Book #82: Ms Marvel vol 7, Damage Per Second

I love this series so much. This was the local politics storyline, with a little coda for Bruno at the end, and it was all so GOOD. I love Kamala so much, and her family and her friends are just THE BEST. The last couple volumes of this series have been weirdly heart-breaking, but I feel like this one was getting back on track. Kamala still does (and I hope always will!) make mistakes, but people spent less time dragging her in this volume, and I appreciate that so much.

Book #83: Blood and Sand, by C.V. Wyk

A reimagining of history where Spartacus is a girl, Blood and Sand plays fast and loose with the historical record (it warns you first, and also: I don't care) to keep up an engaging plot with interesting characters. It's not super interested in making you like Romans (which: thank goodness, because Romans are THE WORST), but I enjoyed the main character, Attia, quite a bit. The supporting characters were also fun, and it was interesting to see them all interact, playing different parts for intrigues. There was one twist I didn't see coming (which is UNUSUAL for me, let me tell you!), and by and large I really liked it.

I mostly left off feeling like I wanted MORE. Clearly this is going to be a series, but I selfishly wanted all of it right now. It's not even a cliffhanger. I just know vaguely where the story is going, and wanted to see how everything played out.