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Blood and Fire by Bill Slavin

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.0

Taken back in time to see crows ravaged world through the eyes of his mother raven
following the events of the first 2 novels, this dark and devastating story wraps up the story leaving the reader feeling unfinished
a story of blood and fire that leads to a climactic battle between the ironecast and the luddites
bandit cheiftain zeya has delivered crow to the luddites leader Lord Pyke
stalwart and the bakers dozen crew continue their search
*the was an ARC and ad 90% of the words missing from the comics and had to base my review on how the characters interacted 

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916: The Graphic Novel by Georgia Ball, Lauren Tarshis

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

chet roscow tells his story of surviving the 1916 shark attack of new jersey
new to town and scared of fitting in, chet will do anything to fit in with the other boys his age
after a few pranks gone wrong tthe boys wont speak to each other and chet tries to swim in the lake by himslef when suddenly he is attacked by a huge shark
no one believes him but there have been recent sightings and attacks of the same nature along the coast line
*jaws author claims on his own grave that this had nothing to do with the inspo for the book and movie but it is earily similar to the first 45 mins of movie/ half of the book*

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I DID IT! I FINISHED IT! I AM LITERATURE, I AM CULTURED READER!! WHAT DID I LEARN? MEN FXKN SUCK!
19 yr old edmond dantes is soon to be captain of his own ship and married to the woman he loves, mercedes
on his wedding day, edmond is falsely accused of treason and without fair trial is sentenced to solitary confinement at chateau d'if
there he meets abbe faria and learns of a hidden treasure on the island of monte cristo 
faria teaches edmond history, languages, sciences and philosophy
after years of confinement, dantes is ready to escape and so he does, finding the treasure he returns to france as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo only to see everything has changed and been stolen from his former self
with the power of being the count, edmond wrecks havoc on the people who have wronged him 
for something written centuries ago, it is still very modern with a murderous/ villianous air to the count but the revenge is so good
Way to long 30% of this book couldve been cut out and i wouldve lived just fine without some chapters

Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

quick nostalgic adventurous fun
a beloved childhood favourite of almost every reader
the magic tree house series has left a define spot in our hearts forever
jack & annie find a mysterious treehouse filled with books that transport them to different periods in time
the first ever adventure is perfect, taking them to prehistoric ages and must find their way back home

I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 : A Graphix Book by Georgia Ball, Scott Dawson, Lauren Tarshis

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

george calder tells the story of how he survived the sinking of the titanic as a young boy
a very emotional, historic read
perfect for anyone looking to start reading historical content

The Witches: The Graphic Novel by Roald Dahl, Pénélope Bagieu

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

an 8 year old boy goes to live with his grandmother after the death of his parents
one night she tells him the story of witches that leaves an impact on him
after his grandmother has a stroke, she is recomended to take a vacation to relax
while at a resort the young boy runs into a witch convention and over hears their plan to kill all children 
while horrifyingly nostalgic, it is extremely outdated 

Murder Kingdom #1 by Fred Van Lente

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Tanith likes working at Roy Oswalds Theme Park, Storybook Kingdom(a giant disney world joke) but it has its days
working the rollarcoaster, tanith is ready to put in her 2 weeks when the casting managers pulls her aside and says she is needed to play Briar Rose! only problem the last one was just murdered in front of tanith moments ago!
soon tanith and her best friend richard are trapped in the theme park while someone is running around in a mask killing the cast members in true grimm tales fashion
they must work together to find the person behind the mask and save storybook kingdom

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1: Return to New York by JASON. AARON

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

prelude story of Long Way From Home #1-6
The turtles have idividually left new york city:
raphael in prison undercover
michelangelo is in tokyo living as a famous movie star
donatello is trapped in a mutant zoo, fighting rich men for money 
with the new mayor causing trouble in NYC, the foot reappears and takes hold of the city while the new leader makes a skeezy deal with the mayor
the turtles must fight to reunite and stop the mayor and the foot in this dark, gorey, nostalgic ride 

Muted: Volume 2 by Miranda Mundt

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a beautiful queer (poly sapphic) coming of age story on found family!
one week into her month long visit with aunt sylvia, Camille and Dendro (flower demon) work together on camilles powers slowly growing but still uncontrollable when emotional
when news arrives that athalie has arranged a marriage between camille and a wealthy witch lord to help solve the family banking that her mother had apparently ruined
when avaline closes herself off from camille, camille and nyra venture to new orleans to break avaline out

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sad, chilling and a twisted ending that will leaving you contemplating what you would do for love
12 yr old junior is living with his mom and little brother dino when one night he see his dads ghost appear after drowing 8 years previous
being young and confused with his cultures way of grieving,  junior must decide if the dead coming back is worth the cost