial killer or worked with them. However, even if a book is part of a series not only having a cliff hanger ending, but ending the book with just as many questions as you started with, including not answering the main question of the book is just too much.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
No Peace for Dead Men:
Criminal Macabre - No Peace for Dead Men by: Niles & Mitten
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery 132 pages
Physical Book Count: 75
Book Count: 91
A book about the detective Cal McDonald. It starts out with him getting a case from Frankenstein's monster.
Non-fiction: Graphic Novel, Mystery 132 pages
Physical Book Count: 75
Book Count: 91
A book about the detective Cal McDonald. It starts out with him getting a case from Frankenstein's monster.
Saturday, October 28, 2017
The Eye of Torment:
Doctor Who- The Eye of Torment ed. by: Spilsbury & Gray
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 74
Book Count: 90
A set of stories from Doctor Who Magazine. These mostly involve the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, but ther was also one with Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax.
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 74
Book Count: 90
A set of stories from Doctor Who Magazine. These mostly involve the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, but ther was also one with Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Gateway to Fourline:
Gateway to Fourline By: Pam Brondos
Fiction:YA, Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:17
Book Count: 89
This is book 1 in a trilogy of YA fantasy adventure books. It starts right in the middle of the action so it takes a bit of time to know what is happening. Fourline is a world like earth, but with magic, creatures not on earth, and life is more like the middle ages. There are links between the two worlds and that is how a college student in need of some extra money to pay for school ends up working at a shop owned by a number of people from Fourline, with a portal in the building.
Fiction:YA, Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:17
Book Count: 89
This is book 1 in a trilogy of YA fantasy adventure books. It starts right in the middle of the action so it takes a bit of time to know what is happening. Fourline is a world like earth, but with magic, creatures not on earth, and life is more like the middle ages. There are links between the two worlds and that is how a college student in need of some extra money to pay for school ends up working at a shop owned by a number of people from Fourline, with a portal in the building.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Four Doctors:
Doctor Who- Four Doctors by: Cornell & Edwards
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 73
Book Count: 88
This is a multiple Doctors have to get together for a big thing storyline. It stars Ten and his companion Gabby Gonzalez, Eleven and Alice Obiefune and Twelve and Clara Oswald. You might say like I did. "that's only three Doctors;" however, it then starts out with the War Doctor dealing with a group called the Voord of the planet Marinus during the Time War. Also due to alternate timelines there are more then four of the Doctors in the book.
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 73
Book Count: 88
This is a multiple Doctors have to get together for a big thing storyline. It stars Ten and his companion Gabby Gonzalez, Eleven and Alice Obiefune and Twelve and Clara Oswald. You might say like I did. "that's only three Doctors;" however, it then starts out with the War Doctor dealing with a group called the Voord of the planet Marinus during the Time War. Also due to alternate timelines there are more then four of the Doctors in the book.
A Grumpy Book:
A Grumpy Book: Disgruntled Tips and Activities Designed to put a Frown on your Face By: Grumpy Cat
Non-fiction: Humor, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 72
Book Count: 87
Grumpy Cat's book on being grumpy, includes lots of pictures, because writing makes her grumpy.
Non-fiction: Humor, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 72
Book Count: 87
Grumpy Cat's book on being grumpy, includes lots of pictures, because writing makes her grumpy.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Doctor Who-Eleventh Doctor: The Sapling Vol 1- Growth by: Williams, Paknadel, Culbard, Fraser, Casco, Diaz
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 71
Book Count: 79
The eleventh Doctor is still traveling around with Alice Obiefune in this book. They get an invite from Jones in the form of coordinates and a timedate from a song on his last album when played backwards. It turns out that the event is Jones' funeral and someone knew they would be there and give then another invite. This one leads them on an adventure that involves, the Silence, a real wooden boy, and many many Kushaks, the bus driver from flat 12.
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 71
Book Count: 79
The eleventh Doctor is still traveling around with Alice Obiefune in this book. They get an invite from Jones in the form of coordinates and a timedate from a song on his last album when played backwards. It turns out that the event is Jones' funeral and someone knew they would be there and give then another invite. This one leads them on an adventure that involves, the Silence, a real wooden boy, and many many Kushaks, the bus driver from flat 12.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
After Life:
Doctor Who-Eleventh Doctor: Vol 1- After Life by: Ewing, Williams, Fraser, & Cook
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 70
Book Count: 86
Eleven is running after an alien dog when he meets Alice Obiefune, an assistant librarian, who is depressed after her mother died, and everything in her life seamed to come crashing down around her, work, house, friendships, etc. She helps him find the dog and return it to where it should be and they go on a series of adventures in time and space connecting her to things that her mother loved and helping to stop an evil corporation. Also a future rock star (from when they pop back into time to see him before he got big) who is TOTALLY NOT David Bowie, has a early version of "Space Odyssey" about using the restroom in a spaceship above an orange planet. (But nothing rhymes with orange.)
