Faithful Place by Tana French
This is the third novel in Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series. I read the first two, In the Woods and The Likeness, a while ago and then decided to take a break. I found both novels to be too long, with pacing problems that hampered my enjoyment of the story, as well as finding the plot of the … [Read more]
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
Bingo: Friends. The plot revolves around a trio of friends and what happens when one is murdered. What an ugly, ugly book. Which is not to say Jennifer Hillier’s Jar of Hearts is poorly written. It's not. But the plot is so dark with what eventually proves to be an unlikeable protagonist that I … [Read more]
Edgar Allan Poe: A Tale of Mystery and Intervention by Norm Konyu
I laughed. I laughed some more. I laughed until tears almost ran down my leg. Oh sorry, TMI. Yeah, Edgar Allan Poe: A Tale of Mystery and Intervention by Norm Konyu is an A-M-A-ZING! tale. All of Poe flashes before your eyes (or at least the highlights of his written career) in a funny, … [Read more]
Friends in the Dark (I Like to Read Comics) by Kaeti Vandorn
Wiggler's Big Joke (I Like to Read Comics) by Kaeti Vandorn
When you read as much as I do, things can start to look and feel similar; especially with children's books. Usually I just think, “That reminds me of something” but try not to dwell too much on it, otherwise I’ll be as nutty as people think I am! And when I tried two online reader copies recently … [Read more]
Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel by Mary Shelley, Lorenzo Coltellacci, Mary Shelley, Lorenzo Coltellacci and Federica De Cotis
Frankenstein: A Graphic Novel by Mary Shelley, Lorenzo Coltellacci (Adapter), Michele Botton (Adapter), Federica De Cotis (Illustrator) Due October 2026 read via an online reader copy. When the book started, it’s set in an arctic landscape. My brain said, “Isn’t this how Dracula opens? A ship? … [Read more]
Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian
When I read Fustuk: A Graphic Novel by Robert Mgrdich Apelian, I expected something completely different. I guess I thought there would be more fantasy, less realism. And while I was not exactly sure what that meant, or would entail, I did not expect what I got. And in the end, I think it might have … [Read more]
