Tag: Book Review
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The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray
The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the Shadow Threat, which takes readers into the world of Krypton as they struggle to recognize that despite all of their advancements – their homeworld is dying and they can’t do anything to save it. This is the Krypton that…
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Haunted Mansion – Sina Grace
Haunted Mansion by Sina Grace My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love the Haunted Mansion in Disney World, it’s been my favourite ride since I was a little kid. The idea is that it is like a retirement home for spirits to spend the rest of their unlife and there is room for one…
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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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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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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…
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Snug – Catana Chetwynd (Mini Review)
Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend by Catana Chetwynd My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Snug by Catana Chetwynd is a book that compiles the author/illustrator’s comics about her life with her boyfriend (and best friend.) It was such a cute premise and I wanted to like it (and I did),…
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Be Everything At Once: Tales of a Cartoonist Lady Person – Dami Lee
Be Everything at Once: Tales of a Cartoonist Lady Person by Dami Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars Be Everything at Once is a graphic novel that collects a number of Dami Lee’s webcomics from “As Per Usual” and turns them into a humorous and relatable memoir. Dami Lee has moved between the United…
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You Brought Me the Ocean – Alex Sanchez
You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez My rating: 3 of 5 stars I liked the premise of the book, unfortunately, this was my least favorite of the four graphic novels that DC Ink provided me for review. I felt that the writing and art were weaker than the other three. Each of these…
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Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed – Laurie Halse Anderson
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson is a great coming of age graphic novel that explores who Diana is before she is truly Wonder Woman. The character and story bring a lot of humanity to a superhero that, while…
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