One of my favorite Marvel series dropped a second season, and this one digs in deeper to Captain Peggy Carter: Super Hero. What if Nebula Joined the Nova Corps? Is a scifi take on noir that reminds me of the Marvel graphic novel Noir series, at least in spirit. It also gives a nod to […]
Author: Michele Lee
BOOK REVIEW: THE MEMORY EATER BY REBECCA MAHONEY
February 1, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney Razorbill, 2023 ISBN-13 : 978-0593524602 Available: Hardcover ( Bookshop.org ) Whistler Beach in Maine is a magical place, but frightening for those who know the truth. When was the last time Maine wasn’t like this? Stephen King didn’t invent the spookiness and weirdness […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** The Night Eaters: Volume 1, She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Abrams Comicarts, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781787739666 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, ( Bookshop.org | Amazon.com ) The creative team behind the Monstress comic series have created another world for readers to visit in The Night Eaters: She Eats […]
Book Review: House of Beating Wings by Olivia Wildenstein
January 19, 2024In a world of faerie high court tales be an Olivia Wildenstein. It’s no secret fairy smut is pretty popular right now. BookTok and Sara J. Maas have kicked off a reader passion for more adult oriented fairy tales, though the smut levels of the popular series vary. There’s very little in the first book […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Blackwood, Library Edition by Evan Dorkin, art by Veronica Fish and Andy Fish Dark Horse Comics, 2022 ISBN-13: 9781506731834 Available: Kindle, Comixology, hardback ( Bookshop.org | Amazon.com ) Wren Valentine, Reiko Oyuki, Dennis Wolchinski, and Stephen Heller, teenagers with mysterious pasts and otherworldly abilities, enroll in Blackwood College after they receive hefty scholarships. Blackwood […]
Books You Missed: The Unlikely Ones by Mary Brown
January 15, 2024You probably missed this one, seeing as it came out in 1986, the author never really exploded in popularity and viral wasn’t really a thing. However I consider this series one of my absolute favorites, and a must read for fantasy loving teens. Mary Brown wrote not one but four books about a girl who […]
T.V. Review: What If…? Season 1
January 5, 2024Movies and T.V. shows sticking to the books never mattered much to me, because I see each new version as a shared conversation between makers and audience about the source material. What If, then is right up my alley. Season one starts with a series of theoreticals; What if Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? […]
BOOK REVIEW: DAPHNE BY JOSH MALERMAN
January 3, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Daphne by Josh Malerman Del Rey, 2022 ISBN-13 : 978-0593157015 Available: Hardcover ( Bookshop.org ) Will Daphne continue the massive success for horror’s superstar author/musician/nice guy? Without spoilers, that would be a resounding “yes.” Josh Malerman hasn’t written the same novel twice. That’s an amazing thing– he keeps on spinning his muse into […]
Reflections of Failure: A Monster Musing
January 1, 2024My name is Michele and I’m a failure. It’s no surprise given the state of the world. *gestures, or possibly waves smoke away from face* I’ve been failure as a reader, and especially as a reviewer. This blog has been quiet for too long, and while I’d like to think I’m going to change that […]
Klaus: How Santa Claus Began by Grant Morrison, illustrated by Dan Mora BOOM! Studios, 2019 ISBN-13: 9781684153930 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition ( Bookshop.org | Amazon.com ) Klaus arrives in the town of Grimsvig during Yuletide to trade furs, and finds it a sad shell of what it once was. Grimsvig is under the control of Baron Magnus, a harsh man […]