Duplicate Death by Geogette Heyer
Ah, one of my all-time favorite authors! It’s rare I can come across a new one of hers, since I’ve read so many, but I was fortunate today. For those poor souls who are unfamiliar with this author, her main genre is what is known as Regency Romance. I had never once considered reading anything of the sort, until people I trusted kept nudging her in my direction. Boy were they right. If you would like a taste, try The Grand Sophy – so funny! […]
Muted: Volume 1 by Miranda Mundt
I almost skipped reading Muted: Volume 1 by Miranda Mundt. It looks too “girly” and maybe even a bit too graphic in the “thriller/horror” elements. And before I go much farther into the review: TRIGGERS include, but are not limited to: bullying, child death, parent death, fire, death, blood, a form of self-harm, form of racism towards other classes of witches, fantasy elements and mental abuse. And even though the cover made me iffy about reading things, I did finally “pick up” the online reader. […]
The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds by John Himmelman
If Charles Addams, Shel Silverstein, AA Milne and Edward Gorey had a baby this would be its cousin. The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds by John Himmelman is not necessarily spooky or kooky like Addams or Gorey; or rhyming like Silverstein and does not have the sweetness or innocence of Milne, but a mixture that is all its own. Due mid-March 2025, I read via an online reader’s copy. The stories the boy talks about, or actually writes, are on […]
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! v.9 by Satoru Yamaguchi, Nami Hidaka
I have been a little desperate for the cozy; not only is the world (you know, gestures at the state of things), but there’s been some other unfortunately timed drama beyond my control in my life as well. Cozy mindless manga to the rescue! My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Is definitely cozy. The friendship angle always wins, and nothing bad lasts for more than a few pages. In volume 9 of the manga, Katarina is happily awaiting the end […]
Monster Cats Vol. 1? by Pandania
What can you say about a book that is titled, Monster Cats Vol. 1? Well, you can say it is by Pandania. You can say it is fun, cute and silly. It is an easy to read manga comic that talks about, in a conversational format, about the “narrator” and their particular monster cats. No, they are not cats who have monster personalities, but are actual monsters: vampires, invisible man (woman?) cat, a yeti, sirens, and even mimics and moving chests. To be read in the […]
Everybody Scream!: Disney Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop Up, Play, and Display! (Uplifting Editions) by Disney and Evie Day
Perhaps Everybody Scream!: Disney Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas: Pop Up, Play, and Display! (Uplifting Editions) is for kids (there are “pop ups” that are like paper on a popsicle stick (without the stick) puppets that you can play with via the back cover of the actual book) or perhaps it is for adults. If they are a huge fan of the Nightmare Before Christmas (NBC) franchise, this would be a great addition to their collection regardless. And regardless of who you buy it […]
