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So I've been reading slowly and while I reach out to others for answers to what may be a neurological thing, I've decided to try out some tips to help read. I've been reading different books at a similar time (put down one and then pick up another soon after), but I've also been reading books while listening to their corresponding audiobooks!

So far, this tip has been helping me the most when processing information and pacing myself. Also, there are some really cool things that happen when listening to audiobooks. Small soundtracks, an all-cast reading. It's amazing!

I'm probably going to start giving some small reviews on them, but I'm not well-tuned with them. If anything, I might give a reason or two why I liked a certain soundtrack.

#audiobook

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my favorite genre is “kitchen sink” tbqh. yes i want your metaphysical space opera Gothic haunted house horror-comedy. yes i want your medieval road trip heist mystery. give me time traveling werewolves and noir detective robots teaming up to fight alien supervillains. i want this sundae with every topping in the shop

#okay these sound fun to read #I actually have his majesty's dragon and among others! #book recs #Book Recommendations #reblog

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If you want stories where villains get the girl, but want it as spicy romances, I recommend Emily McIntire’s series “Never After” series

Not only do the villains get the girl (or the boy in one), there is also some freaking SPICE to these stories

“Hooked” is “Peter Pan” with hand necklaces and being called a “good girl”

“Scarred” is “Lion King” but with wax play and “If you want a god to worship, ma petite menteuse, no need to look so far”

“Wretched” is “Wizard of Oz” but with enemies-with-benefits and some sexy alleyway poetry recitation

“Twisted” (her new one) is “Alladin” but with the villain getting angry because someone hurt “his wife”

Of course, they’re not for everyone, but I love these so much and can’t wait for Twisted

#book recs #cw sexuality #(just in case) #romance #reblog

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Is it too early in Dracula Daily to mention The Route of Ice and Salt, the book written from the perspective of the (gay, angsty, problematic) captain of the Demeter?

It’s by Mexican author José Luis Zárate. The book may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I thought it was beautiful. And it’s worthwhile to read queer authors from outside the literary bubble of the Anglosphere. Relatively few non-English books get translated into English, given the state of the publishing industry, let alone queer ones.

#this is actually on my to read list! #to read list #reblog

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Talking About a Book From My Childhood: The Dreaming, Queenie Chan

So, after some thinking about a library book in my possession, I started thinking about a short manga series I read when I was in middle school.

The Dreaming, by Queenie Chan

A Chinese-Australian artist and author, Queenie created a three-book series about twins going to an elite boarding school in outback Australia.

However, the twins have to lie about being twins as the Vice Principal of the school has a deep superstition regarding them. Not to mention the school’s history with students disappearing into the bush. Throw in ghosts, a mystery expanding to the school’s prior history as a boarding school for girls, Aboriginal myths, and you get the creepy story of “The Dreaming.”

The artwork is definitely from the early 2000s (the publishing dates went from 2004 to 2007, from what her website stated), so it felt off to see. The series fell flat with some of the characterizations from some of the characters. Then again, the series is only three books long and it’s mostly dedicated to the mystery behind the school. However, I put it aside for the story in it. Paranormal activity, secrets, and boarding schools are three of my favorite tropes in spooky stories.

Besides the whole situation with the disappearances, there’s also the story of the dissolving relationship with the twins. Two different beings in the aftermath of their parents’ divorce, the main character starts to realize her place in the relationship and the effect it has on her sister. It’s a sad thing to see as she tries to repair it, but you start to wonder if any of it is salvageable in the first place.

When reading this at first, it felt like there are holes in the story. But after reading them again, I started to realize they make sense. The backstory of the plot is done through the eyewitness of one person and they get the hints through the usage of other people. You will never get the whole story because it all comes from different people. And in the end, now that I think of it, can they be trusted?

Of course, the supernatural is 100% there and in plain sight. But there are some scenes that make you think.

I wish more people knew about this manga series. The creator had gone on to create different books, but I wanted to throw attention on this particular series. It makes me really want to seek out the books so then I can always have them with me.

Here’s the link to the creator’s website. She’s really interesting! https://queeniechan.com/?v=322b26af01d5

#book review #book recs #manga #talking about a book from my childhood

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I read this book a while ago and I loved every bit of it.

And through it all, I felt bad for Charles, who was trying to provide for him and his dad. His motives, in the beginning, were clearly driven by money. But that just got him involved with the wrong people.

Still, loved this book and the ending will sock you in the gut.

