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The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Volume 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya
3.0
Maybe I’ll enjoy this series the farther I get into it but currently I can take it or leave it.
DC vs. Vampires Vol. 1 by Otto Schmidt, James Tynion IV
1.0
This was a let down. I loved the idea of DC and vampires but this just wasn’t it. This was so fast paced that it took away from there being any enjoyment story wise for me. I loved the art which is why I’m rating it as high as I am. (Was originally going to give it two stars for the art then I thought that was too generous and went to 1.5 and then again decided it was too generous).
I just wanted things to slow down to the point where the story would actually build up. This would have been great had it been spread out over three volumes instead of one. I honestly don’t think I’ll read the final volume purely because of how much this irritates me. The idea was great, the art was great but man did it fall flat on its face.
I just wanted things to slow down to the point where the story would actually build up. This would have been great had it been spread out over three volumes instead of one. I honestly don’t think I’ll read the final volume purely because of how much this irritates me. The idea was great, the art was great but man did it fall flat on its face.
They Stole Our Hearts by Daniel Kraus
3.5
I really enjoyed They Threw Us Away and the story of teddy bears coming to life, enduring horrors that most of which we wouldn’t even see as a threat, and trying to complete a quest. That being said I didn’t enjoy this sequel as much which was a surprise to me considering the main thing they have to overcome in this book is something that I normally would have loved.
This should have worked for me but it was just okay. That being said I’m giving it a half star because I loved the idea of the teddy bearcult .
This should have worked for me but it was just okay. That being said I’m giving it a half star because I loved the idea of the teddy bear
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
3.0
In this story you follow a Tea Monk and a Robot who end travelling together to find the answers they both need. This is also a story about accepting that what you believe to be your purpose in life can change in time and that you don’t need to hold yourself accountable to find a purpose.
I’ve seen this series get recommended so many times and heard it get hyped up. And to be honest it fell flat for me. I get what the message of this book is and I think others will love this but I was just wanting more. But, I’m also a person who needs to either get amazing world building or fall in love with a character for things to work for me.
This is a cozy fantasy novella with some great quotes like this one, “it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live.” But, it’s just not for me.
Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
3.5
I was really excited to get to this as natural disasters have always intrigued me. But, I probably should have paid attention to the subtitle and realised that I would be getting more than the storm. As for the actual storm it doesn’t arrive until the 65% mark. Which is not what I thought going into this book. There was also a word used that made me clock this book as being released in the early 2010s (or prior) that happened around the 70% mark.
If I hadn’t expected the book to be mainly about the storm I mostly likely would of enjoyed this more. It focuses a lot on flaws made during this time by humans and serves as a warning.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail
Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber
fast-paced
4.0
An imperial prison barge named Purge ends up breaking down and their only hope is a Star Destroyer that is drifting and seemingly abandoned. But, when half the boarding party comes back everything starts to go wrong as they all start to fall ill.
Star Wars mixed with zombies I didn’t enjoy Red Harvest that much but I did like Death Troopers a little more. I appreciated how Joe Schreiber wrote two well-known characters into this cast of new ones. That being said if you aren’t going into this book just looking for a fun time you aren’t going to like this. And I will admit the first maybe a hundred pages weren’t that entertaining. The audiobook was phenomenal and added so much to the story I highly recommend consuming this book in that format.