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 70
Book Count: 86
Eleven is running after an alien dog when he meets Alice Obiefune, an assistant librarian, who is depressed after her mother died, and everything in her life seamed to come crashing down around her, work, house, friendships, etc. She helps him find the dog and return it to where it should be and they go on a series of adventures in time and space connecting her to things that her mother loved and helping to stop an evil corporation. Also a future rock star (from when they pop back into time to see him before he got big) who is TOTALLY NOT David Bowie, has a early version of "Space Odyssey" about using the restroom in a spaceship above an orange planet. (But nothing rhymes with orange.)
Monday, October 23, 2017
A Matter of Life and Death:
Doctor Who-Eighth Doctor: Vol 1- A Matter of Life and Death by: Mann & Vieceli
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 69
Book Count: 85
This is an adventure that features the 8th Doctor and Josephine Day. He pops back into his old house from his last regeneration and finds Josie, an artist living there. They have an adventure involving her painting coming to life and then he finds a set of coordinates in the copy of Jane Eyre his was looking for. The two of them then follow all of the coordinates having many adventures.
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 69
Book Count: 85
This is an adventure that features the 8th Doctor and Josephine Day. He pops back into his old house from his last regeneration and finds Josie, an artist living there. They have an adventure involving her painting coming to life and then he finds a set of coordinates in the copy of Jane Eyre his was looking for. The two of them then follow all of the coordinates having many adventures.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Gaze of the Medusa:
Doctor Who-Fourth Doctor: Vol 1-Gaze of the Medusa by: Rennie, Beeby & Williamson
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 68
Book Count: 84
This is an adventure that features the 4th Doctor and Sarah Jane. They are in Victorian London to see cowboys and Indians, the Buffalo Bill show was in town. Alien cyclopes attach them and capture Sarah Jane. The Doctor meets professor Odysseus James, who is an chrononautologist, and his daughter Athena. Sarah Jane is taken to the house of Lady Emily Carstairs, and shown a "statue" of herself, that is thousands of years old, making her turning to stone a fixed point. The doctor and his new friends hunt down Sarah Jane and find out that Lady Carstairs was time traveling people to a spot with a medusa in it, which is an alien that quantum locks people to then feed off of their life force.
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, Sci-Fi, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 68
Book Count: 84
This is an adventure that features the 4th Doctor and Sarah Jane. They are in Victorian London to see cowboys and Indians, the Buffalo Bill show was in town. Alien cyclopes attach them and capture Sarah Jane. The Doctor meets professor Odysseus James, who is an chrononautologist, and his daughter Athena. Sarah Jane is taken to the house of Lady Emily Carstairs, and shown a "statue" of herself, that is thousands of years old, making her turning to stone a fixed point. The doctor and his new friends hunt down Sarah Jane and find out that Lady Carstairs was time traveling people to a spot with a medusa in it, which is an alien that quantum locks people to then feed off of their life force.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
The Mermaid's Sister:
The Mermaid's Sister by: Carrie Anne Noble
Fiction, Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:16
Book Count: 83
Three teen's grow up together as practically siblings, each with an amazing story of how they came to their adoptive family. Maren was found inside of a conch shell during the middle of an October storm, on a mountain in Pennsylvania. Clare was brought by a stork to Auntie Verity. And O'Neill was found beneath an apple tree by a priest that was mourning the death of his brother. O'Neill had a birthmark exactly the same as the priest's brother. O'Neill, as a boy, was raised by the traveling merchant Ezra Scarff, who is Auntie's sweetheart, and visits as often as he can. This of course sounds amazing; however, Auntie is part fairy and so can't lie. Plus around her 16th birthday Maren starts turning into a mermaid. And so she needs to get to the ocean to be with her merfolk family and take her place as a mermaid princess. Auntie can not leave the mountain, due to a curse placed on her, and so they must wait until Scarff and O'Neill can make it back to the mountain. Scarff gets very sick and has to be nursed back to health by gypsies before he is well enough to travel to the mountain and so Maren is a full mermaid before they can start on their way. Also even after he gets there he is too ill to make to journey quickly and so Clare and O'Neill must transport Maren to the ocean.