Currently reading: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

About 3/4 of the way through and all I can really think is you shouldn't mess with things you know nothing about. Especially things that lurk in the shadows. But that's what Charles Thomas Tester has done and he's paying the price for it now. But can you blame him when you see how the world treats a Black man in Harlem in the early 1900s? Or at anytime really?

This book feels both ancient, relevant, and current. No matter when or how you read, there is something to take...hopefully it won't take much in return.

#the ballad of black tom #book recs #books #reblog

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The Flight trilogy by A.E. Radley

(Flight SQA016, Grounded, Journey’s End)

Emily White works an exhausting transatlantic schedule for Crown Airlines. Crippling debt means she spends more time in the air as a member of the first-class cabin crew than she does on the ground being a mother, and she desperately misses her young son.

Fastidious passenger Olivia Lewis is used to things being a certain way. When her routine is changed by this new, attractive member of the staff, she attempts to reach out to Emily. Unfortunately, Olivia is famous for her terrible social skills, and things quickly go oh-so-wrong.

When disaster strikes for her son, will Emily be able to swallow her pride and accept the assistance Olivia offers?

Genres: contemporary, romance

Get the books from The Book Depository here! (1, 2, 3)

#oh? #interesting #to read list #reblog

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Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor

With only a drop of flare, one can light the night sky with fireworks … or burn a building to the ground – and seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis wants her fair share.

Ingrid doesn’t have a family fortune, monetary or magical, but at least she has a plan: Rise to the top on the arm of Linden Holt, heir to a hefty political legacy and the largest fortune of flare in all of Candesce. Her only obstacle is Linden’s father who refuses to acknowledge her.

So when Senator Holt announces his run for president, Ingrid uses the situation to her advantage. She strikes a deal to spy on the senator’s opposition in exchange for his approval and the status she so desperately craves. But the longer Ingrid wears two masks, the more she questions where her true allegiances lie.

Will she stand with the Holts, or will she forge her own path?

Genres: contemporary, romance

Get the book from The Book Depository here!

#to read list #reblog

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Finally available for pre-order: The 2nd revised edition of The Loudest Silence by Olivia Janae

A beautiful, opposites attract lesbian romance about hearing the music in your heart.

[Get it here] Rising star cellist Kate Flynn is new to Chicago and her job at the Windy City Chamber Ensemble. On day one, she is surprised by the board’s intriguing president, Vivian Kensington. Not only does the woman come with a formidable reputation, but she’s also Deaf. However, between a familiar face Kate isn’t ready to see again and the difficulties of being a single mom, she isn’t sure Chicago is the right place for her. When tendrils of friendship develop with Vivian, Kate finds beneath her prickly ice queen persona unexpected kindness and warmth. Is the promise of more enough to make her stay? Can two such different women, one from a world of sound and one a world of silence, truly understand one another?

#to read list #reblog

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Pride Flag Book Recs! #3🌈

Need more diverse books for pride month? I’m bringing you some colorful suggestions for your rainbow shelves aesthetic! 

Feel free to check out my previous posts as well here and here! 

The Devotion of Delflenor by R. Cooper, The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose, The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite, Say You’ll Love Me Again by Kiki Archer, The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown, The Secret of You and Me by Melissa Lenhardt, The Valkyrie’s Daughter by Tiana Warner

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan, Welcome To Paradise by Lise Gold, A Flight in the Heavens by Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr, The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee, Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour, The Noble and the Nightingale by Barbara Ann Wright, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sisters of Shadow by Katherine Livesey

I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Uncharted by Ali Temple, The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler, It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland, Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley, Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson, A Scheme of Sorcery by Ennis Rook Bashe

Happy Pride Month Reading!  ❤️💛🧡💚💙💜

#book recs #book recommendations #reblog

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Beautiful World-Building: Fantasy Recs with Gorgeous Covers

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince. To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies across the earth and skies. But when treachery looms and forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, she must challenge the ruthless Celestial Emperor for her dream—striking a dangerous bargain in which she is torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos.

Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

In Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape in search of a mysterious boy who disappeared. In Moon Witch, Spider King, Sogolon takes center stage and gives her own account of what happened to the boy, and how she plotted and fought, triumphed and failed as she looked for him. It’s also the story of a century-long feud—seen through the eyes of a 177-year-old witch—that Sogolon had with the Aesi, chancellor to the king. It is said that Aesi works so closely with the king that together they are like the eight limbs of one spider. Aesi’s power is considerable—and deadly. It takes brains and courage to challenge him, which Sogolon does for reasons of her own. Both a brilliant narrative device—seeing the story told in Black Leopard, Red Wolf from the perspective of an adversary and a woman—as well as a fascinating battle between different versions of empire, Moon Witch, Spider King delves into Sogolon’s world as she fights to tell her own story. Part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman who bows to no man, it is a fascinating novel that explores power, personality, and the places where they overlap.

Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore

Isobel is the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to learn the secrets of “power morphemes"—unnaturally dense units of meaning that warp perception when skilfully pronounced. But Isobel’s reputation makes her the target of a strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists, who may be the only thing stopping the cabal from toppling California over the edge of a terrible transformation, with forty million lives at stake. Time is short for Isobel to level up and choose a side—because the cabal has attracted much bigger and weirder enemies than the anarchist resistance, emerging from dark and vicious dimensions of reality and heading straight for planet Earth!

Absynthe by Brendan Bellecourt

Liam Mulcahey, a reclusive, shell-shocked veteran, remembers little of the Great War. Ten years later, when he is caught in a brutal attack on a Chicago speakeasy, Liam is saved by Grace, an alluring heiress who’s able to cast illusions. Though the attack appears to have been committed by the hated Uprising, Grace believes it was orchestrated by Leland De Pere–Liam’s former commander and the current President of the United States. Meeting Grace unearths long-buried memories. Liam’s former squad, the Devil’s Henchmen, was given a serum to allow telepathic communication, transforming them into a unified killing machine. With Grace’s help, Liam begins to regain his abilities, but when De Pere learns of it, he orders his militia to eliminate Liam at any cost. But Liam’s abilities are expanding quickly. When Liam turns the tables and digs deeper into De Pere’s plans, he discovers a terrible secret. The same experiment that granted Liam’s abilities was bent toward darker purposes. Liam must navigate both his enemies and supposed allies to stop the President’s nefarious plans before they’re unleashed on the world. And Grace is hiding secrets of her own, secrets that could prove every bit as dangerous as the President’s.

#oh? #to read list #reblog

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In this glorious collection of micro-fiction, People in My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Ted Goossen, the unnamed narrator shares 26 stories of their town, its eclectic characters and its fabulist happenings. Memories are quietly rearranged; two students aim to lead a revolution in hopes of having statues built in their honor; a lottery is held to decide who will take care of the always-hungry Hiromi each month; a student finds a smelly fruit that morphs into a boy. A no-gravity event triggers an evening of dangerous fun among the town’s teens; two girls named Yōko copy each other in a constant competition. 

It’s an eerie, surreal collection, absurd and funny, that fans of fabulism and magical realism will enjoy. The stories all come together to paint a portrait of a town where the lines between reality and magic are thin and the shadows hold all manner of surprises. 

Content warnings for animal cruelty, bullying, seizures, pedophilia, torture mention.

#oooo~ #interesting #books #reblog #to read list

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Reviewing: “Moon-Bright Tides” by RoAnna Sylver

I’m about familiar with RoAnna and the books they wrote (I looked up their website and have found no desired pronouns, but if anyone knows, just reach out to me) and have been wanting to read something of their for so long. “Moon-Bright Tides” had popped up for me and I thought “why not?” “Chameleon Moon” is a novel and with school starting back up, I needed something easy to read before getting back into longer pieces.

I was drawn in almost immediately. A completely moonless night and a sea witch who has to go out every night to call in the tides. What drew me in was the situation that was going on. It’s almost an unconscious piece of knowledge to know that the moon controls tides. Without it, there are no tides. It was something that drew me in, telling me that this is an important situation that I never think about.

Riven, the main character, hates her duty. She’s struggling with trauma related to the ocean and has a hard time connecting to people. Enter the mer, who states in the story that the closest she is in terms of human language is “mermaid.” Neat.

This mermaid is starving and has been coming to Riven’s home for stew that Riven leaves out every night before going to call in the tides. This character is interesting because she is a character from a completely different society, so their conversation about names and trying to understand them was interesting to read.

Their relationship buildup was really sweet to read and took some time to show the reader how it was affecting both parties. Seeing them both grow and become better (in terms of physical and emotional health) felt comforting. Clearly the author had to skip over some parts, but they didn’t fail to mention how both Riven and Moonbright (the mermaid) worked and lived with each other.

And the climax didn’t feel like it was an all-or-nothing situation. It was Riven coming to terms with what happened that caused her trauma. She’s reached a point of no return where she now has reached the height of her character arc. Call me a weenie, but I am a sucker for climaxes where it’s an internal crisis rather than external.

