Tag: comics and graphic novels
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Review: Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol 1 by Chris Grine
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating 4.5 Chris Grine introduces a fun middle grade graphic novel surrounding a sleepaway camp and the mystical creatures of the island with the first volume of Secrets of Camp Whatever. Readers follow a group of children who…
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Review: Delicates by Brenna Thummler
**spoiler alert** **I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Brenna Thummler returns to the world of Sheets with its sequel, Delicates. Readers continue to follow Marjorie as she enters the eighth grade and joins student council. Wendell the ghost struggles with feeling left behind…
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Review: Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1 by Sui Ishida
**I received an electronic copy from the publisher post-publication through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Sui Ishida introduces Tokyo Ghoul in this first volume of a supernatural horror manga. Ken Kaneki has always been a bit of a wallflower and a bookworm. After an accident that results in an organ transplant, Kaneki…
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Review: The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O’Neill
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 5 stars Kay O’Neill’s third installment in the Tea Dragon series of graphic novels, The Tea Dragon Tapestry, continues with the previously established characters on a new story arc. I had already pre-ordered The Tea Dragon Tapestry before I…
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Review: The Promised Neverland Vol 1 by Kaiu Shirai
**spoiler alert** **I was provided an electronic copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Actual rating: 3.5 Kaiu Shirai’s The Promised Neverland is a twisted fantasy manga. Readers follow Emma, Ray, and Norman (per VIZ translations to English) as they live in Grace Field House. Emma and Norman learn their orphanage…
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Review: Naruto Vol 1 by Masashi Kishimoto
**I was provided an electronic copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Naruto is the work of Masashi Kishimoto and follows the titular character as he works toward becoming a full-fledged ninja with the ultimate goal of being the best ninja in his village. So, honestly, this was a…
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Review: Red Rising Sons of Ares Vol 2 Wrath by Pierce Brown et al
4 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** The Red Rising Saga has been one of my most favorite series in recent years, and I am not disappointed with the prequel graphic novel series, Red Rising Sons of Ares. This is difficult to discuss without spoilers,…
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Review: Artifact One Vol 1 by JT Krul et al
**I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 5 stars Artifact One is a collaborative effort between writers JT Krul and Vince Hernandez along with artist Romina Moranelli. What readers receive is an introduction to a science fiction story following Remi, a Terrillian female, who is an…
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Review: Nils The Tree of Life by Jérôme Hamon
3 stars **I received an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** Jérôme Hamon brings us Nils: The Tree of Life, a nordic inspired fantasy graphic novel set in a society where things have ceased growing. The land and people both have become infertile. Nils and his father seek to…
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Review: RePlay by Saki Tsukahara
**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.** 4 stars Replay by Saki Tsukahara is a manga-style graphic novel that follows two high school students who have grown up playing baseball together. Catcher, Mashiro Ritsu, and pitcher, Mizuhara Yuuta, have been best friends since third grade and…
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