Whatcha Reading? December 2023, Part Two

It’s our last Whatcha Reading of 2023! Can you believe it?! Here’s what we’re reading right now:

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Sarah: I started the The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport ( A | BN | K ) and it is terrific so far.

Shana: I just finished Love in the Liner Notes by Katta Kis. It gave me a taste for angst so I’m reading Unnatural Fate by JR Gray. ( A ) It’s a m/m fated mates romance between a werewolf and a vampire on opposite sides of a war. So far, there’s a lot of hate sex.

Sarah: You know like nine different people read “a lot of hate sex” and immediately opened a new tab.

A | BN | K

Sneezy: I fell HARD into Bad Decisions Book Club when I started Guardians of the Lamb. I skipped a bunch of chapters (there are 150+ and counting so far) and I still did next to nothing over the weekend. It’s a thriller mystery, there is so much violence, murder and mayhem, there’s memory loss and cults, the art blows my mind, it needs ALL THE CONTENT WARNINGS and I have such a massive book hangover already I’m still basically a zombie.

This is SO far outside my reading zone, I don’t know what the fuck I’m doing here. But it’s SO well done and I just HAVE to know what happens. It’s so good it beat out several webtoons I’ve been reading throughout the year for top three in my Best to Me in 2023 list.

Also this comic goes to show how bogus the no-sex rule is for phone apps. This webtoon is extremely violent, but because there’s no sex depected, it can be read on phone apps. I think stories like this with so much violence and gnarly content needs careful handling MUCH more than a fluffy smut.

Elyse: I’m currently in the midst of pre-holiday, down to the wire, gift knitting so I haven’t been reading much. I did listen to Hogfather by Terry Pratchett this weekend in the car on the way to and from family gatherings

Tara: I’ve been listening to The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte. I could do without some of his asides, but I’m learning a lot! It makes me want to go back to the dinosaur museum that’s a few hours away from me.

Sarah: Y’all have some SRS BSNS dinosaurs in Canada, too.

Tara: Oh for sure. And Alberta’s politics might suck, but our dinosaur museum is legit awesome and a must-see if you’re ever in the province.

What books are you reading to close out 2023? Tell us in the comments!