In modern Japan Anzu is a somewhat anti-social (neurodivergent maybe?) teen who is completely content with her life of a happy little family, plenty of video games to play, and plenty of chocolate to eat. Until a “love cupid”/wizard named Riri appears in her life. Riri lives in an alternate universe that is built on […]
Book Review: What Did You Do? by Jeneane O’ Riley
September 26, 2024It is impossible to discuss this book without spoilers for it and the first book, How Does It Feel? So I’m putting my review below a cut. Tweet
Book (Tok) Review: How Does it Feel? By Jeneane O’ Riley
September 23, 2024It’s undeniable that Romantasy has taken over social media. Part YA (as many of the books feature early adult characters and cater to YA/NA readers) and part Urban Fantasy, the field brushes again more established genres, gleefully twisting their trope for their own. Meta writing (reading?) is part of the game these days to readers. […]
***Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.*** Pretty Deadly Volume 3: The Rat by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Emma Rios Image Comics, 2020 ISBN-13: 9781534315198 Available: Kindle, paperback Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com DeConnick and Rios’ Pretty Deadly Volume 3 : The Rat launches us forward in time from World War I to 1930s Hollywood. The […]
***Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.*** Pretty Deadly Volume 2: The Bear by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Emma Rios Image Comics, 2016 ISBN-13: 9781632156945 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Pretty Deadly Volume 2: The Bear moves the first volume’s timeline ahead to World War I. Sarah Fields lays dying, and her children want nothing […]
T.V. Review: Clickbait
August 27, 2024Available from Netflix, this miniseries starts with a kidnapping, and a live feed promising death to an abusive man at a certain number of views. Each episode centers on a different main character, The victim’s sister, a cop on the case, the victim’s wife, the victim’s son, etc. The most standout aspect of this thriller/horror […]
***Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk.*** Manga Classics: Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Stacy King, art by Virginia Nitouhei Manga Classics, 2021 ISBN-13: 9781947808058 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Amazon.com Manga Classics brings us a manga version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. By now most readers are familiar with the vampire classic’s general story. Jonathan Harker, a young […]
**Cross Posted from The Circulation Desk.** When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll Silver Sprocket, 2024 (previously published by Koyama Press in 2019) ISBN-13: 9798886200409 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com On a dark and stormy night, a cat woman arrives at the mysterious Countess’ castle on an unspoken mission. The Countess mentions that […]
BOOK REVIEW: WHEN CICADAS CRY BY CAROLINE CLEVELAND
August 16, 2024**Crossposted from the Circulation Desk** When Cicadas Cry by Caroline Cleveland Union Square & Co, 2024 ISBN 978-1-4549-5231-2 ISBN 978-1-4549-5232-9 (e-book) Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Amazon.com | Bookshop.org When Cicadas Cry by Caroline Cleveland is an engaging murder mystery. A beautiful, young, white woman is bludgeoned to death in rural South Carolina church. A young black accountant, […]
Movie Review: Late Night with the Devil
August 13, 2024Sometimes concept movies or tv show episodes turn out to make for some of the best stories. The Gentleman episode of BtVS came from a snide reviewer comment that the show was only good because of its snarky quips. Solution: an entire episode of silence. Likewise the kitchy sounding episodes of Supernatural like Dean Dog […]