The subject matter that McCurdy covers makes this book difficult to read. It details how her mother abused her, her mother’s narcissistic behavior, and ill treatment as a child actor.
It’s good in that it covers the abuse, the feelings that McCurdy had, and generally what a narcissistic parent looks like. It’s bad in that McCurdy lived through such a tough time, and is still dealing with the aftereffects. I hope that McCurdy finds peace and resolution.
A Rumplestiltskin retelling, where the main character is a story teller, an evil king is terrorizing nearly everyone. Ghosts are real, the fae are relatively strong, and the Rumplestiltskin character isn’t as conniving as I recall from fairy tales.
I thought it is well paced, and I was surprised that it had a cliffhanger (I should have realized, with a duology, that this wasn’t going to be wrapped up in book 1).
Moon is returned to the court of his birth after years as a solitary Raksura. Which means confronting why he was solitary, learning who took him from the court in the first place and why, and who his birth parents are.
It also means Moon must confront his insecurities in Raksuran society and as Jade’s consort.
Moon’s insecurities can be hard to read, as they reflect insecurities I recognize in myself.
But I still like the world, Moon, and the Raksura. They’re fun books.
Jo appeals to Orla to help heal Jo’s mom. Orla reluctantly helps, insistent that she does not want to be the town witch. However, her dead grandmother had different ideas.
A quirky, enjoyable comic.
Marluff and Angell take a look into how human and crow culture (I love the idea of crow culture) influence one another, and how crows in human-inhabited ways may be a sign of poor ecological environments for other birds.
It looks at past stories of ravens and crows in our stories, how we encourage and/or discourage crows and ravens, and crow inter-generational memory.
I recommend it if you have even a passing interest in the world right outside your door.
El survived the Scholomance after Orion pushed her out its doors. El isn’t willing to accept that Orion is dead. But El’s refusal forces her to confront her feelings, her character, founding of enclaves, and she and Orion truly are.
El repeats herself. I mean, she says the same things over and over. It is, to put is shortly, a bit repetitive at times.
For me, though, that wasn’t enough to detract from the fast-paced nature or conclusion to this series. Which is to say, I enjoyed it.
A Cinderella retelling. Ash falls for the huntswoman, but after becoming friends of a sort with a fairy. Most Cinderella trappings are present: the mean stepmother, a dance with a prince, the step-sisters.
I enjoyed it.
I was fascinated and horrified by Satrapi’s experiences in Iranian Revolution. I was fascinated at how Iran was, and horrified by how it changed. And how that change feels similar to the cusp of change we may be in the US.
An odd assortment of comics, some mind-bending. I often wasn’t sure what was going on, but still found it interesting.
A fun diversion. Folks protect large reptile-like animals from themselves and humans. A good, lighthearted story.
