A Whore’s Manifesto: An Anthology of Writing and Artwork by Sex Workers by Kay Kassirer Review

Though I didn’t take very many notes while I was reading this book, It really packed a punch. Not sure what I was getting myself into, I read haunting stories of coming into your own skin, sexual assault, hard work days and distant memories. Personal poems and short paragraphs and occasional pictures all meshed together, this book is definitely something that’s going to stick with me, whether on my shelf or just in my mind.

4/5 Stars  104 pages
Published October 18th 2019 by Thorntree Press

The thing I really liked about this book is that it’s different. Gritty non fiction, it shows the life around sex working, both good and bad. But above all, I think that this book is about finding yourself in whatever way you need to.

 

I don’t have much to say about this book, other than it’s really interesting and even if you don’t like non fiction, I think you should read it. It’s about real people doing real things and I think that even if it’s a little hard to look at, like some of the pages in this book, it’s worth it.

 

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

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

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The Magic Order, Vol. 1 (The Magic Order #1-6) by Mark Millar, & Olivier Coipel Review

4/5 Stars 176 pages
Published April 23rd 2019 by Image Comics

The Magic Order isn’t anything like I expected. A family of magic users that spans generations, The Order is a group sworn to protect the world, and maybe destroy it a little. With breathtaking art, this is a gory and exciting story of trying to keep your family together even when it seems like it’s impossible, in my opinion.

 

I’m not really sure how to describe the art in this book, but I do know that I want it all over my walls. A haunting and bloody story, my favourite part actually being in the beginning, when a young boy is possessed to stab his warlock father through the head. The world is one of logic and science, and yet full of magic.

 

I couldn’t put it down once I started it. I think that the art and the story, a man just trying to get his daughter back while his family is hunted by a chaotic group of magic users, really work well together and I’d love to read more of it. If you’re looking for something different and gritty, than this is the graphic novel for you.

 

The book is available here, and here’s a link to the creator’s Twitter accounts, if you’d like to keep up with them.

https://twitter.com/mrmarkmillar

https://twitter.com/OlivierCoipel

Thanks for reading!

Necropolis Pd by Nathan Sumsion Review

Necropolis Pd by Nathan Sumsion 5/5 Stars 412 pages
Published April 2nd 2019 by Parvus Press LLC

Do you ever wonder what the afterlife is like? Well this book can give you a little hint of what may be to come. Inside however, isn’t the afterlife you would expect. This one is in a realm of everything that’s been forgotten, filled with the undead, the vampires, ghosts, and maybe even demons. But what would happen if a living person were thrust into this world and expected to continue on living? You’ll just have to check out this book to find out.

 

Following a man named Jacob Greene in the first person viewpoint, he can’t get the memory of a dead body pinning him to the ground out of his head. It all started three months ago in a series of events that you wouldn’t usually think of leading up to what it does. After hitting the snooze button, he was hit with an unexpected wave of traffic, and in a crazy twist of events ended up taking a shortcut right to a motor vehicle accident. After that, his life was changed forever.

 

You can’t change the past, and alcohol definitely doesn’t help that. After being hunted down, he finds out that the man following him isn’t trying to hurt him, but actually has a job offer for him. Turns out, he’s the newest member of the Necropolis Police Department, and they need him to help them solve a murder in a city of dead people, where they’re not supposed to be able to die.  There, he meets a floating green girl named Elizabeth Greystone, or more simply known as Ms. Greystone. Before he knows what’s happening, he’s given a gun and a badge and sent on his way.

 

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I began this book, but I knew it was going to be something I liked. Lately I’ve become a big fan of these interesting supernatural police mysteries, when I read the description I just had to check it out. I love how real and gritty Jacob is, he really reacts to things like any of us would, but he definitely makes the best of it and kind of rolls with the punches. I really appreciated that about him, and that’s why I think he’s my favourite character. The world that he’s pushed into is so interesting and unique, I was hoping for an exciting cliff hanger, but I think that it wrapped up really nicely. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this.

 

The book is available here.

 

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