Champion ~ Marie Lu review

Champion (Legend #3)
Putnam Juvenile
November 5, 2013
369 pages
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** synopsis is spoilery for Legend and/or Prodigy **

The explosive finale to Marie Lu’s New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy—perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT!

He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps Elect while Day has been assigned a high level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them once again. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.

There's always anxiety when a series I love is coming to a close and Marie Lu's Legend series is definitely one that I love.  Always.

Sometimes that anxiety eases quickly, just a few pages into the book as it becomes clear the author's giving the characters a (more or less) happily ever after. Other times, the anxiety morphs into something akin to disappointment when the wrap-up isn't what I wanted.

Rarely, if ever is the end of series what Champion was: something that kept me anxious until the last page, not sure just how much I might have to dislike Marie Lu at the end . . . but also really happy with the story. It was stressful.

Amazingly good, though. Even more so as I think back on it.

June and Day don't have a typical, fluffy (by any means), sunshine and rainbows relationship. Even as I kind of wanted things to be easy and happy for them, it wouldn't have made for the better or more realistic story. Nor would it have been better - in the long run, especially - for the characters. Lu's conclusion to this series really took the characters and their pasts into consideration, not sacrificing who her characters were for a (possibly) easier story.

It's great that the Republic - and the Colonies - are again a part of the plot. They've always been such a large part of Day and June's tale, even before Legend and Prodigy, that it only made sense the threat of their biggest battle should be in the last book.

With brilliant characters who continue to grow, relationships that are still evolving and a world that's still being built - or at least unveiled to readers - Champion is an incredibly strong conclusion to an amazing series. I do hate to see it end, but only because it did and I've loved the books so much - not because I can think of anything to change about how it ended.

I can't wait to see what Marie Lu publishes next.

NB: This series' audiobooks are really good, as well.


Rating: 10/10

Legend ~ Marie Lu (audio) review

Legend
Putnam Juvenile
November 29, 2011
305 pages
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What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.

What was your biggest 'surprise' novel of 2012? The one that gave you something totally other than you were expecting from it? For me it was definitely Legend by Marie Lu -- which may be a bit of a cheat as it was released at the end of November of 2011, but as I read it in 2012, it's counting.

Something I read about Legend prior to its release dissuaded me from reading it when it was first released. Then, since then, I've only remembered that I decided not to read it - not why - and not read it. But a few weeks ago I was looking for a YA audio book I hadn't read/listened to before and came across Legend.

Whatever convinced me not to read it back in 2011? I curse you.

I can't remember the last time I fell in love with a books main character and wished for him to be real. (Even if the fact that he's fifteen makes that thought slightly creepy on my part.) It's likely been since Simone Elkeles' Perfect Chemistry or Carolee Dean's Take Me There that I've loved a male YA character and his relationship/interactions with the other/female main character so much. Day isn't the classic bad boy character, but he's also not a tender wrongly portrayed innocent.

Day and June did seem older than their fifteen years. While June's age was given right away and then some information was given that also, actually, explained her seeming older, Day's age was not (I don't think) given for a bit longer and I thought he was older. In Legend, however their age works - both them being fifteen and them seeming older - quite brilliantly.

Now that we know I LOVE the characters - like I'm madly in love with Day, June has a German shepherd which kind of wins me over on its own but then she's pretty snazz, too - what about the plot? This isn't a novel that forgot about its plot in favor of its characters. There's the Republic with its districts that are separate and not equal, the war, and the how everyone's fate is decided in the Republic. Marie Lu came up with a society for Legend and seems to have thought it out really well.

The story doesn't skimp on the violence but it doesn't add it in where its not necessary (or if its unnecessary it's necessarily unnecessary, if that makes any sense). It may be hard to read about/listen to but it's an important part of the character's tale and moves their story forward.

For how much more we get to see of their world as well more of some characters I heart so madly, I cannot wait for Prodigy's release at the end of January. (So thing that I cursed earlier - about four paragraphs up? Yeah, I kind of want to thank you now because I only have to wait a month now.)

(A small note on the audio book, I love that as the book has two narrators -- Day and June -- the audio book has a separate narrator for each character.)

