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Monster High: New Scaremester #1 – Comic Review

Arden Skye6 months ago6 months ago02 mins

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I lava all the scareverse monsters in the background, and Ghoulia’s zombie language which consists of moans and groans. And, of corpse, the bootiful monster puns.

Espada – Graphic Novel Review

Arden Skye6 months ago7 months ago04 mins

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A hidden gem. Didn’t expect the inside to be in the same beautiful colorful art as the cover! Surely is a very unique artstyle and quite mesmerizing to look at. The color palette as well as the designs are just hypnotic and fit the vibe of the world so well! Even though it plays around…

The back cover of the book on the left. Text: "Copyrighted Material. The introduction of Window and Mirror begins with a question: What are we doing here? The emphasis is on both the doing and the place. Ted Virts' poetry collection meanders through life experiences with story, blessing, myth, and the day-to-day realities of pain, delight, humor, and wonder. Virts explores life with an undercurrent of curiosity, faith, emotion, loss, hope, acceptance, and presence. His poems link tragedy at the southern U.S. border, the death of his father, the constant plea for political donations, the nightly news, and a description of Christmas as an artichoke. The link? The sacredness of everyday life." "So many poignant poems here stop me in my tracks. inviting me to be deeply present with what is offered, and to carry that invitation to situations I contend with beyond the author's reach." -CAROL BARRETT, Ph.D.. author of Reading Wind and Pansies atmospherepress.com "ISBN 9798891325951 90000 Copyrighted Material 9798891 325951" On the right, the front book cover. There's a brown rectangle frame that shows a painting of an outdoor street which has an round archway showing the blue sky. There's a red carpet spread out, leading from the bottom of the frame towards the middle of the picture. Text: "WINDOW AND MIRROR POETRY BY TED VIRTS"

Window and Mirror – Book Review

Arden Skye6 months ago6 months ago02 mins

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A great collection of poems
that remind us
poetry doesn’t have to be rhyming,
one only needs to know
the art of language,
and how to weave the words
in a way
that touches the reader’s soul.

A collage with all 12 book Covers that are featured in this article.

Short books I’ve read in March & April – Reviews

Arden Skye6 months ago6 months ago011 mins

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Sunflowers; When you’re a boy; The Sun; Woah, what a bicycle?!; Milo and the Germ Adventure; Sydney, Bean, and the Missing Gloves; Nite Nite, Piggies; Sib Squad; I am a forest girl; The Pug Who Didn’t Belong; Turtles Are Not Boring; You’re Not a Real Dog Owner Until…

String – Graphic Novel #1 Review

Arden Skye6 months ago7 months ago02 mins

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Overall cool idea, and a nice twist on the red string of fate – blue string for sexual partners, and black string for murder/victim.

On the left, the back cover. A picnic cloth lying in grass, with a sandwich with brainy insides, a bone cookie ("GUDBOY") and a bloody bubble tea. Text: "Zom is just your average everyday zombie girl. Enjoy this laugh-out-loud, wordless comic collection, which follows the everyday adventures of Zom, a zombie girl; Ari, a resident vampire; and Theo, a loveable werewolf. Zom and her fantastical friends navigate everything from dating to beach trips to roommate spats in a colorful, engaging world full of ghouls, skeletons, and ghosts. This silent graphic novel takes full advantage of the illustrated format and shows the hearts (literally, in some cases) at the core of even the spookiest monsters. ZomCom'ics is great for anyone who likes spooky, funny, and relatable stories." Andrews McMeel PUBLISHING® www.andrewsmcmeel.com $18.99 U.S.A. ($25.99 Canada) ISBN: 978-1-5248-9208-1 51899 9781524 892081 Printed in China On the right, the front cover. Zom, Ari and Theo are seen lying on their backs in the grass in a circle and looking at each other, smiling. Zom's arm is detached, lying above their heads. Text: "ZOMCOM'ICS Emi MG"

ZomCom’ics – Webcomic Review

Arden Skye6 months ago7 months ago02 mins

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Loved it! (Especially the Spiderman meme lmao. Or the death reaper situations.) Silent comics are always so cool, and shows again & again how you don’t need many words (or any words) to tell a story! I especially love how diverse and creative each strip is. All kinds of mythological creatures in situations that I…

On the left, the back cover. A green background with no visuals, just text: "Tessa hasn't spoken to Olive in ten years and she's not about to start now... Delight in this enemies-to-lovers graphic novel with a queer twist! Struggling twenty-something Tessa has the dream of a creative career that never quite seems to take off and a long line of terrible first dates. When the coffee shop where she works goes out of business, she's able to visit her parents for the first time in years. Arriving at her family home, she discovers that her parents have rented out the basement apartment to her high school nemesis, Olive Virtue. Old wounds resurface during Tessa's stay, but an accident that traps them in the attic forces them to face their past and think about their future." $18.99 U.S.A. ($25.99 Canada) ISBN: 978-1-5248-8953-1 51899 Andrews McMeel PUBLISHING® www.andrewsmcmeel.com 9781524 889531 Printed in China On the right, the front cover. Tessa, a butch lesbian with a grey shirt and light brown hair, as well as two black earrings in her ears, is standing in the front and looking to the back left, to Olive. Olive is a slightly taller woman with blonde hair, a green long dress with green earring and glasses, looking at Tessa. Both women are blushing at each other. The background shows various scribbles and diary entries with small hearts at the top. Text: "I HATED YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL | KATHLEEN GROS"

I Hated You in High School – GN Review

Arden Skye6 months ago7 months ago04 mins

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More like: friends to enemies to lovers, with a bit of second chance trope. Not that it’s disappointing, I do prefer friends to lovers anyways.

The two front covers of "23:45" volume 1 and volume 2, with the two main characters, Iku and Mimori, on it.

23:45 – BL Manga Review

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As both volumes feel like an AU to each other and can totally be each read as a stand-alone, here’s my review for them separately. Volume 1: 9/10 Plot Iku stumbles upon a ghost, Mimori, who only he can see. As he has nowhere else to go and doesn’t remember anything prior his death, Iku…

Mothers of Fate – Book Review

Arden Skye6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

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The writing style is really good; I ate it it all in 2 days, and that’s quick af. Low-key invested.

The front cover of "Bog Myrte" by Sid Sharp on the right: Beatrice, in a red dress, a round woman with brown short hair, is standing in the left bottom corner on a hill. She's surrounded by many green to blue hills and trees. The hill at the top looks like a hill, but is actually the green head with two eyes and hands that are holding onto the other hills, looking curiously down to Beatrice. On the left, the german back cover is seen. Text: "Die gutherzige Beatrice möchte ihrer Schwester Magnolia, die immer friert, einen Pullover stricken. Von Moor Myrte – einer Spinnenfrau, die im Wald lebt und sich für dessen Erhalt einsetzt – kriegt sie ein Zaubergarn geschenkt und macht daraus einen magischen Pulli für ihre Schwester. Aber anstatt sich über das Geschenk zu freuen, möchte sich Magnolia am Pulli bereichern und befiehlt Beatrice und den ihr helfenden Spinnen, noch viele weitere zu stricken. Was, wenn Moor Myrte das herausfindet? Sid Sharps erstes Buch »Der Wolfspelz« war für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2024 nominiert."

Bog Myrtle – Children’s Book Review

Arden Skye6 months ago7 months ago02 mins

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Very sweet! And quite unexpected, especially the ending. Although also nice to have a different kind of happy end for a change. I love that …: