So, I read a total of 17 books this month which is pretty good but I am aiming to complete my yearly goal of 200 books so I have to read a minimum of 16 books in December and I’m 2 down already.
Ping Pong Dash Volume 1 by Shingo Honda – Haruku Tendo is the strongest Yankee, striking fear into all of Ibaraki Prefecture. He meets the beauty Sawa, and then discovers ping pong?!
2. Sota’s Knife Volume 1 by Kei Honjo & Yuichiro Sueda – Sota Kitaoka, 20 years old, working at Ginza’s famous “Tomikyu” under a strict but passionate boss, struggling and aiming to be a chef. One day he will make food that reaches peoples hearts…
3. SeQuence Unbound by Lorraine L.M.L. – When Alessia saves not only Tuscania, but Dante as well, she hopes it will set all the Sequences in order. But things rarely turn out the way Alessia hopes. Instead, she finds herself torn between two princes as the voices and visions in her head become stronger than ever. While Dante and Jadherey vie for her heart and her hand, Tuscania is attacked. The invaders have a proposition though—they’ll leave the realm intact if Alessia and her foretold mate are turned over to them in chains. With Alessia and Dante as their key, the Silent Sleepers plan to break open the gate to Earth and wreak havoc on two worlds at once. But the Reverse Sequence has other plans—plans that will twist the fate of everyone involved beyond reckoning.
4. Guinea Pigs by Benacquista Tonino & Barral Nicolas (Illustrator) – A pharmaceutical testing center. Three human test subjects. Three pills a day for twenty-one days. And at the end, a check for 3,500 euros. Our three guinea pigs begin the test thinking they’re in it for the money. Three weeks later, they leave transformed. Have their dreams come true, or will their lives become living nightmares?
5. Hibakusha by Thilde Barboni & Olivier Cinna (Illustrator) – Ludwig has never been a soldier. A childhood injury left him lame in one leg, which has allowed him to largely sit out the war on the sidelines, as a translator. Fleeing his passionless marriage, he accepts an assignment in Japan, allowing him to return to the land of his youth. But the year is 1945. It is not a good time to be Japanese, or German… much less stationed in Hiroshima. Ludwig is tempted by love and, in furtively tampering with his translations of classified documents, by the chance to do something heroic. But none of that will save him…
6. Secrets of the Stones Issue 1 by Sabrina Kidd & Katy Arrington (Illustrator) – After suddenly awakening, completely alone and with mysterious injuries, Christine has no recollection of who or where she is. She finds herself pursued by dragons, rogue magicians, and an heiress hell-bent on revenge. Through her own instinct and intuition, Christine must try and piece together the story of her life. Who is a friend and who is a foe? Who had she been and who will she become? Sometimes it is only in our most vulnerable moments that we are able to find our true inner strength.
7. Taken Away by Cyn Bermudez – Victor, Isaac, Vanessa, and Sara have been taken away from their mother. They’ve been forced to leave behind their home, school, friends, and worst of all, each other. Vanessa and Sara have been placed in the same foster home, but Victor and Isaac have been separated from their younger siblings and each other. As Victor and Isaac grapple with the many challenges of their new lives, they try to keep in touch through email. Will their messages be enough to get them through the hard times and keep them together?
8. Mistaken for a Mistress by Marito Ai (Illustrator) & Jacqueline Baird – A man shows up not long after Marlene’s mother and Paolo, her mother’s wealthy, married lover, die. The man says he’s a friend of Paolo’s and that he wants to discuss Paolo’s will with her. But then she overhears a cruel plot against her: “Seduce that low-class harlot who’s looking for a sugar daddy and leave her without a single penny.” Because Marlene, her mother and Paolo lived together as a family, the man has mistaken Marlene for Paolo’s mistress…and decided to punish her!
9. Open Earth Volume 1 by Sarah Mirk, Eva Cabrera (Artist) & Claudia Aguirre (Artist) – A heartfelt, positive, and erotic look at one woman’s adventure in love and sex, as a new generation learns to make their own rules and follow their own hearts aboard an orbiting space station. Rigo is a young woman of her time: specifically, the time just after the collapse of Earth. After living her whole life on a small space station orbiting the planet, the cultural norms and rules of her Californian parents are just history to her. In between work shifts at the station air farm, Rigo explores her own desires, developing openly polyamorous relationships with her friends and crewmates. When she starts to feel one of those relationships change, however, Rigo must balance her new feelings with the stability of her other relationships, as well as the hard-earned camaraderie of a small crew floating in the vastness of space. But, as the ship motto goes, “Honesty keeps us alive.”