Rating: 10+/10


Other books you might also enjoy: Take Me There by Carolee Dean, Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles and Article 5 by Kristen Simmons


 

Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting On Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine

My Waiting On pick for this week:

The Young Elites (The Young Elites #1) by Marie Lu

I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.

Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it’s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all.

Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they’ve never seen.

Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn’t belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her.

It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.

The Young Elites will be published by Putnam Books for Young Readers on October 7th - add it to your Goodreads or pre-order from Amazon


I really cannot wait for this book (and series) - I love, love, loved the Legend series and am really looking forward to reading something else from Marie Lu! (Plus, the Pinterest board she made for the series makes it even look even more appealing.)



What are you waiting on this week? Link me to your post!

Top Ten Tuesday: Imagined Co-Authorings

hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This week's Ten:

Top Ten Author Duos You'd LOVE To See Write A Book Together 

Lisa Gardner & Jeffery Deaver

Gardner's DD Warren character (and series) and Deaver's Kathryn Dance character (and series) are two of my favorites. While I would love if they created a whole new character together, I think I might most like to see these two in a book (or more) together.

Alyxandra Harvey & Kady Cross

These authors come up with great characters and fantastic fantasy/paranormal worlds. I would love reading how Harvey's great characters (I adore her her girl-friendships) and the steampunk worlds (and also, characters and relationships I love) that Cross creates would work together.

Gayle Forman & Stephanie Perkins

They are two of my favorite, favorite contemporary YA romance authors and I absolutely love the characters and romances they create. They are also not afraid of some conflict and both keep things very real - but still swoon worthy. If they wrote something together (especially with an international setting) I'd be right there, ready to read it.

JT Ellison & MJ Arlidge

This one feels a little like cheating since I've read so many more of JT Ellison's books than MJ Arlidge's (the discrepancy in how many each has published in the US helps), but I think it would work. Some of the plot lines in Ellison's Taylor Jackson titles and what her Samantha Owens has been through/deals with seem like a great fit with Arlidge's Helen Grace and those novels' content. The initial first names is just a bonus! (My reviews of Eeny Meeny and Pop Goes the Weasel should be up soon.)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes & Kiersten White

I really want to know how the authors of the Raised by Wolves series and the Paranormalcy series would write together! They have creative, original books and I love, love, love their characters, their relationships and their smart, funny writing.

AJ Pine & Jennifer Comeaux

AJ Pine's One Night books and Jennifer Comeaux's Crossing the Ice were two great new adult reads . They both have a limited amount of sexual content, but it really works for the stories. The two authors books also involved sports and characters who had something holding them back from relationships, I would definitely be interested in what they'd create.

Cat Patrick & Jennifer Lynn Barnes

If this actually happened, someone would quite possible have to sedate me or something. This could be a really fantastic almost-contemporary with a bit of science (real or fictitious - or some combination) included. Patrick's books (like Forgotten and Revived) are some of my favorite, favorites - add in Barnes' and it would all be more than perfect! Ooh, I really do like this idea! 

Marie Lu & Ryan Graudin

Between the Legend books, The Young Elites, All that Glows, All that Burns, The Walled City and Wolf by Wolf these authors have shown that they can do magic/fantasy or more contemporary (if dystopian) and I would be so excited to see what kind of world and characters they would create.

Mindy McGinnis & Mikaela Everett

Okay, this one may just be because of how much I love A Madness So Discreet and The Unquiet. But, also, McGinnis wrote Not a Drop to Drink so she can do dystopian. I think their writing styles are complimentary and they can both give you characters who are flawed and in horrible situations but who you still, very much, relate to. I would really love to see what sort of setting (past, present, real, imagined) they created.

Francesca Zappia & Anna-Marie McLemore

I loved the writing in both Made You Up and The Weight of Feathers. Though the first was more contemporary and the latter a bit fantasy, they had strong, unique characters and (though in quite different ways) that question of what was real. I think they could write a really beautiful book together, even if I don't know what genre!

Please leave a comment and let me know what authors you would love to see co-write something - and/or what you think of my picks!

