calamitymeat's reviews
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Archie meets the B-52s by Alex Segura, Matthew Rosenberg

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

Something is Killing the Children #1 by Miquel Muerto, Werther Dell'Edera, James Tynion IV

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Something is Killing the Children #0 by James Tynion IV

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Interview with the Vixen by Rebecca Barrow

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm a little annoyed that this is just a novelization of the first Vampironica run, but at least it added on to the end. 

Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration by Bob Bolling, Henry Scarpelli, Hal Smith, Craig Boldman, Al Hartley, Sid Jacobson, Harry Sahle, Joe Edwards, Paul Kupperburg, Fernando Ruiz, Bill Golliher, Barbara Slate, Kathleen Webb, Bill Galvan, George Frese, Dick Malmgren, Dan Parent, Bill Vigoda, Angelo DeCesare, John Albano, Rich Margopoulos, George Gladir, Harry Lucey, Mark Waid, Frank Doyle, Mike Pellowski, Jim Ruth, Michael Gallagher

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan

dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Found this on Libby after just searching the word "vampire" and checked it out without noticing it was a children's book. I figured I didn't want to waste a borrow and that there are some good children's books out there, so I listened to it anyway. 

Better than I was expecting! I recently tried listening to the original Wizard of Oz audiobook and did not like the narrator, but this narrator was really good. The writing style was really good for a middle grade book! I feel like middle grade and YA (and even some adult novels) can have really grating snarky narration, but this didn't fall into that, which I am grateful for as a 20-something reading a book for middle schoolers. 

Overall, very upset I didn't find this as a kid, but will definitely pass it on to my cousins who are in the age range for it! 

A Witch's Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal

adventurous inspiring reflective slow-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

4.0

Goethe's Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

funny lighthearted 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

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Not Moore's best work and the art was bordering on god awful most of the time

Hellboy, Vol. 6: Strange Places by Mike Mignola

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75