Alysses
Mio's parents saved this volume for me. They came out of absolutely nowhere. Their personalities are so contradictory to that of Mio's. Mio showed her no nonsense, not going to settle for less in the last volume, so strength in character was not hard to see in her parents. But everything else... mind blown. Also her dad's eyes were creepy. Sooooory. They were drawn creepily.
Either way, the boys need to work on communication. I just feel like they are still in the getting to know one another but I think they should know a bit more about one another at this point. The author's note in the end stated this was supposed to be a short and therefore this volume showed that they were a bit stumped as to where to take it.
Something has gone down and people are turning into zombies.
This was fast paced. You don't really get too much information since it's only been a few days since the incident has happened. It also ends in a cliffhanger. It was a good intro. Not much is revealed. The reader will have to decide if it's enough to continue. As for me, I haven't decided yet.
This book is absolutely necessary. I read AAPI all year long but it has been incredibly hard to find books to read focused on Polynesians: Maori, Tahitians, Kanaka Maoli, etc.
I had never heard of the events that had taken place in this book. We find that we are all still in the fight for basic human rights in our own silos. We should know that we are not the only ones.
I really want the Waterstones Special Edition of this book. I'm not above buying books solely for the cover but liking the book is a bigger incentive. So I read the book.
This is the retelling of Medusa's origin story. There are multiple POVs. Perseus is dumb. The gods were and have always been messy and their way of getting back at one another is just sad. I'm sure they thought they were cool but they were S.A.D..
This was a fun read. I might actually re-read it again. The critiques are valid, though. Medusa's point of view is not really highlighted as much. It didn't feel like Medusa's story. It was everyone else's story and how Medusa's life was inconsequential and just a pawn that was used by absolutely everyone. Mind you, Medusa was beautiful and caring. She was just done completely wrong.
If you approach this read as a book on Greek gods or even a book of a series of unfortunate events then you might be less disappointed.
Miriam and Weldon. Her grandfather is the co-creator of the TomorrowMen comics. The other co-creator, his grandfather. His grandfather pulls some shady crap and her grandfather's rights are bought for $900. His grandfather becomes rich which leads to generational wealth and all that jazz, which then leads to a 20 year court battle and two feuding families. Miriam and Weldon meet by chance and so their love story begins.
This was slice of life. It was a fun and easy read. Both Miriam and Weldon come with baggage and they both have to do the work to get through it. They are both young and so this is not a story that is going to have all the answers. I liked it. This is YA so they were botha annoying at times but it didn't last too long.
The original copy was received via Netgalley. The actual copy read for this review was my library.
Having read all of John Lewis' graphic novels this month, I thought I would sneak this one in this month as well.
I don't want to say I was disappointed but I was but only because it was more of what I already knew and had read in the graphic novels. It also sparked some anger. John Lewis was a good man but it doesn't mean he was immune to criticisms. There are certain things he wouldn't move on in regards to legislation and the truth is that this is a different day and what might have worked 40 years ago is clearly not working now.
Thank you to the publisher for providing me a review copy via Netgalley.
Shakti and her family move around a lot. It takes a toll on her having to make new friends. It's never an easy task and to have to start over and over again, it's just a lot for her. Her moms promise her that this will be a place they will be at for a while and encourage her to just try. She becomes friends with Xi and a few others who bond over being bullied by a group of girls they name H.E.K.. H.E.K. aka the mean girls, seem to be pulling strings and the teachers are their puppets. Shakti and Xi find out that H.E.K. have been casting spells over the school and want to take over the town in the same way. Shakti, coming from a long line of folks able to invoke the goddess Durga Ma's powers, chooses to do just that to save the town.
The artwork is just beautiful. I was hoping to learn Indian culture and I did. Durga Ma and Kali Ma were knew to me and the lessons learned through their introduction was greatly appreciated. Durga Ma being the epitome of femininity, power, determination, strength and protection is depicted as the more reasonable of the two even though she is also the goddess of war and destruction. Kali Ma being the goddess of creation, destruction and preservation was depicted as the more volatile of the two. Kali Ma seen as the goddess willing to do what others are not to protect is also seen as the most compassionate.
Within Skakti, I see all of Kali Ma's attributes including the compassion. Shakti learns that although anger is not a negative emotion, holding on to it, not realizing that it is there or not acknowledging that it is there, can lead to a destructive path. She learns that through family she has ties to Durga Ma but that Kali Ma has chosen her and her sister and that she is not a bad goddess to have on your side.
Overall, I really liked this story and as a result I want to learn more about these and other Hindu goddesses. Fun fact–Durga Ma is also known as Shakti.
It's year 7 and Viv has decided it's time to figure out who she wants to be at the moment and own it. She does. On Picture Day. A drastic move leads to self growth, growing pains and Viv takes the whole school on this wild ride to self discovery.
This was cute and the messages being conveyed were positive. The artwork was good and the story was good. Definitely recommend.
Publisher provided a copy via Netgalley for an honest review.
