#90 A Call to Arms by David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope

The second book in the series continues with following Travis Long’s career but it also keeps tabs on other people you meet in the previous book. Travis has the same problems with his desire to always stick to the rulebook no matter what and that hurts him both professionally and personally.  I actually preferred the other characters in this book to him.  Hopefully at some point in the future he will actually see what he is doing to himself with this desire to always play by the rules.  The politics are still there in this book and that both Travis and his brother don’t really think about the connection they have to one another in their day to day lives everyone is very happy to take advantage of it and get even with one or the other by sabotaging stuff where they can.  Maybe later books will have them getting in better contact with each other to the betterment of both.

Physical review copy provided by the publisher.

#91 Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi by Anthony Bourdain, Joel Rose, Alé Garza

If you have read Get Jiro and wondered how Jiro got to where he was in LA, then this is the story for you.  This graphic novel is slim on dialogue but the images perfectly convey the feelings that Jiro has about not fitting into the yakuza lifestyle and hiding his lessons in becoming a sushi chef.  The Japan in this book isn’t nearly as crazy feeling as the LA was in the previous book.  I liked the look and story of this collection and hopefully at some point in the future there might be more Jiro stories.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss