Animosity: The Rise by Marguerite Bennett, Mike Marts, & Juan Doe Review

5/5 Stars 64 pages
Published November 28th 2017 by Aftershock Comics

Do you like books about animals being able to talk and think like humans do? What about a riot, where they think for themselves and decide that humans just aren’t what’s hot right now? Then this is something you should check out!

 

One day, animals started to think for themselves. Fully conscious of what’s going on around them, they decide that humans are the bad guy, which isn’t completely wrong, and begin to fight back. Not only are they killing everyone, but they’re intent on taking over the world. How could they trust anyone? Human’s have done horrible things them, and they’re not about to forget that. That is, until a vet helps a wounded animal, and one special animal decides to take him under her wing.

 

 

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What it doesn’t know, however, is that there’s a human revolution brewing that could change the state of the world once again. Though this isn’t something I would usually read, because I’m not a huge fan of animals as the main characters, I decided to take a crack at this, because it is a graphic novel, and it’s not like the usual animal novels that I’ve read in the past. Boy am I glad I did.

 

Full of blood and exciting scenes, the art is haunting, and fits the book perfectly. I couldn’t ask for more from this, and I honestly really enjoyed it. I would love if it got more attention, because it just is really unique and interesting, and I’m sure if more people knew about it, they would love it too. It kind of reminds me of Pride of Baghdad! So if you enjoyed that, I think you would enjoy this too.

 

You can grab a copy of the book here.

Here are links to the creator’s Twitter accounts, if you’d like to keep up with them!

https://twitter.com/EvilMarguerite

https://twitter.com/mikemarts

https://twitter.com/juandoe

 

Thanks for reading, have a great day! Lets chat in the comments.

How do You Keep Up with Your Reading List, and Pick Your Next Read?

Hey everyone! How is your day going?

My cat just got fixed yesterday, so of course I spent all night worrying about it. The good news is, is that I’m just anxious and once I got some sleep in I realized he’s fine and there’s nothing to worry about! He is however, meowing just as much as normal, which is funny. Everyone told me he would quiet down. This is an old pic, I’ve since moved.

 

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As unrelated as that is, today I wanted to talk about how you choose your next book to read, and how you actually keep up with the new books coming out, whether you read arcs like me, or you’re just trying to read the newest books in the series that you read. Of course you probably don’t have deadlines for your casual reading style, but I consistently have problems picking the next book I want to read when I don’t have a list.

There’s just too much out there! And once I start a book, I feel committed and like I have to finish it before I can move on, because of this whole blog. Which isn’t a bad thing, because you can’t just review the good books, you know? I just want to read everything and that’s not possible! lol.

 

Anyways, I hope you’re all doing well! I’m excited to get back into books full swing.

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Sea of Stars, Vol. 1: Lost in the Wild by Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless, Stephen Green, & Rico Renzi Review

5/5 Stars 120 pages
Published January 21st 2020 by Image Comics

Another almost guaranteed amazing read, Sea of Stars is a beautiful and haunting series following a young boy named Kadyn as he survives in space. His dad is looking for him, trying to stay positive, and it’s all he can do to keep up his motivation. Full of vibrant colours and strange creatures, this book sucked me in from the very beginning and I can’t wait to see what happens in the next volume.

 

This book really stood out to me because I love scifi and things about space. I don’t know what it is, it’s just so interesting and scary at the same time and I can’t get enough of it. This book isn’t an exception to that. The first comic I’ve read all year, I can’t wait to see what else is to come. I love that the colours, the art, and the story just run so well together, I just couldn’t get enough.

 

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Heading back from a job, a father and son run into a little problem. That little probably is actually a huge problem, a space monster destroys their ship and separates the two, sending them off in two different directions, and telling very different stories. The book itself is split into two sides because of it. I loved every page, and I want to get myself a physical copy for my bookshelf.

 

So if you like space, creatures you’ve never seen before, a broken family that’s desperate to find each other, and just science fiction in general, I know you’re going to love this. Check it out if you get a chance!

You can grab a copy for yourself here.

Here are links to the creator’s Twitter accounts, if you’d like to keep up with them.

https://twitter.com/jasonaaron

https://twitter.com/HopelessDent

https://twitter.com/StephenPrevails

https://twitter.com/whoisrico

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think below!

A New Keeper (The Secret Library #1) by J.C. Gilbert Review

Do you love books so much that you want to read a book about reading books? Then this is what you need to pick up next. A New Keeper is a young adult fiction novel about a girl who feels out of place in a world filled with anxiety. She has only one friend, and although that’s great, she daydreams about what it would be like to have a group of friends to have around. She names her anxiety Hank, and she learns a valuable lesson to anyone struggling with it in this book.

 

5/5 Stars 262 pages
Published June 2019

Following a young girl named Alex, it shows her life as she goes from just an anxious high schooler, to the new keeper of a library located just outside her world. Like, literally. It’s in it’s own dimension. And that’s not even the craziest part. The keeper of the library is a massive gorilla that can talk.

 

Though I’m not a teenager anymore, I still really enjoy reading young adult fiction, because it’s just an easy fallback for me. I feel like young adult fiction is just something that’s usually a solid, easy read, and this book is no different. I really enjoyed this from start to finish, and after I immediately added the second book to my wishlist. I also really enjoyed the cover, because the colours just work so well together.

 

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The only thing I would say I expected to be different, would be the books inside the book themselves. I was expecting a bunch of different adventures in one, but that seems like something that’s being saved for the other books in the series. This book contains one solid adventure through a book wish a surprise ending, and Alex’s real life outside of the library.

 

I’d say if you’re looking for something that you can almost guarantee will be a good read, then this book is for you. Check it out if you get the chance.

Here’sa link to where you can grab a copy for yourself.

Thanks for reading! Have a great day.

My Bad

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a great day.

 

I’m going to be honest, I forgot to film an unboxing for today, so yeah, you’re getting another text post. What have you guys been up to lately? I’d love to hear about any interesting books you’ve been reading, or just whatever you have to say in general.

 

Something I’d love to see is more comics based on things we already know, like my favourite video games, movies and books that already exist, but brought to life in a new way. Is that something that other people think about a lot or just me?

 

Anyways, I just wanted to pop in and maybe have some conversations with you! Have a great night.

Phantom Frost by Alfred Wurr Review

2/5 Stars  335 pages
Published October 22nd 2019 by Wurreal Games

I think coming into this book I had the wrong idea, I thought anything that was going to also be a video game would be action packed and exciting, and I might have sabotaged myself before I even started it. Having high expectations didn’t do this book any favours, and those expectations came from the description.

 

About a humanoid creature made of snow and ice that controls the climate of the world, I say creature not knowing what else to say because to be honest, I couldn’t picture the characters in this book. Not that it wasn’t interesting, just the way it was written didn’t completely suck me into the story and really imagine what was happening.

 

Though this book has an interesting looking cover, and the story is very unique, it wasn’t for me. That being said, I could see this being something that maybe someone younger than me would like. Someone that doesn’t care so much about really getting pulled into the story. I wanted to really get into it, but knew very quickly that it wasn’t going to happen. I couldn’t relate to any of he characters, and I didn’t feel excited reading it, and that’s just not something that’s for me.

 

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If you’d like to grab a copy for yourself, you can grab one here.

Here’s a link to the author’s Twitter, if you’d like to follow them.

Thanks for reading! Do you have a different opinion about this book? Lets chat about it!

Hope you have a good day.

Ricochet by Kathryn Berla Review

5/5 Stars 328 pages
Published October 8th 2019 by Flux

I have to say, that this book was so different than anything else I’ve read. I’m a huge fan of doppelgangers, clones, and alternate dimensions or parallel universes, so basically what I’m trying to say is this book was right up my alley, and I was really stoked to read it once I gave the description another view before actually starting it. Though I haven’t read anything by the author before, this book has opened me up to them. I hope you love it as much as I did.

 

Beginning like any other young adult novel, it shows a couple of teenagers in young love. Tatiana and Priya are very close, though Priya’s parents don’t know about them because she’s too scared to tell them. Tatiana is adopted to some beautifully created hippy parents that I would love to have gotten to know a little more of, but that’s not important. She also has seizures, or me-zures as they’re sometimes referred to. That’s where it gets strange.

 

When she has those kind of episodes, it’s like any other seizure, except that her brain doesn’t react to it in scans, and there’s a white tunnel that appears above her head that she feels mysteriously drawn to. What could it be? Well it turns out, that it’s actually a portal to her other selves in parallel universes. Isn’t that insane? I can’t even imagine what that would be like, but I think that the book did a really amazing job of explaining it.

 

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I loved this book for so many reasons. I know that usually teen books are for teens, but I’ve always been a fan of young adult fiction, and just because I’m not a teenager anymore doesn’t mean I’m going to suddenly switch up on the genre, although I have integrated more kinds of books into my reading. The characters are super realistic, despite the crazy things that happen to them, and also some of them aren’t American, which is just really cool to read about, seeing as Tatiana seems so American in her timeline.

 

Overall, I really think that this book is one I’m going to remember for a long time, and it’s something I want other people to read. If you get a chance, I definitely recommend giving this book a chance, even if you don’t think you’d like it. Who knows? You might be surprised. It was a solid length too, and I’m glad I got the chance to read it.

 

If you’d like a copy, you can grab one here.

Here’s a link to the author’s Twitter, if you’d like to keep up with them.

Thanks for reading! What do you think of this cover? I love it! Let me know below.

Hope you have a good day!

Question For You

Hey everyone! I’m glad to be back and set myself a more realistic goal for my reading this year.

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If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know I always set my reading goal high, and it’s usually ten books more than the last year.

Last year, my goal was 85 books and I actually read about 98. So this year I’d like to read at least 95 books, but seeing that number on my goal was kind of psyching myself out so currently it’s at 10. When I reach that, I’ll change it to 20, and so on.

 

None of that was a question though.

I’d really like to get more into making videos for my blog, because I feel like not everyone wants to read a long blog

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post like this every wednesday. But do people actually enjoy those? I’ve really only had experience with making unboxings, so I guess I’ll keep doing that.

What do you guys want to see from yourself this year?

I’d like to be less stressed out overall.

 

Anyways, thanks for reading.

Hope you have a good day!

Hood Academy (Hood Academy #1-2) by Shelley Wilson Review

3/5 Stars 336 pages
Published October 10th 2019 by BHC Press

Though this wasn’t something I particularly disliked, this book has a lower rating than I usually would have given something like this because, well I think it should have been two books. A great story about a teenage girl overcoming hardships to really grow into her own skin, this book is full of fight scenes. Whether it’s student on student or werewolf on student, it’s exciting, but not as gory as you’d think.

 

Following a sixteen year old girl named Mia, it shows her life as she goes from literally sitting in the middle of a crime scene, leaving her old life of abuse from her father behind as her uncle picks her up and takes her with him to his boarding school in the middle of the woods, Hood Academy, the book’s namesake. She learns a lot about the world then, mostly because a werewolf killed her father, but also that there are secret societies of people called hunters, that are sworn to kill werewolves, and packs of werewolf families scattered all over the place.

 

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One thing I wasn’t a fan of in this book, was that although a lot did happen, it didn’t suck me in as well as other books on the same kind of subject have in the past. I love werewolves, but this was just another werewolf book. The other thing I wasn’t a huge fan of, was that by the time I got to the second book in this book, I was kind of worn out from reading the first one. I needed a break, and I’m honestly not sure why they decided to bring the two together into one. I should have taken a break then and maybe read another novel between them, but I don’t really think that should be a necessity.

 

Overall, this book was good not great in my opinion. I don’t regret reading it, but it’s not my favourite. If you like books about teens and boarding school, and also maybe even supernatural beings, and don’t mind two books in one book, then I think you would like this, and should check it out.

 

If you’d like to grab a copy, you can do so here.

Here’sa link to the author’s Twitter, if you’d like to keep up with her.

Thanks for reading! What do you think of werewolves? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Have a good day!

WHy

I’m back again I know this is the 70001st time I’ve posted something like this but I just keep overwhelming myself and getting burnt out

 

my goals this year are to drink more water and post more consistently on my blog throughout the year so here I am

 

miss you

wish me luck fam