Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Hell Screen: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Mihiro
Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Hell Screen: The Manga Edition (Tuttle Japanese Classics in Manga) by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Mihiro (adapter) is very literary. Being just enough spooky to not be "safe for work" but not necessarily over the top, but it is mature. And I cannot tell you what I feel about the … [Read more]
Corpse de Ballet: A Graphic Novel by Megan Kearney
Wow, Corpse de Ballet: A Graphic Novel by Megan Kearney is creepy AF! Mature themes, set in an airy, dangerous, setting, come to life on the minimalistically illustrated images. Though available, I read via an online reader copy, so perhaps images are different in the final piece, but what I saw was … [Read more]
The Soft Black Stars by Matthew Buckley Smith
The Soft Black Stars by Matthew Buckley Smith was a gift from a friend of mine. She and I compare our poetry and she has been an excellent editor and inspiration to me. Our styles vary immensely (usually she writes personal, longer poetry, with clever use of styles and formats; mine are a bit … [Read more]
Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher
Daggerbound is the second book in the Swordheart Trilogy and either the 4th or the 6th in the World of the White Rat series depending on if you're counting chronologically or by publish date. In this book we acc0mpany Learned Edmund, yes, that Learned Edmund, and The Dervish, a man who has been … [Read more]
A Wish for Wings that Work: An Opus Christmas Story by Berkeley Breathed
The Last Basselope: One Ferocious Story by Berkeley Breathed
Goodnight Opus by Berkeley Breathed
I don’t know about you, but I keep a shelf of my childhood favorite books amongst the rest of my books. Re-Readathon had a prompt for re-reading a childhood favorite, so I knew I had some on hand, but I forgot that I didn’t have a copy of Strega Nona until I went looking for it. So, once staring at … [Read more]
Where Peace is Lost by Valerie Valdes
On Sunday nights we have a family dinner that ranges from 3 to 10 people. After everyone leaves, I put in my earbuds and listen to an audiobook. Last Sunday, my library hold for Valerie Valdes’ Where Peace is Lost had come in, so I started it. I was immediately so engrossed that I stretched that … [Read more]
