December Book List

Spider-Man Season One by Cullen Bunn and Neil Edwards

I really liked this one. It hits all the beats of the standard Spidey origin story, but it a focus on his short lived entertainment career and it was fun.

 

The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan - book 3 of The Wheel of Time series

I'm not sure I actually enjoy this series or just enjoy epic fantasy in general. I find all the gender stuff and the way it's presented annoying, but like the worldbuilding otherwise.

 

JLA: New World Order by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter

The story is fine, but the art is not.

 

After the Funeral by Agatha Christie

This one is another five stars. After They do it with Mirrors we're back to a fun dysfunctional family. This is also the start of the “Poirot only shows up halfway through the book" era, which takes away a bit from the book.

 

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

Toxic female friendship ftw, I guess. Very enjoyable while reading - and the dual timelines are fun - but the more I think about it, the less I like the ending. Mostly the past timeline, due to unreliable narrators - that didn't quite work for me.

 

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Very lovely read. It's nice to see how the different story strands come together. Didn’t like how the future still felt a lot like present day.

 

Absolute Martian Manhunter vol 1 by Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez

I think this is my favourite of the new Absolute line. I really enjoy the psychedelic art.

2025 Bookish Wrap Up

Books read: 66

Pages read: 18 251

Shortest Book: Astérix in Lusitanie

Longest Book: Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus vol 2

Most Popular (on Goodreads): Sea of Tranquility

Best Reviewed (on Goodreads): Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus vol 2

Most Read Genre: Comics

Number of Re-reads: 5

Number of Books from my TBR: 11

Number of 5 Stars Reads: 14

Number of DNFs: 5

Number of Prompts Completed for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge: 41

 

Favourite Books:

A Wizard of Earth by Ursula K. LeGuin

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Earth Logic by Laurie J. Marks

Fantastic Four vol 3and 4 by Ryan North

The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie

Wolverine: Origin by Paul Jenkins

X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak

Spider-Man Season One by Cullen Bunn

After the Funeral by Agatha Christie

Absolute Martian Manhunter vol 1 by Deniz Camp

Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell

Accelerate: A History of the 1990’s by James Brooke-Smith

Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller

Wolverine: Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith

 

Least Favourite Books:

The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Memórias Póstumas the Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis

They do it with Mirrors by Agatha Christie

Fantastic Four Season One by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

2025 Movies and TV faves

Movies Watched: 16

Favourites:

Thunderbolts

Conclave

Superman

Fantastic Four First Steps

Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan

Wake Up Dead Man

Wicked For Good

 

Favourite TV Shows

Ghosts (season 4 and 5)

X-Men Evolution

The Residence

Star Trek The Next Generation