Fiction, Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:16
Book Count: 83
Three teen's grow up together as practically siblings, each with an amazing story of how they came to their adoptive family. Maren was found inside of a conch shell during the middle of an October storm, on a mountain in Pennsylvania. Clare was brought by a stork to Auntie Verity. And O'Neill was found beneath an apple tree by a priest that was mourning the death of his brother. O'Neill had a birthmark exactly the same as the priest's brother. O'Neill, as a boy, was raised by the traveling merchant Ezra Scarff, who is Auntie's sweetheart, and visits as often as he can. This of course sounds amazing; however, Auntie is part fairy and so can't lie. Plus around her 16th birthday Maren starts turning into a mermaid. And so she needs to get to the ocean to be with her merfolk family and take her place as a mermaid princess. Auntie can not leave the mountain, due to a curse placed on her, and so they must wait until Scarff and O'Neill can make it back to the mountain. Scarff gets very sick and has to be nursed back to health by gypsies before he is well enough to travel to the mountain and so Maren is a full mermaid before they can start on their way. Also even after he gets there he is too ill to make to journey quickly and so Clare and O'Neill must transport Maren to the ocean.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Bill & Ted Go To Hell:
Bill & Ted Go To Hell By: Joines & Bachan
Non-Fiction: Graphic Novel,Sci-fi/Fantasy, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 67
Book Count: 82
In this story that takes place after both of the Bill and Ted movies, they boys are waiting on death to show up for the band's practice, when he is unusually late they get concerned. The then are attacked by a possessed Colonel Oats and they, their fabulous wive babes, and robot Bill and Ted fight him. Knowing that something most unrighteous is up the ask Missy (who is now married to reformed bad guy Chuck) for help in having an out of body experience to find out what is happening. They find out Death has been kidnapped, get kicked out of Hell and then call Rufus for help. They think that Satan has attacked Death and is trying to break into Heaven, so they get the gang back together. Ms. of Arc is of course happy to fight the devil (they paraphrase an actual quote from her), Billy the Kid was visiting Socrates (as they are best buds now), and Lincoln agrees to help. Missy, Ted's dad and the robots stay home to watch baby Bill and Ted, while the rest go to Hell. Once their the are once again attacked by all of their greatest fears (well Lincoln doesn't get the theater part yet,) and find that it is Napoleon that took over Hell and is trying to get Heaven as well.
Non-Fiction: Graphic Novel,Sci-fi/Fantasy, Pop Culture
Physical Book Count: 67
Book Count: 82
In this story that takes place after both of the Bill and Ted movies, they boys are waiting on death to show up for the band's practice, when he is unusually late they get concerned. The then are attacked by a possessed Colonel Oats and they, their fabulous wive babes, and robot Bill and Ted fight him. Knowing that something most unrighteous is up the ask Missy (who is now married to reformed bad guy Chuck) for help in having an out of body experience to find out what is happening. They find out Death has been kidnapped, get kicked out of Hell and then call Rufus for help. They think that Satan has attacked Death and is trying to break into Heaven, so they get the gang back together. Ms. of Arc is of course happy to fight the devil (they paraphrase an actual quote from her), Billy the Kid was visiting Socrates (as they are best buds now), and Lincoln agrees to help. Missy, Ted's dad and the robots stay home to watch baby Bill and Ted, while the rest go to Hell. Once their the are once again attacked by all of their greatest fears (well Lincoln doesn't get the theater part yet,) and find that it is Napoleon that took over Hell and is trying to get Heaven as well.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Pinocchio- Vampire Slayer:
Pinocchio- Vampire Slayer By: Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins
Non-fiction: paranormal
Physical Book Count: 66
Book Count: 81
This book is based off of the classic story of Pinocchio and not the Disney version, which as one might expect change a number of things, both to make it more of a kid's story and other reasons. So the book starts with the basic things that happened in the book, so you know what is happening. In this story Geppetto has been murdered and Pinocchio, who is a puppet, fights the monsters that killed Geppetto by killing them with the wooden stakes formed from his nose. His friends Master Cherry and Capanella (the blue fairy) are attached and he learns that he is fighting vampires.
