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I’m just writing this to say I won’t be posting tomorrow because I won’t be around my computer. I might not post Monday either, but I was wondering if you would rather me post the things that I’m missing when I get back, or if I should just continue on my regular schedule? Let me know in the comments!
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“She Chose Me” is a book that really confused me, at first. Really, the only problem I had with this book is that there was no distinct way to tell that the viewpoints were changing between chapters. I had no idea, honestly, and was very confused, until about a quarter of the way through, when it suddenly clicked that there were two people telling this story. That being said, I did enjoy it, and it does have a few hard hitting topics, such as family deaths, mental illness, adoption, abuse, and alcoholism. These are things that could affect anyone, and they really leave the story in a horrifying reality. The world that the characters live in is just like our own, and the topics in this story are actually really scary.
Wondering what the Vision is up to? Well it turns out he wants to be just like everyone else. Against his fellow Avenger’s wishes, he has created himself a family of three, a wife, Virginia, and two kids, Vin and Viv, to share his new home with in the countryside. He still fights bad guys, but hopes to get a paying job soon enough so he can support his family. They’re not everything he expected them to be however.
I didn’t really know the characters very well, but I was really intrigued. Robots creating Robots, and they just want to be like everyone else. Aside from not being able to feel things, they have to now deal with emotions and the emotions of the people around them. They can’t always take the precise calculated way of things, and they find that out the hard way. I loved them from the moment I started reading, and I’m excited to learn more about them and see what happens next.
Inside this book is completely the opposite of what I thought it was going to be. Not only does it show the Vision’s day to day life, but it also shows what his kids are up to and his wife as well. The neighbours even brought cookies. I didn’t want this to end, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the next volume. This might just be one of my new favourites. The book is available here, and here are some links to the creator’s Twitter accounts.
https://twitter.com/whoajordie?lang=en
https://twitter.com/ClaytonCowles
https://twitter.com/DeadlyMike?lang=en
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I know these are two very different things to talk about, and I do love both of them, but I want to know your opinion about these things!
I used to not like comics, which was so dumb of me. I just wasn’t reading the right ones. Lately I’ve been obsessed, snatching up every one I can because I can’t get enough. They’re so colourful and the stories are completely amazing, I’m not sure I would love them as much without the beautiful art that goes along with them.
Novels, on the other hand, can suck me in and spit be back out like nothing. Comics I can read while the tv is on and not lose track of where I am, but novels I have to sit in silence and really concentrate on what I’m reading. I love them both.
What I really love about both of these, is that I can balance between them. If I need a break from a novel, I can read a comic to relax, and I have another review I can write while I’m winding down. Then when I need to start the book I’m reading again, I feel like I’ve taken a nice break even though I’ve still been working on the stuff I need to work on.
Overall I love both of them and I can’t choose between them. Can you?
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Is “Skyward” my new favourite comic? It just might be. Willa is a young adult who lives in a world with low gravity. What does this mean? Well, for one, everyone’s floating. If you step out into the air without a tether or something to keep you down, you’ll be flushed out into space. This also means you can carry really heavy things like they’re weightless, and anyone confined to the ground previously is able to move on their own again, like for instance, someone with no legs. Not only do we get to see the world she knows, but we get to see the exact moment when it happened, with her father.
Twenty years previous to the world that Willa knows, everything was as we know it. One morning Willa’s father is getting ready in the morning with her mother leaving for work. He accidentally knocks over his mug, but instead of falling off the counter, it starts to float in the air, all the liquid inside also grouping together and floating around. Then everything else in the world begins to float too. This is what they call G-Day, and Willa’s father has stayed in the house ever since he watched her mother float away into space.
My favourite part of this book was honestly the art. Though I did love the story more than most of the other comics I’ve read lately, the art was just so cute even though sometimes it was showing horrible things. Everything fit together really nicely, and even though they live in a world so completely different from our own, I had no problem getting sucked into the story. I felt like for the amount of story that I actually read, I got to know the characters really well, and I’m happy about that. They all seem really interesting.
