Tag: comics and graphic novels
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Review: The Monstrous Dreams of Mr Providence by Daria Schmitt
**I was provided an electronic ARC via the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Daria Schmitt presents an adult graphic novel inspired by HP Lovecraft’s “The Strange House High in the Mist” with The Strange Dreams of Mr Providence. Readers follow Providence in his role as caretaker of a park…
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Review: Cryptid Club by Sarah Anderson
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Sarah Anderson returns with Cryptid Club, a collection of short comics centering on various cryptids. I have been a fan of Sarah Anderson’s comics for quite some time, and love a good themed collection. Anderson also provides…
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Review: Taproot by Keezy Young
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 4.5 stars Keezy Young’s award-winning debut queer YA graphic novel Taproot receives a new edition through Oni Press. Taproot follows Hamal, a gardener who can see ghosts. Hamal has always seen ghosts, but has recently become friends…
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Review: Sorceline by Sylvia Douyé
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Sylvia Douyé presents Sorceline Volume 1, an upper middle grade fantasy graphic novel following the titular Sorceline. Sorceline finds herself in a magical school for cryptozoology where she and her fellow students aim to learn about magical creatures and…
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Review: Batter Royale by Leisl Adams
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Leisl Adams debuts with a contemporary graphic novel, Batter Royale. Marketed as Check, Please! meets The Great British Bake Off, readers follow Fred and Rose as they compete on a reality cooking show. Fred wants the prize…
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Review: Yagi the Bookshop Goat by Fumi Furukawa
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Fumi Furukawa’s Yagi the Bookshop Goat is a sweet and spicy yaoi manga intended for adults. Yagi is a goat who loves books and desperately wants to work in a bookshop. Since Yagi is a goat, he…
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Review: Chef’s Kiss by Jarrett Melendez
**I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 5 stars Jarrett Melendez presents a new adult queer romantic comedy with Chef’s Kiss. Readers follow Ben Cook and his trio of roommates. Ben is a recent college graduate who is trapped in the cycle of needing experience for entry…
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Review: Venom Lethal Protector by James R Tuck
**I received an audiobook galley from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 3 stars James R Tuck adds to the novels of the Marvel universe with Venom: Lethal Protector. Tuck essentially novelizes the comic by the same name and narrator David Bendena lends voice to antihero Venom. Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook.…
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Review: The Sprite and the Gardener by Rii Abrego et al
4 stars **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Joe Whitt and Rii Abrego team up to bring the tale of Sprite and the Gardener to life. The sprites used to help raise plants, which has now become a human task. When Wisteria is caught helping…
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Review: Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Lilah Sturges returns with her newest work, Girl Haven. Ash’s mother wrote about a fantasy world called Koretris where only female creatures live and only female travelers can pass through. When Ash and his friends (Eleanor, Junebug,…
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