Books of 2017- Installment #21

101. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer
I was so excited to read this book. I really wanted to hear all about these books. And those sections paid off! Incredible descriptions of these amazing manuscripts, of how they were protected from multiple invasions over centuries, of the breadth of books. But, while I understand why, the bulk of the book is about terrorism and that was tough and rightfully so.

102. After On by Rob Reid
OMG! I started this book on the day it was released- August 1, 2017. I only just finished it. I loved Year One and was so excited to read another novel by Rob Reid. Funny science fiction is such a rare treat. I did not find that to be this novel. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it and am glad I finished it. I would say about a quarter of the way through the book I started to get into it, but I was constantly getting library books and so back-burned this book- again and again and again. So other than long and hard to finish, what is After On? It's a kind of terrifying glimpse into Silicon Valley and social media. It's also about the singularity.

103. Ryan Higa's How to Write Good by Ryan Higa
This is a book my husband picked up and suggested I read. It's a nice mix of text and comic, of story and writing advice, of dark and light.

104. Blood Red Kiss by Gena Showalter, Kresley Cole, and Larissa Ione
This book is a collection of three supernatural romances. They are all good, though I had some issues with the relationship in the first novella. I really liked the second one- Forsaken by the Night- the most. The main character was an indigenous vampire-skinwalker outcast who develops a relationship with a wolf. I quite liked the shifts in perspectives.

105. Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
I heard about this book on NPR. They were interviewing Krysten Ritter, and while I knew I liked her acting, I didn't know if I would like her voice as a writer. The interview intrigued me and so here I am, writing about her book. This was a great mystery. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and it felt so very relevant.