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Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn

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CBR 13 Bingo: Rec’d – I’m reading this series because of teresaelectro’s recommendation! Heroine Worship is the second book in Sarah Kuhn’s “Heroine Complex” series.  In the first volume, Heroine Complex  Evie Tanaka is a restrained, quiet assistant and best friend of super heroine, Aveda Jupiter, with a secret, she’s been hiding her own fire superpower.  This time around, Aveda is the narrator and the story picks up about three months after the events in the first novel.  It is discovered that a minor demon is […]

Their costumes are made of cardboard, but their hearts are made of gold

The Cardboard Kingdom V02 Roar of the Beast by Chad Sell

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cbr13bingo Gateway  (This (so far two book) graphic novel series is one that I am not a huge fan of, but I know they are good for today’s readers. They introduce modern subjects (GLBTQ related) but also the classics like bullies and friendship issues. I recommend this to both starting in the genre of graphic novel and one if you’ve been into GNs for a bit).   The Cardboard Kingdom V02 Roar of the Beast is: a graphic novel. It is a colorful graphic novel at […]

So much fun it helped with my reading slump!

Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn

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Fellow Cannonballer, Teresaelectro, first brought Heroine Complex to my attention.  Then it was a featured book title for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Mysterious Galaxy.  I was about to go and to pick up May’s book order, when on a whim I called and asked if Heroine Complex was in stock.  It was and I purchased it over the phone, to bring home with the books that were waiting at the store. Due to events this year, I have found reading to be […]

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Pizazz by Sophy Henn

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Pizazz is a novel for the adult but a normal one for the ages it is geared to. It is aimed at strong first grade readers but probably best suited for the second to third/low fourth grade reader. (Or ages strong 6 to young 10). There is a mixture of text and illustrations. Having a reader copy, I am not sure what the result of the illustrations will be as currently they are black and white. But due to the cover’s comic book looking colors, […]

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Mockingbird Volume 1: I Can Explain by Chelsea Cain and Kate Niemczyk

Mockingbird Volume 2: My Feminist Agenda by Chelsea Cain

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I first read Marvel’s 2016 Mockingbird series in 2017 and immediately fell in love with it. The pandemic has had me down and with the 100 degree days keeping me trapped at home, I needed a pick-me-up. Mockingbird, the smart-ass, smart as hell, feminist superhero, came to my rescue.  Mockingbird Volume 1: I Can Explain start with S.H.I.E.L.D agent #19 Barbara “Bobbi” Morse, aka Mockingbird, being called in for a medical check. Bobbi was previously exposed to a combination of Super Soldier Serum and Infinity […]



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