Punderworld started as an art project by artist Linda Sejic, then became a Webtoon, now it’s out as a collected graphic novel. It’s a new take on the Hades and Persephone tale, framing it not as as a forced romance, but as a less toxic Romeo and Juliet tale. Anyone on social media has likely […]
Category: fantasy
Book Review: Unchosen by Katharyn Blair
October 5, 2021**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk** Katherine Tegen Books, 2021 ISBN-13 : 978-0062657640 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audiobook ( Bookshop.org | Amazon.com ) Two years ago, the world was cursed with an infection that spread through direct eye contact, turning the infected into bloodthirsty, cannibalistic killers whose personalities and intelligence degrade over time, leaving only the monster behind. An infected […]
Vault Review: Silver Kiss by Naomi Clark
September 24, 2021**Reposted from the Monster Librarian Vault** Queered Fiction, 2010ISBN: 978-1920441128Available: New, print and digital Some books wrap themselves up in the tropes of a genre like a comfortable blanket, and others seem to transcend genre and theme with their very nature. Silver Kiss is one of these. Labeled an “urban werewolf novel”, it’s the tale […]
Book Review: Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent
April 28, 2021Red Wolf is a retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairytale by author of the Soul Screamers series Rachel Vincent. A perennial favorite of mine, I couldn’t help snatching it up when I saw the title on Netgalley. Adele lives with her mother and younger sister in a small village surrounded by a […]
Vault Review: Fearless by Cornelia Funke
April 7, 2021**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.** Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013 ISBN-13: 978-0316056106 Available: New Hardcopy, paperback, audiobook, […]
Vault Review: Dark Talisman by Steven M. Booth
April 2, 2021**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.** Azimuth Books, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-615-79725-0 Available: Pre-order, hardcover Steven Booth has delivered a […]
**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.** 2011(revised edition) HarperCollins ISBN: 9780062094117 Available: Paperback, Kindle, Audiocassette, Hardcover Abarat: Days of Magic, […]
Vault Review: Dawn of War (Blood War Trilogy) by Tim Marquitz
February 15, 2021**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.** CreateSpace 2011 Available Kindle edition ISBN N/A On the planet Ahreele a devastating war […]
Book Review: Horrid by Katrina Leno
February 8, 2021**Cross Posted from the Circulation Desk** Horrid by Katrina Leno ( Bookshop.org | Amazon.com ) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2020 ISBN-13 : 978-0316537247 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good, She was very, very, good, […]
**Vault Reviews were posted previously on the main MonsterLibrarian website and are transferred here in an effort to preserve our history. Efforts have been made to ensure the books are still available, but formats, covers, and other details may have changed.** Wizards of the Coast, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7869-5505-3 Available: New In this third book […]