— ARC review, book review, comic/graphic novel, middle grade —

The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner (ARC Review)

August 28, 2021

Moth Hush is starting to settle into her newfound witch heritage and powers, but life at school continues to be rough. Even her best friend, Charlie, doesn’t entirely understand what it’s like for her to always be the one who gets mocked, and things only get worse when Moth’s mom starts dating one of the dorkiest teachers in the school! Then Moth gets hold of a mysterious charm that can unleash another version of herself—one who is confident, cool, and extremely popular. What could possibly go wrong?… Read More The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner (ARC Review)

— ARC review, book review, comic/graphic novel —

Eat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney Boo (Review)

April 26, 2020

A story about Mindy, a woman living with an eating disorder who has to learn how to love herself again. In pursuit of the perfect body, Mindy buys the low-fat diet products and the glossy magazines which promise the secret to losing weight. One night, while perusing the aisles of the neighborhood convenience store for a midnight snack, she finds a new product. A chocolate bar called “Eat and Love Yourself”… Read More Eat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney Boo (Review)

— book review, comic/graphic novel, young adult —

Topside by J.N. Monk & Harry Bogosian (Review)

November 23, 2019

When Jo, a headstrong maintenance technician, makes an error that destabilizes her planet’s core, she only knows one way to fix things: leaving her underground home for a trip to the planet’s dangerous, unruly surface. Soon she’s wandering through deserts, riding on the backs of giant beasts, and cutting deals with con artists and bounty hunters. Meanwhile, agents of the core are in hot pursuit. J. N. Monk and Harry Bogosian (co-creators of the web-comic StarHammer) present a wild outer-space fantasy about fixing your mistakes and the friends you meet along the way… Read More Topside by J.N. Monk & Harry Bogosian (Review)

— book review, comic/graphic novel, young adult —

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks (Review)

October 1, 2019

Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye every Halloween, and they’re reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different—Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye.… Read More Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks (Review)

— book review, comic/graphic novel —

Archie Comics’ Jughead: Volumes 1, 2, & 3 (Review)

December 19, 2018

As some of you may know (due to my rambles on social media and my review for season 1), I am a very big fan of Jughead in the Archie Comics TV adaptation Riverdale. Riverdale’s Jughead has stolen my heart, and it should therefore come as no surprise that I requested the first 3 volumes… Read More Archie Comics’ Jughead: Volumes 1, 2, & 3 (Review)

— book birthdays —

Book Birthdays: October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018

Since the first post in this series last week was such a hit, here are the books on my radar that are celebrating their Book Birthdays today (a.k.a. are being published in Canada today)! Please let me know if you have any feedback and/or suggestions for these posts! Anything from formatting to the info about each… Read More Book Birthdays: October 16, 2018

— ARC review, book review, comic/graphic novel, young adult —

Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (ARC Review)

September 11, 2018

Helloooo, Internet Land. Bitty here! Y’all… I might not be ready for this. I may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It’s nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking. And then, there is Jack—our very attractive but moody captain… Read More Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (ARC Review)

— blog tour, book review, comic/graphic novel, middle grade —

Spill Zone: The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvillard (Blog Tour: Review)

July 14, 2018

Welcome to my stop on the Spill Zone: The Broken Vow Blog Tour hosted by First Second Books! I am so very happy and honoured to be a part of this blog tour. I read the first graphic novel in the series last year, and I absolutely loved it. Needless to say, I was very excited… Read More Spill Zone: The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld and Alex Puvillard (Blog Tour: Review)

— book review, comic/graphic novel, nonfiction —

Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter (Science Comics) by Joe Flood (Review)

May 10, 2018

Title: Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter Author: Joe Flood Type: Nonfiction, Sequential Art, Graphic Novel Genre: Science, Animals Publisher: First Second (Macmillan) Published: April 17, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. For over 400 million years, sharks have been the ocean’s top predator! They’re vital to… Read More Sharks: Nature’s Perfect Hunter (Science Comics) by Joe Flood (Review)

— book review, comic/graphic novel, young adult —

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (Review)

May 8, 2018

Title: The Prince and the Dressmaker Author: Jen Wang Type: Fiction, Sequential Art, Graphic Novel Genre: YA, Historical, LGBT Publisher: First Second (Macmillan) Published: February 13, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Raincoast Books, in exchange for an honest review. Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking… Read More The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (Review)