This book was action packed, and that’s something I didn’t expect, especially from the artwork. I’m kind of obsessed with this already, and I can’t wait to see what comes next. The book is available here, and here’s the creator’s Twitter accounts if you’d like to keep up with them.
https://twitter.com/Henderson_Joe
https://twitter.com/LeeGarbett
https://twitter.com/AntonioFabela
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“Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking” by Rachel Love Nuwer is exactly what it sounds like. A book mainly focusing on the elephant, rhino, bear and tiger aspects of it, the author first goes to places like Vietnam, Africa, and China, to speak to not only animal hunters, but also wildlife ranger in the area’s to really see what’s going on. There are a few pictures scattered throughout the book, and it’s really an eye opening journey. I think everyone should read this book.
This book wants to help save wildlife and spread the word about what’s really going on, and that’s exactly what it does. I feel like I’ve learned so much, like animal trafficking is a billion dollar industry and is ranked just behind drugs, guns, and human trafficking. Globally, there are less than 30,000 rhinos in total, and there are less than 4000 tigers in the wild but many more in farms. Pangolins have quickly become the world’s most trafficked animal, with a million dead over the last ten years.
Not only does the author know a lot about the subject, but she also traveled to learn more about it, so that everyone who reads this book could also know more about it. Some topics the book touches on are the wealth in some regions that may have an impact on this, the places animals like these have ended up after being saved, countries with wild meat illegal but still restaurants that serve them, animal farms versus non profit animal sanctuaries.
Overall if you pick up this book, be prepared to read about some sad things. Just know that it doesn’t have to be like this. There are good pictures, and a happy ending. The only thing is, if we don’t do anything about these problems then they’ll just keep getting worse. I learned about animals that are close to extinction, ones that are working to come back, and which ones are gone already. I’m really glad I got the chance to check it out, and you should if you get the chance. Even if you’re not into books that aren’t fiction, I think everyone should know about topics like these and I’m glad this book came out. It’s available here, and here’s the author’s Twitter.
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“Burning Sky” by Weston Ochse is filled with blood, pop culture references, and more blood. Following a team of five, the first half of the book is them dealing with not being in the army anymore, in their own ways. Some chose drugs, some chose food, some chose both, and one chose tinfoil clothes and techno music. Then they’re given something to focus on, brought on by their leader, Boy Scout. He consistently feels like he’s a character in a book, however. They’re trying to save a young boy and his mother. The story is told from Boy Scout’s, or Bryan Starling’s perspective. But something’s wrong, the boys mother says that she knows him already and knows what he’s going to do to them. How can she when Bryan doesn’t even know what he’s going to do himself?
The second half of this book is really what got me into it. It adds the supernatural twist I was hoping for, but honestly didn’t really expect from the description. Don’t get me wrong, the first half is action packed, but something was missing. Once you get to fifty percent, you realize what it is. I’m not going to tell you, because that would spoil the surprise, but just know if you feel the same as I do, you’ll really like the book after half way. The world this book is set in is mostly like out own, but again, with a supernatural twist you don’t expect.
The characters in this are part of a prestigious team in the army. They’re all haunted by the same image, a girl with a goat on a leash, and they’re determined to figure out why it’s keeping them up at night. Only after meeting with a psychic do they really start to make any headway. After battling a war in Afghanistan for the last who knows how long, they need to go back to find out what’s really going on, and not everyone is into that idea. Everything really starts to come together after that point, however. I think my favourite character was probably Boy Scout, because we got to see everything from his perspective.
Overall this book was good, but not my new favourite. I really think there’s a huge difference between what the book looks like on the outside, what the description describes it to be, and what it actually is. I think if you like books about army guys and girls killing things and battling their own problems as well as supernatural ones, you’re going to like this. If you like books that change their entire being in the middle, you’re going to like this. And if you like books that confuse you a little but in a good way, then this is the book for you. It’s longer than the average book, but the writing is easy to follow and you can power through it pretty quickly if you’re really into it. It’s available here, and here’s a link to the author’s Twitter.
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Honestly I never used to be into books like these, about normal life situations, until very recently. Books like this, have really turned me onto the idea, and gotten me reading them more and more, and really just enjoying them when I thought I couldn’t before. I think that’s the idea of this book, also. That the things you want, you have to work for, even if they’re hard at first, and just keep trying until you figure something out.
“The Girl Made of Clay” follows a woman named Sara. She’s just found out her long lost father, a well known artist who basically abandoned her and her mother when she was very young, has been badly injured in a house fire, and she’s his only contact. She has a very hard time convincing herself to go and meet him at the hospital, but eventually does, and brings her young son Sam with her.
