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This was so entertaining! I really loved the artwork in this and thought it matched the vibes of the overall story. It's basically about this kid, Hawthorne, who wants to join this league of villains. Because of reasons, they end up accidentally becoming a leader of that organization.This was a quick read, but I think it did a good job of telling the story in its short length. This was funny, fast-paced, and surprisingly sweet in some spots. The themes are handled nicely and I loved how, in the end, Hawthorne found how to be their best self,

even if it wasn't in a life of villainy.

Thanks so much to Fewer & Friends and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Renegade Girls (a Graphic Novel): A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing by Nora Neus

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-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? No

4.0

My favorite graphic novels are queer graphic novels and this was another great one to add to my never-ending list of favorites! I really enjoyed this a lot! It's a feminist story based on real people and it does a lot of work in its relatively short amount of pages. Though my e-ARC's artwork was grainy and low quality (not sure if that's an ARC issue for everyone or just on my e-reader, but I didn't factor that in my rating, of course), I really appreciated the art panels and will love to go back and reread this and fully appreciate them once I have the physical copy and can see the art in all its glory! I mostly liked the pacing of this, though sometimes it went really quick and felt a bit slow at like two parts, but those are pretty minor gripes because, overall, I enjoyed this graphic novel so much! And, of course, the sapphic romance was swoony and just what I wanted!

Thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown for providing an e-ARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Oh I thought this was just SO sugary sweet!!! The book itself was obviously giving Disney vibes and finding magic and love, which was really cute. I really liked James and Tabi together and loved the way they both just wanted to find the magic in their jobs, even when everyone else didn't. And even as Tabi began seeing that the job *isn't* always all that magical, she still loved and truly believed she was making a difference and that, one day, her dream would be realized. The art style was also really cute as well and matched the vibe of the story perfectly. There's one panel towards the end that I especially liked and will be so happy to see in the physical book. Overall, this was an adorable graphic novel. My main complaint is just that I wish it was a teensy bit longer so that the story didn't have to move quite as fast as it did, but that's a minor gripe and I really loved reading this!

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-ARC of this in exchange for an honest review.

Girlmode by Magdalene Visaggio

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

1.5

Unfortunately this book had one of my least favorite things: characters forgiving other characters too easily/apologizing when other characters do them wrong. Poor Phoebe had SO many awful people in her life and she forgave them far too easily for my liking. I hated all of Phoebe’s friends. The only two people who weren’t absolutely horrendous to her were her dad and surf instructor. Everyone was else was terrible and this would’ve been fine except i wish Phoebe hadn’t allowed some of them back into her life at all. Also, this book had some pretty heavy themes brought up and literally no real resolution or further depth to several. This book moves relatively quickly, so i just didn’t understand the purpose of bringing up some of these plot points (Mackenzie’s play,

the SA at the party,

or Phoebe’s mother for example) if they weren’t going to flesh out those side plots more. There were a lot of other small things i could gripe about, but I digress. This one just wasn’t a winner for me.

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Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice

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challenging dark reflective slow-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

3.5

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bookstarbri's reviews 373 reviews

bookstarbri's reviews
373 reviews