Top Ten Tuesday

hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This week's Ten: Top Ten Favorite Books from the Past Three Years

In the After (In the After #1) by Demitria Lunetta (review)
The Program (#1) by Suzanne Young (review)
The 5th Wave (#1) by Rick Yancey (review)

Until We End by Frankie Brown (review)
Legend (#1) by Marie Lu (my review)
Illusive (#1) by Emily Lloyd-Jones (review)

These Broken Stars (#1) by Emily Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (related reviews)
The Martian by Andy Weir (review)

Taken by Storm (#3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (review)
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (review)



I'm probably leaving out one or two (fantastic/amazing) really obvious picks, but I absolutely love these ten so I'm good with this list!

I have read some really, really good books.

If you did your own Top Ten Tuesday post, please link me to it -if not, let me know some of your favorites from the past three years.

Top Ten Tuesday [Fave Heroines]

hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This week's Ten: Top Ten Favorite Heroines From Books

1. Detective D.D. Warren ~ from Lisa Gardner's D.D. Warren series My review of the latest book in the series, Crash & Burn.
   
2. Taylor Jackson ~ from J.T. Ellison's series. My reviews of Books 1-4, 5 and 6 and 7.
   
3. Kathryn Dance ~ from Jeffery Deaver's series. The Sleeping Doll review and Roadside Crosses review. I didn't review XO but I absolutely enjoyed and recommend it.
   
4. Lucy and Solange ~ from Alyxandra Harvey's Drake Chronicles series. My reviews of Book 1, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6
   
5. Gretchen, Emma and Penelope ~  from Alyxandra Harvey's Lovegrove Legacy series. Review of A Breath of Frost and Whisper the Dead
   
6. Sophronia, Dimity and company ~ from Gail Carriger's Finishing School series. Reviews of Books 1, 2, and 3
   
7. Bryn ~ from Jennifer Lynn Barnes's Raised by Wolves series. Trial by Fire (#2) review and Taken by Storm (#3) review
   
8. June ~ from Marie Lu's Legend series. My reviews of Legend and Champion
   
9. Cora ~ from Frankie Brown's Until We End. My review
   
10. Lola ~ from Stephanie Perkins' Lola and the Boy Next Door. My review

This post would turn into something epically long (and take me forever) if I tried to say what it is I love about each of these characters, so I've linked to my reviews of the book(s) they're in.

I did kind of cheat on 4, 5, and 6 as I didn't pick just one character but I don't think I could single out just one of heroine from those series! It's also their relationships/friendships and their interactions with each other that are a large part of why I adore those series and the characters so much. (So singling out just one of the girls would seem unfair.)

So, those are my Top Ten(ish) Favorite Heroines - what are yours?  Let me know in the comments and/or link me to your own Top Ten Tuesday post!

Plus One ~ Elizabeth Fama (earc) review [@elizabethfama @fsgbooks]

Plus One
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
April 8, 2014
373 pages
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Divided by day and night and on the run from authorities, star-crossed young lovers unearth a sinister conspiracy in this compelling romantic thriller.

Seventeen-year-old Soleil Le Coeur is a Smudge—a night dweller prohibited by law from going out during the day. When she fakes an injury in order to get access to and kidnap her newborn niece—a day dweller, or Ray—she sets in motion a fast-paced adventure that will bring her into conflict with the powerful lawmakers who order her world, and draw her together with the boy she was destined to fall in love with, but who is also a Ray.

Set in a vivid alternate reality and peopled with complex, deeply human characters on both sides of the day-night divide, Plus One is a brilliantly imagined drama of individual liberty and civil rights, and a fast-paced romantic adventure story.

Elizabeth Fama's Plus One draws you in from the very beginning. In Soleil's world everything is divided between day and night, between Smudges and Rays. Some conduct their entire lives at night, legally forbidden from going out at night, they are the Smudges - Soleil included. Then, there are the Rays who's lives happen during the day. The Smudges are looked down on, doing things factory jobs; the Rays are viewed as better, more respectable.

Soleil -- Sol -- knows how the country works, that Smudges and Rays don't interact, lead separate existences. She knows it and she accepts it, except when it comes to one thing: her grandfather. Years ago her brother Ciel was transferred from night to day and Sol has not seen him again. It causes her heartache but Ciel isn't who has Sol willing to risk breaking the law.

Her grandfather is dying and Sol wants him to be able to hold her niece first.  A niece who is a Ray.

