#123 Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire

The seventh book of the series and I still love everything about them. Each one builds on the relationships that Toby has made in the previous books but with all of the books they seem to be able to let you read them without having read the previous ones. The back story is mentioned but not shoved down the reader's throat as the current story unfolds.  Things come to a head with Toby and the Queen over the goblin fruit jam that is killing changelings and Toby finds herself with 3 days to leave the kingdom. Or she can somehow replace the Queen. Knowing Toby she chooses the harder of the two options since it turns out that the current Queen may not be the correct heir to the throne. A great story and this ones has lots of people that Toby has helped in the past come to her aid this time. Bonus you finnally find out who Quentin's parents are and for the paper readers there is a short story at the end of the book that is hinted at during the story when Toby tastes the Luidaeg.  All in all a great book and I can't wait for the next one.

#124 Grandville by Bryan Talbot

I'm reading these out of order since I read the third collection for the Hugo ballot and this one is now the first one. Gave me lots of back history to the third volume but was a great story in itself. If you like steampunk, Sherlock Holmes riffs and/or anthropomorphic animals then this is a great story for you. The art is as good as the story and now I will need to track down the second volume and keep my eyes peeled for more set in this universe.

#125 Get Jiro! by Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Langdon Foss

A future where dining is controlled in a mob like fashion by two chefs. One is Rose, a locavore chef who's followers look like a bunch of hippies and the other, Bob that cooks in a classic European style. Jiro comes out of nowhere and has a sushi restaurant in the outer ring of the city  and both sides come calling with join or else as their offer. Jiro plays each side against the other. The more you know about food and all the ins and out of foodie culture the funnier the in jokes are.  After reading this I would like to see another book in the same setting but I'm not sure where the story would go from here.