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I’m behind on this Animorphs re-read, and all my reviews, and my entire life.

August 1, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

The Unknown, #14 Ugh, this one was a dud. Just, a silly, silly premise. And worse, a silly premise that isn’t backed up by anything substantial at all. Just empty jokes and no stakes. I mean, literally it starts with a joke (horses that are acting weird, and that are secretly Controllers, and why???) and ends with a joke (all of this over an SPOILERS Andalite toilet!) It’s all harmless enough, but compared with the best books in this series, it’s just not satisfying at […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Science Fiction Tagged With: animorphs, children's fiction, k.a. applegate, narfna, sci-fi, the escape, the unknown

narfna's CBR9 Review No:50 · Genres: Children's Books, Science Fiction · Tags: animorphs, children's fiction, k.a. applegate, narfna, sci-fi, the escape, the unknown ·
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Detective Boobs Fights Ghosties

April 30, 2015 by McM 2 Comments

These two graphic novels, The Unknown and The Unknown: Devil Made Flesh, were good enough, but I was repeatedly sucked right out of the story by the main character’s overdone breasts. Let me explain. Here’s the description: “Revered as the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham is the world’s most famous provate investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she’s never been able to crack-death!”     These were the covers that enticed me to pick these up at the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Graphic Novel, mark waid, the unknown

McM's CBR7 Review No:18 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Graphic Novel, mark waid, the unknown ·
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