It's the accident, the injury Sol causes that throws everything into motion. Only, not as she intended.

Plus One has both a great plot and fantastic characters. Our first introduction to Sol not only gives a glimpse into what her life is like, what is and is not expected of her but of her character, as well. As things move forward with Sol's attempt, readers learn more about the night and day societies of the novel's Chicago. We connect more with Sol as we learn what her world is like - the society as a whole and her everyday life.

Dystopians with a future, or even a present, much different from our own are great fun to read when they're well done. They're made even better when an alternate history comes into play. Major events from the actual past featured different outcomes, some with an initially smaller impact, leading to the dual societies of Plus One.

That we are not left with a vague idea - or even no idea, at all - about how the change occurred makes the story fuller and more enjoyable.

How the societal structured impacts the characters, from their day to day (or night to night) activities to their mental/emotional state and beyond is extremely well done.  There is an action, adventure plot running through the novel paralleling the question of what is right and what one should be allowed to or prevented from doing.

I loved the characters of Plus One, how they interacted and the incredibly well imagined world in which their lives, their story took place. Plus One is a novel for those who loved character-centric stories and one for anyone who loves plot-driven tales.


Rating: 10/10


Other books you might also enjoy: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons and Legend by Marie Lu





thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy to review

Book Trailer Friday [@randomhousekids @Marie_Lu]

This week's book trailer pick is for the second DC Icons novel, Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu. It will be published by Random House Books for Young Readers on January 2nd. Here's the trailer:

about Batman: Nightwalker (DC Icons #2):

Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy.

The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list.

One by one, the city's elites are being executed as their mansions' security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. Meanwhile, Bruce is turning eighteen and about to inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Enterprises and all the tech gadgetry his heart could ever desire. But after a run-in with the police, he's forced to do community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's most brutal criminals.

Madeleine Wallace is a brilliant killer . . . and Bruce's only hope.


In Arkham, Bruce meets Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. What is she hiding? And why will she speak only to Bruce? Madeleine is the mystery Bruce must unravel. But is he getting her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees? Bruce will walk the dark line between trust and betrayal as the Nightwalkers circle closer.

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Random House Books for Young Readers // January 02, 2018 // 272 pages // DC Icons #2 // Goodreads // Book Depository // Amazon

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want Early [@harperteen @StMartinsPress @PenguinTeen]

hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

This week's Ten:

10 Books I’d Slay a Lion to Get Early

This is a lion-friendly blog, so instead the theme is going to be:

10 Books I Really, Really, Really Want to Get Early

those without covers yet:

Wildcard (Warcross #2) by Marie Lu
Goodreads
(September 18, 2018 // G.P. Putnam Sons Books for Young Readers)

Shadowglass ((The Bone Witch #3) by Rin Chupeco

Goodreads

(2019)

Whatever Kathleen Glasgow is Publishing Next

Girl in Pieces on Goodreads

(?)

Mikaela Everett's Next Novel

The Unquiet on Goodreads

(?)

and with covers:

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The Books of M by Peng Shepherd

Goodreads

(June 05, 2018 // William Morrow)

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

Goodreads

(June 19, 2018 // St Martins Press and HQ)

Eden Conquered (Dividing Eden #2) by Joelle Charbonneau
Goodreads
(June 05, 2018 // HarperTeen)

Crossing the Line by Simone Elkeles
Goodreads
(June 12, 2018 // HarperTeen)

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Goodreads

(May 08, 2018 // Razorbill)

On the Come Up by Angie Thoma

Goodreads

(February 05, 2019 // Balzer + Bray)

Please leave a comment and let me know what books you most want to read early!

Waiting On Wednesday [@AmieKaufman @misterkristoff @randomhousekids]

Waiting On Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine

My pick for this week:

ILLUMINAE (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.

This afternoon, her planet was invaded.

The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.

But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.

Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.

published October 20, 2015 by Knopf Books for Young Readers

add to your Goodreads shelf // pre-order from Book Depo // or Amazon

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Why?

1) You see who the authors are right? Amie Kaufman's (also co-authored, with Meagan Spooner) Starbound series is one of my absolute faves. I haven't read Jay Kristoff's books yet, but the Stormdancer trilogy is, " a Japanese-inspired steampunk fantasy"? It's definitely on my list.