Non-fiction: paranormal
Physical Book Count: 66
Book Count: 81
This book is based off of the classic story of Pinocchio and not the Disney version, which as one might expect change a number of things, both to make it more of a kid's story and other reasons. So the book starts with the basic things that happened in the book, so you know what is happening. In this story Geppetto has been murdered and Pinocchio, who is a puppet, fights the monsters that killed Geppetto by killing them with the wooden stakes formed from his nose. His friends Master Cherry and Capanella (the blue fairy) are attached and he learns that he is fighting vampires.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Cleopatra in Space: Secret of the Time Tablets:
Cleopatra in Space: Book Three- Secret of the Time Tablets by: Mike Maihack
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 185 pages
Physical Book Count: 65
Book Count: 80
Octavian's spaceships find and destroy Cleo's ship and they land on the planet with the city of Hykosis. They sneak in, wrapped in rugs. Once in the city, they buy cowboy gear to blend in and then start a bar fight. They run into the thief from book 2, and end up joining forces in their common fight against Octavian. We learn more about the background of some of the people and who Octavian really is.
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 185 pages
Physical Book Count: 65
Book Count: 80
Octavian's spaceships find and destroy Cleo's ship and they land on the planet with the city of Hykosis. They sneak in, wrapped in rugs. Once in the city, they buy cowboy gear to blend in and then start a bar fight. They run into the thief from book 2, and end up joining forces in their common fight against Octavian. We learn more about the background of some of the people and who Octavian really is.
Cleopatra in Space: The Thief and the Sword:
Cleopatra in Space: Book Two- The Thief and the Sword by: Mike Maihack
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 189 pages
Physical Book Count: 64
Book Count: 79
In book 2 of the series the sword that Cleo got in the first book is stolen by a thief for Octavian. Cleo noticed it, even though he was dressed as a guard and ruins Akila's Winter Dance. She doesn't get him as she has to stand down and let the military follow the thief. She then learns that there were 2 tablets, and the second one might send her back home, and goes with a group of her friends and Khensu, her talking cat mentor to find it.
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 189 pages
Physical Book Count: 64
Book Count: 79
In book 2 of the series the sword that Cleo got in the first book is stolen by a thief for Octavian. Cleo noticed it, even though he was dressed as a guard and ruins Akila's Winter Dance. She doesn't get him as she has to stand down and let the military follow the thief. She then learns that there were 2 tablets, and the second one might send her back home, and goes with a group of her friends and Khensu, her talking cat mentor to find it.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice:
Cleopatra in Space: Book One- Target Practice by: Mike Maihack
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 169 pages
Physical Book Count: 63
Book Count: 78
Cleopatra (yes, that one) is about to celebrate her 15th birthday, when her and her friend Gozi find a mysterious building. She touches a tablet and gets send to a distant planet in the distant future that conveniently is very connected with ancient Egypt including a race of talking cats that lead an academy. It turns out that Cleo is the person foretold to save that universe by defeating the tyrant Octavian. She gets sent to the school, and is bad at every subject except the ones with fighting. Her midterm is to get a artifact of great importance, which she does proving that she really is the one.
Non-fiction:Graphic Novel, Sci-fi, 169 pages
Physical Book Count: 63
Book Count: 78
Cleopatra (yes, that one) is about to celebrate her 15th birthday, when her and her friend Gozi find a mysterious building. She touches a tablet and gets send to a distant planet in the distant future that conveniently is very connected with ancient Egypt including a race of talking cats that lead an academy. It turns out that Cleo is the person foretold to save that universe by defeating the tyrant Octavian. She gets sent to the school, and is bad at every subject except the ones with fighting. Her midterm is to get a artifact of great importance, which she does proving that she really is the one.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Creepy Comics: The Lurking Fate:
Creepy Comics: The Lurking Fate
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, paranormal, 175 pages
Physical Book Count: 62
Book Count: 77
The is a collection of Creepy Comics #10-13, form 2012-2013. It has a number of scary/creepy stories about Lovecraft, ghosts, zombies, mermaids, demons and other monsters.
Non-fiction: Graphic novel, paranormal, 175 pages
Physical Book Count: 62
Book Count: 77
The is a collection of Creepy Comics #10-13, form 2012-2013. It has a number of scary/creepy stories about Lovecraft, ghosts, zombies, mermaids, demons and other monsters.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Metalocalype-Dethklok:
Metalocalypse- Dethklok
Fiction- graphic novel, pop culture, 111 pages
Physical Book Count: 61
Book Count: 76
A graphic novel based on the TV show Metalocalpse featuring the band Dethklok. It has a mixture of stories like would appear on the show. The band gets into frozen foods, time travel, waken an evil troll, and get hunted by a railroad ghost.
