A Safe Girl to Love--#20 finished

 This is a short story book with the main characters all trans women.  With trans gender being in the news and in politics right now, this book really gave some insight into the thoughts and feelings of these women.  Some of this book is a little rough but of course their lives are sometimes rough.  The issues they face with meeting people and just being out in public can be nerve racking even just trusting friends.  A real thought provoking read and still was enjoyable--very good writing that keeps the reader wanting to keep reading the stories.

There are 2 WL for this book and while I really enjoyed it, I do want to make sure it gets passed along for others to read and enjoy as well.

Kingdom of Bones--#19 finished

 This is the next in the Sigma Force series.  This time trouble in Africa--in Congo--nation formally known as Zaire.  Back in the jungle a deadly disease/virus has started and affecting people as well as animals.  Sigma Force gets there and action starts moving.  It can't just be this virus though, it is also an easily figured out evil guy that is a billionaire mining owner that is kidnapping and killing people too.  Two groups then--one after & fighting this guy and other trying to find source of virus.  Book started interesting and enjoyed going into an area I don't know much about.  But the too easily seen bad guy--just way too formulamatic and then an even worse--the large tree complex is fighting back and started the virus.  I had read about the interconnected fir trees and the enormous mushroom/fungi complex mostly underground--so the tree thing came from those but still just way too far out there for my enjoyment.  By end was just glad to have finished this book.  Makes me wonder if I should bother with series but will probably continue.

There are 16 WL for this book but I probably won't wait too long and get it posted & shipped off.

Extraordinary Black Missourians--#18 finished

 I had picked up this book a month or so ago from Half Price Books, a used book seller.  It has probably over 100 short writeups about famous black Missourians--some born in state or others that lived here a while.  The different categories were Pioneers, Leaders, Performers, Athletes and Other Notables--really just a good introduction to many people that have played a role in MO over time.  Only about 2 pages per person so just short quick writeups.  Thought this would be a good read during Black History Month and it was.

There are no copies on PBS at this point but not posting it yet either.  Keeping as a sort of reference book at this point.

The Forever Song--#17 finished

 This is the final book in a 3 book series, I had read the first two books years ago and finally got this one through PBS to finish the series.  It was written in 2014 and series started before that during the teenage vampire time when seemed like dozens of these books were being published.  I remember enjoying the first two and this book had parts that were good too.  Just seemed too much reflection and unspoken emotions put into the pages for me.  It is a teenager/young adult book so I am not the target audience so I sort of understand.  Still a nice finish to the story.

There are 4 WL for this book so I will probably post & mail off soon too.

Honus Wager--#16 finished

Spring training is starting up for baseball so I figured needed to read a baseball book at the beginning of the year.  I had heard of Honus Wagner and had probably looked him up on Baseball-Reference a few times but didn't know much else about him.  An interesting read, a local Pittsburg family & he becomes a star in those earlier years of baseball.  Interesting time of baseball and a look at what baseball was like back then.

There is 1 WL for this book so will probably post soon & see if can get mailed off. 

The Sun Does Shine--#15 finished

 This is a book by Anthony Ray Hinton, a man that was on death row in Alabama for 27 years before finally being set free for crimes & murders he did not commit.  This is a tough story and very unfortunately true story of a poor young black man that was basically setup for this crime.  It seems no investigation went into it but rather because he was on parole and in the area he became the one the fit for the crime.  Really a harsh story about our death penalty but also about our criminal justice system.  If he wasn't on death row, he probably wouldn't have gotten the assistance to get free compared to if given life with no parole.

There are 22 WL for this book on PBS so will probably mail off at some point.

Oregon Hill--#14 finished

An older newspaper reporter with connections all around Richmond, VA solves a gristly crime and almost is killed for it by a couple people.  A good quick read.  This is the beginning of a smaller series & already have 2nd book so figured would jump on this when I got it.  It is a good read and hopefully a good series.

There was 1 WL for this book so I have already posted it & probably mail off in next few days.

Damned--#13 finished

 A funny sort of book about a 13 year old that dies & goes to hell and how she changes things.  She is a daughter of a super rich celebrity couple that are also just kind of way out there.  Lots of references & influences thrown about in the book that make it humorous in ways.  A good but very different sort of read.

There are no WL for this version of book--there are for other so I am guessing would get picked if/when I post it.