2) It's space! It's the future! It's sci-fi in space in the future! (Seriously, I love sci-fi novels set on other planets/with inter-planetary travel/spaceships. Love.)

3) 'Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more' <---- see that right there? I have always really liked epistolary novels and ones told with documents (emails, files, memos, etc). I love that this is filled with so many different kinds of storytelling. Novels I've read that use something other than just straight narration to tell a story can really give interesting perspectives, deeper looks at the characters, and I'm really looking forward to how it works here.

4) You see that the cover quote is from Marie Lu, don't you?

5) Have you read any of the Illuminae reviews on Goodreads? No, well here's one and another one. And don't forget Jay Kristoff's here.


I'm almost scared of finding out anything else about this book. Every time I read/see/hear something new, I want to read it even more!

That's my pick for this week, what's yours? Tell me in the comments and/or link me to your own post!

Thursday 13: Book Recs

I decided to start back with the Thursday 13 meme just in time for the site to go down. So, here is the link to the site (if it comes back up) and the meme's general description: if it's Thursday make a post with a list of 13 things. Can be about anything, so long as it's 13 things long.

This week's 13 is:

13 Books I am Likely to Recommend*, Right Now

Waiting On Wednesday: Foreign Setting Books

hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

This week's Ten:

10 Books in Another Country

I chose the ten books that most made me want to visit the country (or countries) in which they were set - some are historical, some are present day and some are a little magical or futuristic but they are all real countries. Also, these may or may not be ten of my favorite books, but they are the ten that most drew me to their setting(s).

The Lost Season of Love & Snow by Jennifer Laam
Goodreads / Review


The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
Goodreads / Review

Hello, I Love You by Katie M Stout

Goodreads / Review

Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna & the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins

Goodreads / Review

Love, Lucy by April Lindner

Goodreads / Review

I See London, I See France (#1) by Sarah Mlynowski

Goodreads / Review

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Goodreads / Review

Just One Year (Just One Day #2) by Gayle Forman

Goodreads / Just One Day Review

The Night Parade by Kathryn Tanquary

Goodreads / Review

Warcross (#1) by Marie Lu
Goodreads

Please leave a comment and let me know your favorite books set in another country (or countries)!

Top Ten Tuesday: Graphic Novels TBR

hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This week's Ten:

10 Graphic Novels On My TBR List

Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 (Wires & Nerve #1)
by Marissa Meyer &
Douglas Holgate (illustrations)
Goodreads


Prodigy: The Graphic Novel (Legend: The Graphic Novel #2)
by Marie Lu &
Leigh Dragoon (Adapted by), Kaari (Illustrated by)
Goodreads


March: Book One (March #1)
by John Lewis &
Andrew Aydin (co-author), Nate Powell (artist)
Goodreads


Saga, Vol 1 (Saga, Volume 1)
by Brian K Vaughn (author) & Fiona Staples (artist)
Goodreads


Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Freefall (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1)
by Joss Whedon &
Andrew Chambliss, Georges Jeanty (Artist), Karl Moline (Artist)
Goodreads


Through the Woods
by Emily Carroll
Goodreads


R.I.P.D. Volume 1 (R.I.P.D.)
by Peter Lenkov, Randy Emberlin (inks), Lucas Marangon (pencils), Steve Dutro (letterer), Dave Nestelle (colorist)
Goodreads


Doctor Who Volume 1: Fugitive (Doctor Who volume 1 (2009) #1)
by Tony Lee, Al Davison (illustrator), Matthew Dow Smith (illustrator)
Goodreads


Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor, Vol. 1: Revolutions of Terror (Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #1-5)
by Nick Abadzis, Elena Casagrande (illustrations), Arianna Florian (illustrations)
Goodreads


Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor, Vol. 1: After Life (Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1-5)
by Al Ewing, Rob Williams, Simon Fraser (illustrations), Gary Caldwell (illustrations)
Goodreads

I seem to forget about reading the graphic novels on my TBR list (I have started one or two of these, read other books in some of the series, etc) so maybe this list will help me to actually read/finish them! (And Wires & Nerve is out today!)

Please leave a comment and let me know what graphic novels/comics are on your to-read list - or which are your favorites!