Category: Book Review
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Teen Titans: Raven – Kami Garcia
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars As I mentioned in my Beast Boy review, I didn’t watch too much of the Teen Titans tv show nor did I read many of their comics. I know the characters, but not well enough to be an expert on their backstories and…
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Superlatives Tag
I was tagged by a few people for this about 2 years ago. Better late than never? MOST LIKELY TO BE IN THE MOVIES: THE BOOK THAT WOULD MAKE THE BEST MOVIE A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas The Night Court and the city of Velaris, who wouldn’t want to see…
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Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, Vol. 1: A New Beginning – Jody Houser
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, Vol. 1: A New Beginning by Jody Houser My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love the show Doctor Who and I wanted to see how this graphic novel was. It is the first featuring the thirteenth doctor, so I thought it would make for a good starting point. Honestly,…
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The 5 W’s Book Tag
Basically, Shanah did this tag two years ago and it’s been sitting in my drafts folder. I promised you guys that I would catch up on my tags. So here is another tag: WHO? Who is an author you’d love to have a one on one with? Leigh Bardugo. I’d love to talk writing and…
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Teen Titans: Beast Boy – Kami Garcia
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars As much as I love superheroes, I never really read any of the Teen Titans stuff nor did I watch more than a few episodes of the show. I honestly didn’t know what to expect and wasn’t sure if I would enjoy…
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Catwoman, Vol. 1: Copycats – Joelle Jones
Catwoman, Vol. 1: Copycats by Joëlle Jones My rating: 3 of 5 stars As much as I enjoy some iterations of Catwoman, I have not followed her storyline particularly closely so I was curious to see how well she would hold up in the first entry in this new series. One of my coworkers wanted…
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Brave Book Tag
I wanted to catch up on some of my Disney-inspire, BRP original tags so now we have Brave! Scotland: Land of Magic, Castles, and will-o’-the-wisps Name a magical book setting Since I read 99% fantasy, they’re pretty much all magical book settings. But who wouldn’t want to go to Hogwarts? Clan Dunbroch: Merida’s family clan…
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New Kid – Jerry Craft
New Kid by Jerry Craft My rating: 4 of 5 stars New Kid is an incredibly accessible graphic novel that introduces us to seventh-grader Jordan and his life as the new kid in a new school. As a black kid, he experiences daily micro aggressions in his new school. He watches other kids be stereotyped…
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BPR Original: Hercules Book Tag
Mandy and Sha have blessed us with another fun Disney-inspired book tag and even though it has taken me a literal age to get around to it – I’m finally tackling their Hercules Book Tag! Be sure to read their responses here. Zero to Hero – Name a Character That You Didn’t Think Much Of…
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Stepsister – Jennifer Donnelly
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly is a challenging book to rate, because I did not enjoy it when I first started reading but was engaged by the end. How do you rate a book that has such completely different feelings from beginning to conclusion? I honestly…
