Anna Tschetter
This was great. Hurray for a fat protagonist and a hot love interest! I especially enjoyed the snippets of terrible scripts mixed in along with the narrative - so terrible, hilarious, and plausible.
This was sweet! I thought all the discussions around sex were handled really well and realistically. Love those sweet boys.
Oh I LOVED this one! It's a perfect match between writer and artist - Nubia's facial expressions are GREAT! - and an story that is both timely and timeless. I know the DC comics in this series don't tend to be ongoing but it would be awesome if this was one. I'd read more of Nubia's adventures in a heartbeat.
I really enjoyed this and think that the author did a wonderful job of focusing on the victims of the murders. You don't even know the identity of the murderer until halfway through and he doesn't spend a lot of time trying to figure out why he did it or making him into some sort of criminal mastermind or someone other than a bad guy who did horrific things.
I'll also say that for readers in the LGBTQ+ community, I imagine this would be a tough read as there is a lot of discussion about anti-queer violence and how especially in the 1980s and 1990s (and still?!) it was brushed aside and even considered warranted. It was hard to hear awful and hateful things said about the queer community by the people who were supposed to protect them. It's not like I was surprised to hear police saying those things, but it's still hard.
This was great! I LOVED all of the aunties and their personalities. I did get stressed from a sort of “oh no I'm afraid you're going to get caught for murder even though it was an accident!!” feeling.
I liked but didn't love this. The writing is beautiful but some of it didn't quite work for me. The explanation of the reasons behind the hauntings didn't click for me, but some of the spooky bits were well done.
I didn't like this once quite as much as the other two. I thought it would be right up my ally since one woman is a pianist and one is a weaver. I like both of those things! I think it is just that writing about music can be difficult, especially music that isn't real. But! Still a mostly enjoyable read!
This was one that once I started it, I didn't want to stop. Unfortunately, dumb things like work or showering got in the way. Lame.
Anyway, I loved it. It's very palace intrigue-y and political so if that's your jam like me, you should definitely check it out. There's a lot of heart too with Kiem and Jainan's friendship and then romance. Two very good boys!
This is was really fun! I loved Ropa's voice and slang. I was a bit surprised at how genuinely creepy the house and the milkman were so if you don't like dashes of horror in your fantasy, you might want to skip this one.
Oooh of course this was great! There's definitely a lot to think about regarding cults, belonging, and empathy (https://crimereads.com/why-writing-about-cults-and-people-who-join-them-is-never-easy/). Really hard to put down!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Giant Days is never anything but a PURE DELIGHT.
I really liked this loose retelling of Jane Eyre! I found the magic, folklore, and worldbuilding to be so fascinating. Blackwood puts an interesting spin on a classic.
This starts off slow and then really picks up with the reveal of what is really going on. Does the denouncement totally explain everything? Nah, but I'm OK with it. It definitely got me thinking about generational trauma, environmentalism, and families so it worked for me.
I would read like a dozen books of Stevie going to places she hates - like a summer camp full of snakes - to solve old cold cases! This was great and I loved seeing all these weird teens again.
Finally, I knew there would be a twist but I didn't think the twist would be a secret Nazi! .
This was great! This has everything from history to personal stories to commentary with a ton of amazing comics artists.
I could not stop thinking of this book as soon as I started it. It's amazing! It's full of rage, violence, and surprising humor. (“You can't shoot me, I'm rich!!”)
Perfect for people who like giant robots, brooding and/or pretty guys, and smashing the patriarchy.
Re-read: Great news for bad times - this book still FUCKING RULES! If you are feeling sad, hopeless, and/or full of rage this might be a good cathartic read for you.
I really liked this! I was interested in reading it and then super excited to learn it was about an Ojibwe girl Michigan! I went to high school near a reservation and casino of Ojibwe people (Saginaw Chippewa in Isabella co.) so it was really fun to read things that were very familiar to me: the rural setting, the hockey obsession, poverty, white people being mad about casino per capita payments, and even graduating high school in 2004!
So many secrets and drama. Is it too much to ask for two nice boys - well one nice boy and his sneaky boyfriend - to be happy?!
It's always nice to check in on Simon and Baz, but I could have used more Agatha. AS ALWAYS.