By Bill Willingham (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Artist), Steve Leialoha (Artist), Lan Medina (Artist), Bryan Talbot (Artist), Linda Medley (Artist), James Jean (Cover Artist)Publisher: VertigoRelease Date: May 1st, 2004Genre: Urban FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars First things first: I love when any type of series starts with a summary of previous events. Very useful, very much appreciated.ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 24, Graphic Novel Review: Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love”
Tag Archives: Reviews
Blogtober Day 17, Review: Becoming Crone by Lydia M. Hawke
Publisher: Michem PublishingFormat: ebookRelease Date: June 17th, 2021Genre: FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Claire Emerson has lived an ordinary life. She married, had her son Paul, raised him, was cheated on by her husband, and is now a divorced grandmother. When she turns 60, she realises she needs a purpose, but the last thing she expectedContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 17, Review: Becoming Crone by Lydia M. Hawke”
Book Review: Shaken or Stirred by Georgia Beers
Publisher: Bold Strokes BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: August 1st, 2021Genre: Romance – LGBT Goodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I really wanted to like this much, much more than I did. For starters, it’s Bold Strokes Books, a publisher I really love! They put out some excellent LGBT+ fiction and definitely check them out. As for Shaken orContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Shaken or Stirred by Georgia Beers”
Blogtober Day 12: Whistling Past the Graveyard Book Review
Another dip into the Divination Hollow archives today with this review of Lex H. Jones’ Whistling Past the Graveyard. By: Lex H. JonesPublisher: Burdizzo BooksFormat: ebookRelease Date: January 29, 2021Genre: Horror (Short Story Collection)Goodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Original Review Whistling Past the Graveyard is a collection of thirteen (what a wonderful number) short stories from authorContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 12: Whistling Past the Graveyard Book Review”
Blogtober Day 10, Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium
By Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (Illustrator), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Clayton CowlesPublisher: Image ComicsRelease Date: July 1st, 2015Genre: Urban FantasyGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars This has very quickly become a must-read series for me, and with Volume 2 I am completely and utterly hooked. Drawn back into the worlds of gods, Laura searches for the truth behindContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 10, Graphic Novel Review: The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium”
Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
Publisher: Titan BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: September 25, 2018Genre: YA – FantasyGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars This book feels fitting for October, with its darker take on Alice in Wonderland. Alice has a secret; since her father died, she’s been training to battle monsters, known as Nightmares, in Wonderland. But Alice still has to go to school,ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 9, Review: A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney“
Let’s Talk Bookish: DNF’ing Books
Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022. October 7th: DNF’ing Books(Mint @ Mint Loves Books) Prompts: DNF is an acronym that stands for did not finish. WhatContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk Bookish: DNF’ing Books”
Book Review: The Rose Kiss by Esme Rome
Publisher: Parako PressFormat: ebookRelease Date: May 1st, 2021Genre: Romantic FantasyGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars Review I admit I was really looking forward to finally reading this one after it’s sat on my virtual shelf for so long. Romance? Beauty and the Beast? A curse in a Historical Fantasy setting? All things very much right up myContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Rose Kiss by Esme Rome”
Graphic Novel Review: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas
By Gerard Way (Writer), Gabriel Bá (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colourist), Nate Piekos (Letterer)Publisher: Dark Horse ComicsRelease Date: November 1st, 2009Genre: Sci-FiGoodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars Review Okay, Dallas takes The Umbrella Academy in a more batshit direction that volume 1, and I am totally here for it. Do not go into this expecting the Netflix series; there are a coupleContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas”
Graphic Novel Review: Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon
By Matt Fraction, Artists David Aja, Javier PulidoPublisher: MarvelRelease Date: March 19th, 2013Genre: SFF – SuperheroesGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars Related Reviews Other Marvel Reviews: The Ultimates, Volume 1 / Volume 2 / Secret Invasion / Deadpool: Dracula’s Gauntlet Review There’s just something wonderfully delightfully about Hawkeye, but especially once you go outside the MCU. ReadingContinueContinue reading “Graphic Novel Review: Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon”
