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Haunted Mansion by Sina GraceMy rating: 3 of 5 starsI 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 more spooky… Continue reading Haunted Mansion – Sina Grace
Teen Titans: Raven by Kami GarciaMy rating: 4.5 of 5 starsAs 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 origins, nuances… Continue reading Teen Titans: Raven – Kami Garcia
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami GarciaMy rating: 4.5 of 5 starsAs 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 without any… Continue reading Teen Titans: Beast Boy – Kami Garcia
Catwoman, Vol. 1: Copycats by Joëlle JonesMy rating: 3 of 5 starsAs 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 to borrow… Continue reading Catwoman, Vol. 1: Copycats – Joelle Jones
Stepsister by Jennifer DonnellyMy rating: 4 of 5 starsStepsister 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 did not… Continue reading Stepsister – Jennifer Donnelly
Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend by Catana ChetwyndMy rating: 3.5 of 5 starsSnug 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), but it… Continue reading Snug – Catana Chetwynd (Mini Review)
Be Everything at Once: Tales of a Cartoonist Lady Person by Dami LeeMy rating: 4 of 5 starsBe 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 States and… Continue reading Be Everything At Once: Tales of a Cartoonist Lady Person – Dami Lee
You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex SanchezMy rating: 3 of 5 starsI 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 stories were… Continue reading You Brought Me the Ocean – Alex Sanchez
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse AndersonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsWonder 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 beloved, might… Continue reading Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed – Laurie Halse Anderson
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko TamakiMy rating: 3.5 of 5 starsWhen thinking about reluctant readers, I always gravitate towards recommending graphic novels. It is something that I do on a daily basis in the library and I feel that it is usually the most successful way to get a reluctant reader to engage with… Continue reading Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass – Mariko Tamaki