Fiction- graphic novel, pop culture, 111 pages
Physical Book Count: 61
Book Count: 76
A graphic novel based on the TV show Metalocalpse featuring the band Dethklok. It has a mixture of stories like would appear on the show. The band gets into frozen foods, time travel, waken an evil troll, and get hunted by a railroad ghost.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Ghost Hunting in Michigan:
Ghost Hunting in Michigan by: Bradley P. Mikulka
Non-Fiction: paranormal, 127 pages
Physical Book Count: 60
Book Count: 75
This book is the story of 13 investigations done by the SouthEast Michigan Ghost Hunters Society. It includes a rough idea of where the place was and the backstory of the place. Some places that are open to the public for ghost hunting are noted with exact information. It has details of what they saw/heard at a place as well as pictures that they took. The pictures are all black and white, making it hard to see a lot of the things.
Non-Fiction: paranormal, 127 pages
Physical Book Count: 60
Book Count: 75
This book is the story of 13 investigations done by the SouthEast Michigan Ghost Hunters Society. It includes a rough idea of where the place was and the backstory of the place. Some places that are open to the public for ghost hunting are noted with exact information. It has details of what they saw/heard at a place as well as pictures that they took. The pictures are all black and white, making it hard to see a lot of the things.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye:
Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye by: Tania Del Rio
Fiction: Children's, mystery, paranormal, 216 pages
Physical Book Count: 59
Book Count: 74
Warren the 13th is the 13th Warren in a line of hotel owners. His father Warren the 12th died when he was young and his uncle Rupert runs the hotel until Warren turns of age. His uncle is lazy and worse is married to aunt Annaconda, an evil witch who might have only married Rupert to find the All-Seeing Eye which is located somewhere in the hotel. A mysterious guess who doesn't speak arrives, after years of no one coming to the run down hotel. Soon after Annaconda's sister witches; Scalene and Isosceles arrive to the hotel. They are followed by all the people that they told about the All-Seeing eye, each one with a different idea of what it might be. Warren must find the eye before anyone else, or according to a line of Warren's the 2nd's journal the hotel will fall.
Fiction: Children's, mystery, paranormal, 216 pages
Physical Book Count: 59
Book Count: 74
Warren the 13th is the 13th Warren in a line of hotel owners. His father Warren the 12th died when he was young and his uncle Rupert runs the hotel until Warren turns of age. His uncle is lazy and worse is married to aunt Annaconda, an evil witch who might have only married Rupert to find the All-Seeing Eye which is located somewhere in the hotel. A mysterious guess who doesn't speak arrives, after years of no one coming to the run down hotel. Soon after Annaconda's sister witches; Scalene and Isosceles arrive to the hotel. They are followed by all the people that they told about the All-Seeing eye, each one with a different idea of what it might be. Warren must find the eye before anyone else, or according to a line of Warren's the 2nd's journal the hotel will fall.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Poltergeists of Petoskey:
Michigan Chillers #3: Poltergeists of Petoskey By: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 186 pages
Physical Book Count: 58
Book Count: 73
Twins, Adrian (a boy) and Alex (a girl), moved with their parents into an old farmhouse because their old house was getting to small for all of them. The house needs some work, having been empty for some time. It has old house problems like creaky floors, but there are issues that can't just be because of the houses age. Things like footsteps when no one is there, all the cabinet doors opening up, and glasses of ice water just appearing. The twins meet a set of ghosts twins, Caleb and Catherine and learn the house is also haunted by a mean poltergeist.
Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 186 pages
Physical Book Count: 58
Book Count: 73
Twins, Adrian (a boy) and Alex (a girl), moved with their parents into an old farmhouse because their old house was getting to small for all of them. The house needs some work, having been empty for some time. It has old house problems like creaky floors, but there are issues that can't just be because of the houses age. Things like footsteps when no one is there, all the cabinet doors opening up, and glasses of ice water just appearing. The twins meet a set of ghosts twins, Caleb and Catherine and learn the house is also haunted by a mean poltergeist.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Strange Spirits of St. Ignace:
Michigan Chillers #6: Strange Spirits of St. Ignace By: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 166 pages
Physical Book Count: 57
Book Count: 72
Three siblings are on a camping trip to St. Ignace. While out in the woods they see some strange bear tracks with 6 toes. They follow them and see a bear that mysterious disappears. They turn to go back to the campsite, but both the bears and their tracts are gone, they are lost in the woods. They end up building a camp fire to stay warm and then the really odd things start happening.
Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 166 pages
Physical Book Count: 57
Book Count: 72
Three siblings are on a camping trip to St. Ignace. While out in the woods they see some strange bear tracks with 6 toes. They follow them and see a bear that mysterious disappears. They turn to go back to the campsite, but both the bears and their tracts are gone, they are lost in the woods. They end up building a camp fire to stay warm and then the really odd things start happening.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
A Ghostly Haunting in Grand Haven:
Michigan Chillers #17: A Ghostly Haunting in Grand Haven By: Johnathan Rand
Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 179 pages
Physical Book Count: 56
Book Count: 71
Quinn's dad loves hunting for ghosts. When he needs help with a case in Grand Haven, Quinn and his friend Angela tag along to set up equipment and then go sledding on a hill near the haunted house. Quinn doesn't really believe in ghosts, but that will all change now.
