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Cute cooking manga that took a dark turn, comes to a sweet conclusion

Kitchen Princess Vol. 7 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 8 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 9 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

Kitchen Princess Vol. 10 by Miyuki Kobayashi (story by), Natsumi Ando (manga by)

August 3, 2019 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I have previously reviewed Volume 1 and a combined review of Volumes 5 and 6 in the series. Kitchen Princess starts with the main protagonist, Najika, changing schools to find her flan prince. A boy that saved her life by offering flan and hope when Najika was at her darkest after becoming orphaned at a young age. She was raised by Hagio-Sensei in Lavender House, a group home for orphaned children in Hokkaido, Japan. Najika has a natural talent in the kitchen. With one taste […]

Normandy Gold by Megan Abbott & Alison Gaylin

August 1, 2019 by Jake 1 Comment

Read as part of CBR11 Bingo: Illustrated I love 70s moves. I love conspiracies. I love Megan Abbott’s work. Mix it all together and you’re probably going to make something I’ll love. That’s definitely the case here. I collect Hard Case Crime novels as a hobby. I decided not to do this when they expanded to graphic novels but I admire the talent they got to do them. Abbott on this one and Crista Faust, another favorite, on one that I will have to check […]

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Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery Tagged With: Alison Gaylin, cbr11bingo, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, megan abbott, mystery, Normandy Gold, Washington

Jake's CBR11 Review No:71 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery · Tags: Alison Gaylin, cbr11bingo, Graphic Novel, hard case crime, megan abbott, mystery, Normandy Gold, Washington ·

“I would like to point out that I specifically asked for no hijinks…”

Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass by Lilah Sturges, polterink

July 25, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

CBR11Bingo – Rainbow Flag! The Lumberjanes’ latest adventure begins when troop leader Jen takes the scouts on an orienteering lesson. Naturally, weird things begin to happen despite Jen’s plee for “no hijinks!” but the girls aren’t really to blame. Rather, their bizarre compass seems to be acting up, and the ‘janes start disappearing one by one, thrown into some sort of alternate void where they meet a cohort of robot butlers. EVIL Robot Butlers?! But which conflict is worse: taking down a bunch of evil […]

Sometimes a trip takes a bad turn

The Secret of the Stone Frog by David Nytra

July 21, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

Another selection from the library book sale, I initially picked this one up because it was in really good condition. A hardcover graphic novel that was initially published in 2012, this copy is pristine. I don’t know why it didn’t circulate enough to get weeded out of the collection, but perhaps the black and white illustrations were not enough to catch the eye of children browsing. It seems that either bright colors or manga style art move the best, and this has neither of those. […]

“Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.” (CBR11 Bingo)

Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe

July 21, 2019 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

Back in March Emmalita read and reviewed Gender Queer: a Memoir by Maia Kobabe and it put this book onto my radar where it previously hadn’t been. I had been quietly on the lookout for Cannonballer reviews of books by or about non-binary people to help fulfill a Read Harder challenge, and while I have only read a few books by transgender authors (that I’m aware of) I had likely read none by non-binary authors (I may have, I’ve not been great about tracking that […]

Not all heroes wear capes, but some do!

Cape by Kate Hannigan

July 21, 2019 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

I picked this up mainly for the cover. It is bright and makes me think the story inside is going to be exciting. And it is! Our story follows Josie O’Malley, an Irish-American (I think she’s an immigrant, but she might be first-generation.) She spends her time working at a diner to help out with the household expenses, which is a big help since her father is fighting in WWII. She is also trying to control her temper while trying to fight the injustices she […]

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