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Ice Cream Man, Volume 7: Certain Descents by Chris O'Halloran, W. Maxwell Prince
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Ice Cream Man series continues to be weird and wild. I honestly feel like I can't look away while reading, as the horror unfolds in consistently tense ways from story to story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Death
Rust Belt Femme by Raechel Anne Jolie
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
My DNF is not because of the memoir's quality. I enjoy how it was written. It's been a tough time lately and I can't get myself to focus on this book, so taking a pause for now.
Sad Girl Space Lizard (v. 1.1) by Iggy Craig
adventurous
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
3.5
Sad Girl Space Lizard is lo-fi Sapphic mech queerness and it's quite unique. This is the second comic I've read this year to feature lesbian mech sex and I'm not complaining. Worth checking out.
Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I read this book for the Trans Rights Readathon and was barreling through it for the first 2/3. Granted, my life got busy so it's hard to know if I fell out of pacing or if the story slowed down but I definitely enjoyed things a little less as it was ending.
Holy Body Horror tho! The creature and mutation sequences are excellent. I think I honestly wanted more monsters than I got, but I am not sad about the abundance of body horror description.
I do want to warn people that the hinge romantic edge of this story includes an abuser. This book is targeting messy emotions so I get why this is included but anyone looking for the romance may be appalled by this.
Holy Body Horror tho! The creature and mutation sequences are excellent. I think I honestly wanted more monsters than I got, but I am not sad about the abundance of body horror description.
I do want to warn people that the hinge romantic edge of this story includes an abuser. This book is targeting messy emotions so I get why this is included but anyone looking for the romance may be appalled by this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Terminal illness, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Vomit, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness
Us by Sara Soler
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I read Us as part of the Trans Rights Readathon. It's so sweet and honest and informative in the best ways. I love both people through their comic selves and that's beautiful. I could not recommend this memoir of two women in love enough if I tried. Everyone should read it. So much care and love (and laughs) are given to this story. Such a treat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia, Biphobia, and Homophobia
Lsbn by Emma Jayne
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
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? N/A
5.0
An authentic and hot Sapphic T4T hookup in a mech. What more could you ask for? It's fantastic. Trans joy all around!
Brooms by Jasmine Walls
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
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? N/A
5.0
I read this for the Trans Rights Readathon 2024.
A wonderfully diverse found family of broom racers is exactly what we need right now. Cute and cozy, while still acknowledging U.S. history, Brooms is well balanced and full of heart. Beautiful.
A wonderfully diverse found family of broom racers is exactly what we need right now. Cute and cozy, while still acknowledging U.S. history, Brooms is well balanced and full of heart. Beautiful.
Returning Home to Our Bodies: Reimagining the Relationship Between Our Bodies and the World--Practices for connecting somatics, nature, and social change by Abigail Rose Clarke
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book is fabulous and the title says it all. Abigail Rose Clarke crafts an inclusive and expansive aid for all bodies that is both heady and down to earth.
I think everyone should give this book a try, especially in audiobook format read by Clarke herself.
I think everyone should give this book a try, especially in audiobook format read by Clarke herself.
Ice Cream Man: Sundae Edition, Volume 2 by W. Maxwell Prince
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.5
There are many wild swings and the ways to tell a narrative are perpetually played with in interesting ways. I love the lore of the Ice Cream Man and his accompanying horrors. It's unlike any other comic, that's for sure, and creatively expansive. Well done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, and Animal death
Night Trap Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn
Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 71%.
It was a slasher not going anywhere special and I was getting bored as things progressed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Vomit