**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 […]
BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE BY GRADY HENDRIX
March 15, 2024**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Berkley, 2023 ISBN-13: 9780593201268 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition, audiobook Buy: Bookshop.org | Amazon.com Louise receives a phone call she never thought she would get from her brother, Mark. Their parents have been killed in a car accident. A single parent to Poppy, […]
**Cross posted from The Circulation Desk** Hares in the Hedgerow (The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy #2) by Jessica McHugh Ghoulish Books, 2022 ISBN: 9781943720767 Available: Paperback, Kindle edition Buy: Bookshop.org Little did readers of Rabbits in the Garden, the first book to introduce Avery and her crazy mother Faye in The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy, realize the full extent of the […]
RPG Review: Humblewood Campaign Setting by Hit Point Press
March 11, 20245E Compatible, From Hit Point Press I first spotted the Humblewood Campaign setting in an online RPG group and when I saw it in the ink at Gencon I knew I had to have a copy. A unique setting that can be integrated into most D&D adventures it focuses on the “little folk” of the […]