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Review of Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman by author and illustrator Éloïse Marseille Graphic novel memoirs are a favorite genre of mine. I really enjoy seeing an author tell their story through their own words and images. It adds an extra layer of personality to the events. Everyone has their own style and illustrations are just as much […]

Thank you to author James Simon Wood for providing me with a copy of One With the Grime at the Bottom in exchange for this honest review. One With the Grime at the Bottom is a noir thriller starring a novice stripper in a new town. A small town girl gets breast implants and makes her way to the big […]

Spoiler full review of Everything, Everything where love is everything and not everything else is as it seems.

Review and summary of Tender is the Flesh by author Agustina Bazterrica Spoiler Free Review Tender is the Flesh is based on the premise that in an overpopulated world humans are bred for meat. This is not new territory but this is a new exploration of it. One that explores how easily we are able to dehumanize people and how […]

Thank you to author C. H. Wilkins for providing me with a copy of Cities on Fire in exchange for this honest review. I’m going to start this book review by stating my bias. I don’t like book 1s and I hate open endings and cliffhangers. Does anyone remember when the first book in a series could have a complete […]

Review and summary for Dorohedoro volumes 1-23, the full series by Q. Hayashida. The manga of sorcerers, devils, and lots of friendships!

Review and summary of Rain by author Joe Hill, David M Booher, and Zoe Thorogood Spoiler Free Review Rain is a graphic novel about climate change without being all about climate change. It opens with author Joe Hill explaining his inspiration for the book. It’s based on his frustration with climate change deniers but he wanted it to be more […]

Review and summaries of Deserter, a collection of Junji Ito’s earliest works. These shorts send the stage for years of horror manga from Ito.