Well, I had a feeling that my December TBR wouldn’t remain static, and it didn’t. I got through…. I think two of the books I’d originally pulled out for myself and the month kind of collapsed in on itself after that. I blame fanfic. I should say the holidays- that would make more sense, wouldn’t it? But no, it was fanfic.

Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Having enjoyed the movie, I perhaps had too high of hopes for this one. Unfortunately the humor that worked so well in the film wasn’t that great on paper and the protagonist (and about every other character in this book) soured an interesting concept.
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The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by David Rosenfelt
This was an okay read, overall. It was vaguely Christmassy, at least, though you really can’t judge a book by its cover here. Totally different vibe going on in the book. I just don’t really think I’m the biggest fan of legal thrillers, though, despite my childhood love of Matlock.
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The Adventure Zone Vol 1- Here There be Gerblins by Pietsch and McElroy
I was pleasantly surprised by how well this first volume is put together. Anyone who’s listened to TAZ Balance (what the comic is based off of) will know that this arc was…. well, it was very McElroy-brand manic at times. The comic smooths that out a bit while leaving in the humor, creating a great start for this comic series. /
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The Adventure Zone Vol 2 – Murder on the Rockport Limited! by Pietsch and McElroy
I’d already read and reviewed TAZ vol 2 before, but I was thoroughly ready to pick it back up again after reading Here There be Gerblins. Having read three volumes now of the story, I can still say this is my favorite one yet- high praise considering this wasn’t one of my favorite arcs in the podcast.
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The Adventure Zone Vol 3 – Petals to the Metal
And once again, a wonderful adaption of the podcast. It’s a crazy mess of a story featuring crazy plant powers, illegal racing, and romance. The side-characters were great in this one, and I was thrilled to see that a particular issue that the McElroys stumbled into was fixed in this version of the story.

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