I first became aware of Grady Hendrix's work from the podcast Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, and I've been a fan ever since! I couldn't wait to read his new book. Well, I guess I could because I had to wait more than 2 months for the library to lend me a copy! I think this book is less horror than his other books, but it is of the times, which has plenty of horror. He has written a book where the protagonist is a female guitar player in a metal band. So if you're curious about how it's of the times, you can guess there's some misogyny in this book. But Grady Hendrix does a good job of depicting, not being a misogynist, and not overwhelming me in the horror of it.
97. The Physick of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Salem witches... This book was written before the #metoo movement, and I think that you can see that. Something incredible has happened in the #metoo movement. There's been a coalescing of expression. People are really starting to figure out how to talk about some issues that we didn't seem to have to vocabulary to highlight as clearly. Perhaps that is not accurate, maybe it is just as a character in the novel says, “We can understand the world only through the language that is at our disposal. Every period has its own linguistic— and perceptive— lens.” But regardless, talking about the Salem witch trial automatically triggers discussions of how society treats women, and while there is a lot of other aspects to this story, I know that for myself, my lens that I have been looking through ever since the 2016 election results is a lens that looks at the misogyny inherent in the system to bastardize a Monty Python's Holy Grail quote...
98. Static Ruin by Corey J. White
This is the third book in the Voidwitch trilogy that started with Killing Gravity, which I got free from Tor.com! While it could be the conclusion, it could easily continue as well. I love Mars and Ocho (Seven/Nine). Ocho reminds me so much of my little baby!! Mars gets some closure and some freedom.
99. The Black Tides of Heaven by JY Yang
Once again Tor.com gave me a free book!! I have to adore Tor.com! They have given me some amazing books this year!! And almost all of them the first book in a trilogy. I have read so many trilogies this year because of this excellent marketing ploy!
100. The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
I love the premise of this book. It's 1996 and Emma signs up for AOL, but for unknown reasons this allows her to log into Facebook in 2011! She of course doesn't know what Facebook is and she doesn't really understand what her profile tells her about herself, but she wants to find out! On this journey she talks to her best friend Josh...
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