Fiction: Children's, Paranormal, 179 pages
Physical Book Count: 56
Book Count: 71
Quinn's dad loves hunting for ghosts. When he needs help with a case in Grand Haven, Quinn and his friend Angela tag along to set up equipment and then go sledding on a hill near the haunted house. Quinn doesn't really believe in ghosts, but that will all change now.
Monday, October 09, 2017
Goosebumps Most Wanted: The Haunter by: R.L. Stine
Fiction: Children, paranormal, 175 pages
Physical Book Count: 55
Book Count: 70
Sammy Baker is a shy and quite kid. He is easily frightened and picked on by the class bully. For Halloween his teacher assigns group projects on spooky subjects. He gets one on ghosts in a group that includes his best friend, the bully, the cute girl and the class clown. They decide to visit to local haunted house on Halloween night to study ghosts. They don't find anything to prove ghost, but weird things happen to them, and after that Sammy hears a voice in his head that he cannot say no to. . .
Fiction: Children, paranormal, 175 pages
Physical Book Count: 55
Book Count: 70
Sammy Baker is a shy and quite kid. He is easily frightened and picked on by the class bully. For Halloween his teacher assigns group projects on spooky subjects. He gets one on ghosts in a group that includes his best friend, the bully, the cute girl and the class clown. They decide to visit to local haunted house on Halloween night to study ghosts. They don't find anything to prove ghost, but weird things happen to them, and after that Sammy hears a voice in his head that he cannot say no to. . .
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Trick or Trap:
Goosebumps Most Wanted: Trick or Trap by: R.L. Stine
Fiction: Children, paranormal, 166 pages
Physical Book Count: 54
Book Count: 69
Scott and his best friend Amanda are scared of everything. This wouldn't be a problem if Scott's little sister didn't enjoy scaring him, and the school bullies didn't know that, and they didn't live near a creepy old graveyard and if there wasn't a haunted house next to the graveyard. However, all these things are true. So they decide to show that they aren't as scared as they are by sneaking into the haunted house, right before Halloween.
Fiction: Children, paranormal, 166 pages
Physical Book Count: 54
Book Count: 69
Scott and his best friend Amanda are scared of everything. This wouldn't be a problem if Scott's little sister didn't enjoy scaring him, and the school bullies didn't know that, and they didn't live near a creepy old graveyard and if there wasn't a haunted house next to the graveyard. However, all these things are true. So they decide to show that they aren't as scared as they are by sneaking into the haunted house, right before Halloween.
Saturday, October 07, 2017
The Woodcutter:
The Woodcutter by: Kate Danley
Fiction: Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:15
Book Count: 68
This book combines a number of fairy tales, myths, and legends together. Little Red Riding Hood, Jack in the beanstalk, Snow White, Baba Yaga, Oberon and Titania, Pixies, Odin and Hell-hounds all in the same book. With the Woodcutter being the one in charge of making the fairy tales cone out right and maintaining the balance between the world of men and the world of fairies. But the stories start going wrong, a Hell-hound escapes from the wild hunt and starts hunting down beings with fey blood. The pixies are being farmed for their dust that is like a drug for humans and there is a magic moving house that is trapping the princes to prevent true love's kiss. And of course an evil step-mom, because there is always one of those.
Fiction: Fantasy, E-book
E-Book Count:15
Book Count: 68
This book combines a number of fairy tales, myths, and legends together. Little Red Riding Hood, Jack in the beanstalk, Snow White, Baba Yaga, Oberon and Titania, Pixies, Odin and Hell-hounds all in the same book. With the Woodcutter being the one in charge of making the fairy tales cone out right and maintaining the balance between the world of men and the world of fairies. But the stories start going wrong, a Hell-hound escapes from the wild hunt and starts hunting down beings with fey blood. The pixies are being farmed for their dust that is like a drug for humans and there is a magic moving house that is trapping the princes to prevent true love's kiss. And of course an evil step-mom, because there is always one of those.
