I have been having a fantastic day. I got off of work two hours early, cleaned the kitchen, and reviewed my health goals with my personal trainer/coach. With the newly available free time, I wanted to check into my Goodreads account and see how I’m doing with my 2018 reading challenge. I have been reading so many books & comics that I haven’t been able to post reviews as quickly as I have been reading, which is a good thing. This post is more, to sum up what I read that I hadn’t had a chance to review on this blog yet.

Good as Gone by Amy Gentry

CONTENT WARNING: Rape, sexual violence, and sexual assault. 

I randomly stumbled upon this book at Barnes & Noble. I included the content warning because there are some graphic scenes in this book.

Eight years ago, Julie was kidnapped out of her bedroom in Houston, Texas. On a random summer day her mother, Anna answers the door and sees an older Julie on her doorstep. Anna is overjoyed by the return of her daughter however, Anna starts to doubt Julie’s story. Out of the blue, a private investigator contacts Anna about his suspicions about Julie’s kidnapping. Julie’s story unravels and the reader is left to grapple with whether or not Julie is actually Julie and if she’s an imposter, what does she want with Anna?

I’m not going to spoil the book, but my major complaint was how the story was told. “Julie’s” story is told backward while Anna’s story is told moving forward. It made the story confusing and I felt I had to read back into the book to remember Julie’s story. I felt the book kept me on the edge of my seat without really knowing what would happen. I ended up giving it three stars on Goodreads.

Moonstruck Issue #3 by Grace Ellis & Shae Beagle

Image Comics is a powerhouse company with some of my favorite comics including Papergirls, Nailbiter, and Sex Criminals. It features magical creatures, fancy coffee drinks, and female friendships. Chet is a centaur who lost her legs in a magic show, can Julie return them and defeat the magician? Honestly one of the best comic series I have read, I gave this Five stars on Goodreads.

Manhunter Volume #1

Kate Spencer is a hard-assed, cigarette-smoking, attorney. She is angry when a criminal she’s prosecuting gets let back into the city. She steals weapons from a police locker and takes on the mantle of Manhunter. Think Daredevil, but the DC Comics version. This came out in 2005, so it does feel a bit dated, but it didn’t bother me when I read it. I gave this four stars on Goodreads and I do intend to buy the other volumes.

Rogue One Book Adaptation by Alexander Freed

I don’t know what I was expecting, but this read exactly how it plays in the movie. I did like that parts of the book were told from the perspective of Bodhi, Cassian, and KTSO. Rogue One is my favorite Star Wars film. I would recommend this if you love Rogue One as much as I do. I gave this three stars on Goodreads.

I have read eleven books out of my challenge to read twenty. I mentioned this in another blog post, but I always start my Goodreads challenge at ten and I increase it every time I meet that goal. That way instead of feeling defeated because I didn’t read as much as I wanted to, I get encouraged because I can increase my goal if needed. Let me know what you’re currently reading in the comments below!