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Charming picture book about a night time library for animals

The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara

January 6, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

My mom is continually sending our family books, despite my insistence our bookshelves are overflowing! For Christmas she sent The Midnight Library and though it is aimed at children younger than my own, she knew what she was doing because the 13 and 9 year old were both charmed by the story. The Midnight Library is a love letter to librarians, libraries, and the purpose they serve in the community. The titular library opens at midnight and closes at dawn. It is run by a little […]

Narfna, thank you for reviewing Ace, the book I didn’t know I needed.

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About, Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

January 4, 2021 by Dome'Loki 23 Comments

During Cannonball Bingo, I read The Sound of Stars in which a character identifies as ace or maybe demi-ace. The use of ace as an identifier was unfamiliar to me and a google search later brought me to the definition of ‘ace’ being a shorthand for asexual. My initial thought was that was interesting as I hadn’t been familiar with the term but then ‘ace’ got tucked away. Then I read Narfna’s review and had the realization that asexuality was something I needed to look further […]

Steel Prince conclusion

Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince vol. 3 - The Rebel Army by V.E. Schwab (author), Andrea Olimpieri (artist)

December 28, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

“The Steel Prince” graphic novels can be read standalone without having read the “The Shades of Magic” novels but I’m not certain how well that works as the graphic novels don’t spend time on the magic system, and magic is a vitally important part of this world setting. Though mileage may vary, my friend was introduced to Schwab through the individual comic issues of this series and enjoyed it without prior knowledge. The Rebel Army is the final volume in V.E. Schwab’s, “The Steel Prince” […]

“Guts” delivers and important message to younger readers about mind/body connection

Guts by Raina Telgemeier

December 17, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Raina Telgemeier returns to the autobiographical in Guts. I’m late to the party on this book as my 13 and 9 year old have read it multiple times since its release in 2019. For those familiar with Telgemeier’s autobiographical graphic novels, this is a story in which Raina is younger than in Smile or Sisters. She’s in fifth grade and has begun having stomach troubles. It started with a round of stomach flu going through her family and school. But afterward Raina begins to obsess about the […]

Thank you, Bothari43, I now know how I’m starting cbr13!

December 16, 2020 by Dome'Loki 13 Comments

Thank you, Bothari43! I’m as excited to read these books as Wall-E is to destroy his newest toy. I’ve been wanting to read Polaris Rising ever since Instagram Cannonballer, Lanezabel, posted it in the Cannonball Instagram fun challenge this Spring. I’m excited to read my first Ilona Andrews, as I’ve seen how popular this writing duo is among the community! These seem like the perfect way to start CBR13. And a big Thank You! for supporting my favorite independent Mysterious Galaxy , I’ve been shopping with […]

Devastatingly beautiful. I cried, not because it was necessarily sad but due to the amount of emotion.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

December 14, 2020 by Dome'Loki 7 Comments

V.E. (Victoria) Schwab was introduced to me by my favorite bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy and it was love at first read. By pre-ordering the The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, I was able to get a personalized book plate and used my birthday present book embosser to further claim the book. Those actions decrease the re-sale value of a book but this is one I won’t be giving up! The simplest explanation of the plot is it is a Faustian deal between Adeline LaRue and a god-like, […]

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