He’s not what she expects though. A beat down old man of almost seventy, a lot has changed, but other things like his stubbornness haven’t. The hospital staff need her to take him home and care for him, but she’s very hesitant until Sam speaks up and says that he thinks it’s wrong of her to leave him. So she brings him home. Her husband, however, has other ideas, seeing as for the entirety of their marriage he’s heard almost nothing about her father and has no reason to get to know him.
The book switches viewpoints between T.R., her father, and herself. I’m really glad to be able to see both sides of this story, because there are things that neither of the characters want to reveal about themselves that I think it’s really good to know about. This easy read is something that really makes you re-think people’s behavior in the past, and wonder if you too should give them a second shot.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book, and would definitely recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a completely relate able, relaxed and yet still very interesting book about normal but hard to talk about life situations. I’m very tempted to get a paper copy for my collection, just to have it as a reminder for myself. The book is available here, and here’s a link to the author’s Twitter.
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The Denounced is a new series by author S.J. Sherwood, the first book being “A Grey Sun”. Following Ned, a sixteen year old orphan who’s spent more of his life than he’d like in the system, he’s tough as nails and knows how to survive. That being said, the beginning of the book is his execution day. Named one of the denounced, someone who has beliefs other than the ones that the government has and has claimed he wants to live in the non secular world, he has less than an hour left to live the life he hasn’t even begun. He’s already eaten his last meal, a burger, chips, and a chocolate pudding, some of which he’s never even eaten before. The thing is, he’s innocent.
The world he lives in is a grey dystopia, filled with flaws and crooked laws, and everyone has a number. To be named a denounced person, there only needs to be word that you’ve done what they say. You get a trial, but hardly ever are people proven not guilty. And then they’re executed and forgotten about, showed live on tv to make an example of you, and then you’re never talked about again. That is, until Ned’s execution day has an unexpected bump. Once he’s been hung, someone cuts him down and kidnaps him. He’s enrolled in a prestigious cult-like military school and put into a family pod with five other teenagers in the exact same place as him. And they’re competing to graduate.
This book was a lot different than I expected it to be. I thought, oh another dystopia focused on technology, and boy was I wrong. This book puts very little of the world into perspective. You know what Ned knows, and that’s that. And he’s very young, so what he knows isn’t a lot. I’m really interested in learning more about it in the next book. This being the first book I’ve read from the author, I’m really happy with the story and can’t wait to see what they come up with after this. The characters are everything I wanted them to be, and you could really see them adapt to their surroundings and grow to what they needed to be.
I think what this book is really about is working as a team when you don’t know how to. The characters in this book need to in order to survive, so although they have problems with it, they’re able to when it really matters. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I can’t wait to see them continue to grow in the next book. You can get it here, and here’s a link to the author’s Twitter.
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In the classic Rick and Morty fashion, this comic follows the family, mainly Rick and Morty until the last few shorts at the end, as they go through at least five crazy adventures. I love the show, so of course I would check out the comic book based on the show. I really liked getting to see parts of the story that I didn’t previously get to see. And of course I could hear all the characters voices in my head as I read along.
It begins with Jerry telling Morty he needs a job. This makes Rick decide to tell Morty about the stock market, because that is after all, a job. They then go to the stock market, meet Rick’s old friend Professor Tock, Time Detective, who Rick thinks is a gimmick. After learning all they can, they go home and add their own stock market to the house. Jerry is upset because of the addition, and wishes he never told Morty to get a job. That’s when Professor Tock comes to Jerry asking for a favour.
The four stories after this one aren’t completely related, just like the show. It’s just a ton of adventures pushed into one volume, and they don’t have to make sense for you to like them, also just like the show. The characters are exactly how I wanted them to be, they haven’t changed a bit, and I was sucked into the book as soon as I started it. I really enjoyed reading it, the art style was on point, and I can’t want to see what happens next. I’ll definitely check out the next volume if I get the chance. It was a fast read, and I just want more. If you loved the show, I think you’ll also really enjoy this book, and it’ll be a wonderful addition to your collection. It’s available here, and here’s the creator’s Twitter accounts.
https://twitter.com/zacgormania?lang=en
https://twitter.com/MarcEllerby
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