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A Moody and Mysterious YA Graphic Novel That Also Somewhat Frustrated Me

Fly by Night by Tara O'Connor

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I picked this up somewhat randomly at Barnes & Noble, who have happily broken out their YA graphic novels into their own section at the store I go to, so I don’t have to dig through the whole YA section anymore. It makes me really happy to be living through this renaissance of graphic novels, and I’m excited to see it continue expanding. Fly by Night is a good example of the interesting work that’s being done now, and it was an enjoyable read. Dee’s […]

Cute in a not eat your face way

Fly by Night by Tara O’Connor.

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Thanks to my holiday book exchange, I had a chance to pick up Fly by Night by Tara O’Connor.  I had started a sampler awhile back and thought it would be slightly on the slower side, but still it was a fascinating concept. Twin sisters, one who has gone missing, and spooky felt right.  And yes, it was not super-fast pace, but kept things moving. The idea of true supernature never came into play for those few pages, but it quickly does once you get […]

Lights, Camera, Jersey Devil and the Gang

The Big Break by Mark Tatulli

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This review of The Big Break has a few almost spoilers. This graphic novel of Mark Tatulli’s is about two best friends who have a falling out. They have been best friends forever, and when one starts to branch out and has a new friend, things are no so great for the old friendship or their trying to get together to create their movie for the big contest. Therefore, you have read this tale before. You know the idea, “It is okay to have new […]



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