May Wrap Up

 Well, the slump hit hard and I didn't finish anything until the second week of the month. I have read 5 books.

The first was For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor. Yes, I was drawn back into the Bobiverse. This is the second book in the series and I loved it. There was first contact with aliens that were destructive and the Bobs join together to defend the humans and other intelligent beings in the universe. It was lovely with its dry humor and wit. I gave it 4 stars.

Then my library had in my hold of Blood Sugar by Sacha Rothchild. This is a mystery book following the main character who has killed three people, but when her husband ends up dead, she was not responsible. There wasn't a huge amount of intrigue because her husband died of his illness and it was more to see if she would be held responsible or not. There is one twist, which I thought was good but overall, not super memorable. I gave it 3 stars.

Afterwards, I picked up my ARC of The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. I wrote a dedicated review for that so I'll just sum up by saying I gave it 3 stars as well.

I read Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. This is eir graphic memoir of growing up with gender dysphoria and struggles with eir sexuality. The author identifies as nonbinary and asexual. I found the art to be simple but nice. The story was mostly well put-together until the end. It ends abruptly. I gave this 4 stars.

Lastly, I squeezed in one more listen in the month. I listened to The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, The Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes. I knew nothing about this series but was drawn in by the intriguing title. It follows Fred who has turned into a vampire, but is still the safe, boring, work-focused person he was before. He goes to his school reunion and meets a real monster hunter. They get involved and his life is suddenly full of parahumans. It is dry, witty, and laugh out loud funny. It's almost a satire of paranormal stuff and I really enjoyed this book. I gave it 4 stars and was eager to realize it's a 7 book series. Looking forward to more!