10. WaterSnakes by Tony Sandoval – Mila is a solitary teenager ready to put another boring summer vacation behind her until she meets Agnes, an adventurous girl who turns out to be a ghost. And not just a regular ghost, but one carrying the essence of an ancient fallen king and a mouth full of teeth that used to be his guardian warriors.
11. Undercover Man by Hibiki Sakuraya (Illustrator) & Merline Lovelace – Paige works her desk job and is engaged to her boyfriend, David. He’s kind to her, but something seems to be missing. While the two of them are in Cannes for their wedding, Paige gets into trouble. Then, the truth is revealed to her. It turns out David is an operative for OMEGA, a secret agency. Paige finally has the chance to know the real David, so she offers her help with the investigation. And now she’s working undercover as a prostitute, carrying a small gun disguised as mascara, and her code name is Jezebel!
12. Heart Break Club Volume 1 by Nikki Asada – Nima Momosato is jinxed. Whenever she has a crush on someone, they end up finding love elsewhere right in front of her eyes. She ends up joining a slightly weird club that observes and studies other people’s love lives and relationships. Really, that’s what they do! Enjoy this new type of romance comedy in which love never works out!
13. OtherEarth (Last Reality #2) by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller – Simon saved his best friend, Kat, from the clutches of the Company and their high-tech VR gaming experience, Otherworld. But it was at a steep price. Now he, Kat, and their friend Busara are on the run. They know too much. About the Company’s dark secrets. About the real-life consequences of playing Otherworld. And about Kat’s stepfather’s involvement in everything. The group is headed to New Mexico to find Simon’s old roommate, who is a tech genius and possibly the only person who can help them reveal the truth about the Company to the world before it’s too late.
14. After the Ball by Catherine George & Takane Yonetani – Eliza does her twin sister a favor and goes to a party in her place, but how long will she be able to fend off the roguish glances of her sister’s boyfriend? He seems intent on taking her to bed. Eliza is trying to find a way out of the situation when her first love, Giles, appears out of the crowd. Just seeing his face brings back old memories…and he’s the only one who can help her now! She explains the situation and asks for his help. But he says he wants something in return!
15. The Prince’s Mistress by Sandra Marton & Kohaku Yu – Chloe, a busy model, is helping out at a charity ball when she meets billionaire Nick. He agrees to make a significant donation…if she’ll go out to dinner with him! Chloe isn’t thrilled about this, but she finds herself drawn in by his unpretentious demeanor and ends up spending the night with him. It was reckless of her, but she doesn’t regret it. Chloe has but a little time before she must return to her obligations as the daughter of a sheikh in the kingdom of Calista, and she wants to make some special memories before she goes back. But what she doesn’t know is that Nick is more than just a billionaire—he has a hidden identity of his own!
16. The Greek’s Long-Lost Son by Rebecca Winters & Haruhi Sakura – Stella’s veins turn to ice when she hears his voice over the phone… It’s been six years since she last saw Theo. Her parents didn’t approve of their relationship, so when she got pregnant, they decided to elope. Stella believed they were deeply in love, but Theo never showed up the day they planned to run away together. Hearing from Theo now throws Stella’s heart into turmoil, but he wants to talk about their son, so she agrees to meet him. He’s grown even more attractive as time has passed, and Stella’s heart is in her throat. She knows he’s no good for her, and yet she can’t help how she feels!
17. A Proper Wife by Sandra Marton & Chikae Ide – Devon had every reason to strike the man at the fashion show, but she was still fired for it. And after all she had done to become a model! Depressed and beaten, she receives an invitation from the patriarch of an enormously wealthy family, one she knows well. Devon’s mother had already betrayed the family, so why would they call for her now? Well, it seems the patriarch is determined that Devon should marry his grandson, Ryan, the very same man from the show!
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