**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.** The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Del Rey, 2022 ISBN-13 : 978-0593355336 Available:: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com This reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau takes place on the Yucután peninsula in 1871 against the backdrop of the Yucután Caste War. A hacendero, Joseph Lizdale, hires the adventurer Montgomery […]
**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk** Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito Viz Media, 2021 ISBN-13: 9781974719860 Available: Hardcover, Kindle, Comixology Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection brings together twelve of the horror mangaka’s earliest works. In “Bio House,” a young woman is invited to a strange meal where the after-dinner digestif is a […]
Anime Review: Castlevania: Nocturne
April 8, 2024A distant follow up to Netflix’s Castlevania series, Nocturne is set during the French Revolution and focuses on Trevor and Sypha’s descendant Richtor Belmont, his adopted sister and magician Maria Renard, Annette, a former slave with Orisha powers, and Edouard, Annette’s best friend and a opera singer. I started watching right after finishing the first […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Cereal: Sweet Darkness (Cereal #1) by Mark Russell, art by Peter Snejbjerg, Angelica Ingio, Ole Comoll, and Rob Steen Ahoy Comics, 2023 ISBN-13: 9781952090271 Available: Paperback Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The Marquis de Cocoa, a newly turned vampire, insists on continuing a tradition for the villagers in his township in order […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Glass Scientists, Volume 1 by S. H. Cotugno Razorbill, 2023 ISBN-13: 978593524442 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com The Glass Scientists is a webcomic created by S. H. Cotugno. Set in 19th Century London, Dr. Henry Jekyll founds The Society for Arcane Sciences, a place where mad scientists prove they […]
Anime Review: Castlevania
March 29, 2024Castlevania isn’t a true anime, as it’s produced by Netflix, and written by Warren Ellis (who is amazing), done in an anime-inspired style of artwork, however it presents itself as one (thanks to multiple anime alumni also being involved) so I’m reviewing it as one. Something it’s also not is aimed at teens, with sexual […]
BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO SUCCEED IN WITCHCRAFT BY AISLINN BROPHY
March 27, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** How to Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readees, 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0593354520 Available: Hadcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Shay is one of the few students of color at T.K. Anderson Prep. In a world where only licensed magic users can get top […]
BOOK REVIEW: NETTLE & BONE BY T. KINGFISHER
March 25, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher Tor, 2023 ISBN-13 978-125024404 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook. Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com There is a thin line between fantasy and horror, and between YA and adult fiction. Nettle and Bone dances on that line in this dark fairytale by T. Kingfisher, closer in tone to The […]
**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.** Wingbearer (Wingbearer Saga #1) by Marjorie Liu, art by Teny Issakhanian Quill Tree, 2022 ISBN-13: 9780062741165 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, Comixology Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Marjorie Liu takes a step away from horror and dark fantasy with her middle grade graphic novel, Wingbearer. Zuli, raised in the Great Tree by mysterious bird spirits, […]
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (DanMachi is the Japanese language short title) is a light romantic/adventure series centered on a world were the gods of humanity have given up most of their magic in order to live more adventurous lives among humans. This has led to them gathering […]