Friday, October 06, 2017
The Secret Dead:
The Secret Dead by: S.J. Parris
Fiction: Mystery, history, E-book
E-Book Count:14
Book Count: 67
A monk in Naples, who is only a monk to get away from a scandal and because it is the best way from someone of his class to learn the sciences, is allowed to help with a secret autopsy. He was told that the body was a prostitute that was most likely strangled due to their lifestyle, and so the authorities would only throw the body in a common grave outside of town. By cutting it up, at least it would be useful in helping him and his mentor monk to learn more about the human body. However, when he sneaks out to the bar afterwards to get a drink to help him get over his ill feelings at seeing a dead body cut open, he learns that what he was told was a lie.
Fiction: Mystery, history, E-book
E-Book Count:14
Book Count: 67
A monk in Naples, who is only a monk to get away from a scandal and because it is the best way from someone of his class to learn the sciences, is allowed to help with a secret autopsy. He was told that the body was a prostitute that was most likely strangled due to their lifestyle, and so the authorities would only throw the body in a common grave outside of town. By cutting it up, at least it would be useful in helping him and his mentor monk to learn more about the human body. However, when he sneaks out to the bar afterwards to get a drink to help him get over his ill feelings at seeing a dead body cut open, he learns that what he was told was a lie.
Thursday, October 05, 2017
The Vines:
The Vines by: Christopher Rice
Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, E-book
E-Book Count:13
Book Count: 66
A plantation house, a cheating husband, murdered boyfriend, and land with evil in it.
Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, E-book
E-Book Count:13
Book Count: 66
A plantation house, a cheating husband, murdered boyfriend, and land with evil in it.
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Plants Vs. Zombies: Petal to the Metal:
Plants Vs. Zombies: Petal to the Metal By: Paul Tobin art by: Ron Chan
Non-Fiction: graphic novel, Sci-fi, Humor, Pop Culture, 83 pages
Physical Book Count: 53
Book Count: 65
Another graphic novel based on the video game, Plants Vs. Zombies. In this one the kids, Crazy Dave, and the plants have a race against the zombies and Mr. Stubbins, the hedgehog.
Non-Fiction: graphic novel, Sci-fi, Humor, Pop Culture, 83 pages
Physical Book Count: 53
Book Count: 65
Another graphic novel based on the video game, Plants Vs. Zombies. In this one the kids, Crazy Dave, and the plants have a race against the zombies and Mr. Stubbins, the hedgehog.
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Who Killed My Boss? (a Sam Darling Mystery):
Who Killed My Boss? (a Sam Darling Mystery) by: Jerilyn Dufresne
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
E-Book Count:12
Book Count: 64
Sam Darling moved back to her hometown and just got a new job. The ink isn't even dry on her contract when her boss is found murdered in his office. She decides that having read many mystery books and having a brother that is a police officer, she would take charge of the situation and also solve the murder, in part to show up the man who stood her up to the prom decades ago. Also she has "Vibes," the ability that that causes her to just tell things about people. So she things she knows who the murder is before finding out how they did it, as they make her faint. (So does the mysterious, hot, new guy in town that is interested in her, but that's just nerves, right?)
Fiction: Mystery, E-book
E-Book Count:12
Book Count: 64
Sam Darling moved back to her hometown and just got a new job. The ink isn't even dry on her contract when her boss is found murdered in his office. She decides that having read many mystery books and having a brother that is a police officer, she would take charge of the situation and also solve the murder, in part to show up the man who stood her up to the prom decades ago. Also she has "Vibes," the ability that that causes her to just tell things about people. So she things she knows who the murder is before finding out how they did it, as they make her faint. (So does the mysterious, hot, new guy in town that is interested in her, but that's just nerves, right?)
Monday, October 02, 2017
The Folcroft Ghosts:
The Folcroft Ghosts by: Darcy Coates
Fiction: Mystery, paranormal, E-book
E-Book Count:11
Book Count: 63
Two kids end up having to stay with their grandparents, who they never meet before, after their mom was in an accident and ended up in a coma. At first they were the stereo typical grandparents, making tons of food from scratch, living out in the country, gardening etc. But then the kids notice weird things, unexplained happenings, ghostly images in film, and odd behaviors. They start trying to find out what is happening, and even if these two people are really family.
Fiction: Mystery, paranormal, E-book
E-Book Count:11
Book Count: 63
Two kids end up having to stay with their grandparents, who they never meet before, after their mom was in an accident and ended up in a coma. At first they were the stereo typical grandparents, making tons of food from scratch, living out in the country, gardening etc. But then the kids notice weird things, unexplained happenings, ghostly images in film, and odd behaviors. They start trying to find out what is happening, and even if these two people are really family.
