Borrowed this from my local library to read through. Thanks to @Awk_Word_Smith for the recommendation.
pickI got started on #ComicsBingo right away, because why not. The art grew on me; the story felt a little bit rushed, but I had fun anyway with Lupe -- and all her facial expressions. So teenage. 🤣
The ending was maybe a bit trite.
It's a light pick, like 3/5 stars (“liked it“) on my usual rating scale, but I had fun.
Scavenger hunt: “monster.“
Book reccomendation: “Unhinged.“ But also a rather lovely story!
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#HauntedShelf mid-point check in: 5318 Points.
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pickAnnual reread complete. I‘ve read this every year since 2019 and it still makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I adore this graphic novel. I hope it never feels old or stale.
so-soI will be going through my comic book collection over the next year or so to do some rereads and see what I can part with. I do a majority of my comic reading on Hoopla these days, because we don't have access to a comic book shop. The owner of the store I want to in Colorado told me, when I lamented picking up the newest issue of a series I hadn't even started reading yet, “That's why we are called comic COLLECTORS.“
pickAdorable juv graphic novel about an anxious little garlic bulb who‘s brought to life to help her witch mother in the garden. When a vampire comes to town, the other animate veggies elect her as their defender.
Includes lessons about judging a book by its cover, finding your own path, being brave, & how to be a good (& a bad) friend — & a good (& a bad) parent. Delightful produce puns made me laugh aloud. I‘d willingly read the next in the series!
Tomorrow is the October meeting of my children‘s fantasy book club at the library. As an icebreaker, I like to start with a themed personality quiz and then we all share our results.
I‘m particularly fond of the quiz I found to match the tagged book this month. If you‘re happy to waste a few silly moments, you can take it, too! It‘s…unique. 😅
https://sophie006liu.github.io/vegetal/
pickOksi by Mari Ahokoivu. A beautifully dark graphic novel based on Finnish folklore. A complicated mother-daughter relationship, curiosity and its consequences, an elaborate plan of primordial deities. Gorgeous and eerie art.