Sunday, October 01, 2017
The Hangman's Daughter:
The Hangman's Daughter by: Oliver Potzsch translated by: Lee Chadeayne
Fiction: History, Mystery, E-Book
E-Book Count:10
Book Count: 62
The town of Schongau has a problem, well actually a bunch of problems that may be connected. A local boy was murdered with a witch's mark on him, there's talk of a devil in town, properties have been destroyed, there are trade issues with neighbors, and the town leaders would like to kill the midwife as a witch to solve the problems; however, the town's hangman (Jakob Kuisl) as well as the son of the town physician (Simon Fronwiesser) (who also studied medicine) believe that she is innocent and there is a more human explanation to the events. They just don't know what it is. They with the help of Magdalena, the hangman's daughter and Simon's crush of set out to solve the mysteries before Jakob has to do his job and kill the midwife.
This story is a work of fiction; however, it is loosely based off of the family history of the author.
Fiction: History, Mystery, E-Book
E-Book Count:10
Book Count: 62
The town of Schongau has a problem, well actually a bunch of problems that may be connected. A local boy was murdered with a witch's mark on him, there's talk of a devil in town, properties have been destroyed, there are trade issues with neighbors, and the town leaders would like to kill the midwife as a witch to solve the problems; however, the town's hangman (Jakob Kuisl) as well as the son of the town physician (Simon Fronwiesser) (who also studied medicine) believe that she is innocent and there is a more human explanation to the events. They just don't know what it is. They with the help of Magdalena, the hangman's daughter and Simon's crush of set out to solve the mysteries before Jakob has to do his job and kill the midwife.
This story is a work of fiction; however, it is loosely based off of the family history of the author.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
The Epistle to the Hebrew and the Seven Core Beliefs of Catholics:
The Epistle to the Hebrew and the Seven Core Beliefs of Catholics by: Shane Kapler
Non-Fiction: Religion, E-Book
E-Book Count:9
Book Count: 61
This book is about the book of Hebrews, core Catholic beliefs, historic study of the Bible and the Masoretic vs. Septuagint texts of the Hebrew Bible. It is more about how one can learn about the other ideas in the book by using the book of Hebrew then a bible study of that one book. And it also references many other books of the Bible in talking about these issues. The 7 Core Beliefs according to this book are: The Trinity, Jesus's full humanity, the Word of God (written and unwritten), savation, the communion of saints, the Eucharist, and the authority of our ordained leaders.
Non-Fiction: Religion, E-Book
E-Book Count:9
Book Count: 61
This book is about the book of Hebrews, core Catholic beliefs, historic study of the Bible and the Masoretic vs. Septuagint texts of the Hebrew Bible. It is more about how one can learn about the other ideas in the book by using the book of Hebrew then a bible study of that one book. And it also references many other books of the Bible in talking about these issues. The 7 Core Beliefs according to this book are: The Trinity, Jesus's full humanity, the Word of God (written and unwritten), savation, the communion of saints, the Eucharist, and the authority of our ordained leaders.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Food of the Gods:
Food of the Gods by: Cassandra Khaw
Physical Book Count: 52
Book Count: 60
Rupert Wong is a cannibal chef. By that I mean that he is a human that cooks other humans. He doesn't eat them, he is a chef for a dynasty of ghouls in Kuala Lumpur. He also works as an administrator for the Ten Chinese Hells. His girlfriend is dead, having been murdered before he met her, and her unborn monster baby lives with them too. Also he lives in a world where all the mythologies of the world are real and work much like gangs where they have turf and alliances/wars with the other mythologies. Even more modern fictional pantheons and "worshiped" things are real.
So Rupert had a full life of hacking up and cooking humans for ghouls, talking to kwee kia that want to unionize, and filing paperwork on gods, demi-gods, and other mythical beings. Then a dragon shows up asking him to find proof that his daughter was killed by a fury. From there his life gets crazy fast.
Physical Book Count: 52
Book Count: 60
Rupert Wong is a cannibal chef. By that I mean that he is a human that cooks other humans. He doesn't eat them, he is a chef for a dynasty of ghouls in Kuala Lumpur. He also works as an administrator for the Ten Chinese Hells. His girlfriend is dead, having been murdered before he met her, and her unborn monster baby lives with them too. Also he lives in a world where all the mythologies of the world are real and work much like gangs where they have turf and alliances/wars with the other mythologies. Even more modern fictional pantheons and "worshiped" things are real.
So Rupert had a full life of hacking up and cooking humans for ghouls, talking to kwee kia that want to unionize, and filing paperwork on gods, demi-gods, and other mythical beings. Then a dragon shows up asking him to find proof that his daughter was killed by a fury. From there his life gets crazy fast.
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