This whole story felt like a relief to read. It was so sweet from beginning to end, giving the reader a realistic yet magical situation and a pair of characters who click well. I almost forgot about the moon as I kept reading about this pair. Do I want the moon to come back? That would be cool, and it would be interesting to see how everyone reacts to seeing something return. But to be fair, I’m fine with how the story ended. In the end, this was about two people who found a home within each other.

#book review #Short story review #RoAnna Sylver #short story #fantasy #romance #WLW #Sapphic

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Reviewing: “American Melancholy” by Joyce Carol Oates

I was privileged to get a copy of this book through NetGalley (so thank you, NetGalley!)

This book's poetry was like its name - poems with a sad or (obviously) melancholic tone. They were all about death, unfavorable parts of history, etc. There was even a poem about how Edward Hopper's relationship with his wife changed after he started to use her as a model for his paintings.

I was surprised to see poems about the Little Albert psychology experiment (the one about how we gain fears) from the perspective of the young boy and about the Harlow experiment, which had a sympathetic voice towards the monkeys over the scientist. Then again, they showed that it wasn't a good thing for everyone - someone had to suffer for the benefit of others. I was half expecting to read a poem about the Stanford Prison Experimemt.

These kinds of themes carried themselves throughout the book, and were not afraid to make you feel down. They were meant to show another side to things that were happening in America throughout the decades. It wasn't as glitzy and happy as people might think, but it wasn't depressing.

There were two poems that felt like they were out of place. It was about incidents that had happened in China, with the same themes. Most likely the narrator or narrators are Asian-American, but it still was surprising.

Overall, these were some good poems that showed the reality of life in America.

#book review #american melancholy: joyce carol oates #joyce carol oates #poetry

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Reviewing: “The Sun Down Motel” by Simone St. James

content warnings for story: mentioned sexual assault, violence, murder, death, pedophilia, BPD shown in a negative light (I will be writing about this and if I’ve messed up, please let me know)

another warning: Slight spoilers (nothing that would give away major plot events)

This is a good premise and a good mystery, but that didn’t stop this book from being flawed.

First of all, the premise is interesting and rather spooky. Can you imagine staying or working at a lonely building and then realize that it was the setting for multiple tragedies? I was in love with the plot, a motel being the sight of some unhappy events (in a town with a string of unsolved mysteries) and two girls who are connected through family and circumstances. There was also the ghosts that appeared throughout the story that the reader learns about as the narration progresses.

There’s two POVs that should be important for the review: Vivian’s POV and Carly’s. Both of them are separated by around twenty years but are in the same setting. Vivian is Carly’s aunt and had gone missing at the Sun Down Motel during her shift. Carly, who wants to know what happened, is drawn to the town and tries to uncover the mystery of the motel. Little does she know, though, that Vivian is also investigating the same mystery when she was there (don’t worry, I won’t spoil this part).

Now, I could tell that there was a romantic subplot in both POVs, but it wasn't a huge thing. Both of these girls had their own problems to deal with. And while Carly was more focused on her crush than Vivian was with hers, she still was concerned about finding her aunt. In fact, Vivian’s love interest is rarely seen in the story. I will say that I was relieved at the fact the present day relationship didn’t take off romantically until the end; it felt like there was a lot of decent build-up for both the characters.

Heather and Nick weren’t terribly bad characters. In fact, they were interesting. One character likes true crime but backs away when she knows it’ll affect her mentally, has physical touch boundaries, and is a good friend. The other is trying to grow after a traumatic event in his life and has a good reason for why he sleeps a lot.

With that in mind, let’s talk about the characters, some of whom I had a problem with.

Their like-ability ranged from character to character, which is a good thing. However, though, the characters felt like they didn’t receive the same time and attention that the author used for creating the plot. Some of them felt flat while others felt like they weren’t fully fleshed out.

Vivian was pretty interesting out of the two main characters. She was the one who did most of the investigating and I can argue that she had character development. She does do some things that I thought weren’t the best decision, but she’s a twenty-year-old night clerk, not a cop. Besides, she did more work than the cops did, so I have to give her some credit.

Carly, on the other hand, was an interesting character. She’s directionless after the death of her mother and is committed to finding her aunt (which later broadens into the series of mysteries that surround the town). However, she doesn’t have much to work off of; Vivian may have done the work, but that wasn’t passed down to Carly. So all she has is the internet and some easy-access sleuthing. However, though, she does fall flat in some aspects. Sure, she’s twenty years old and calls herself “dorky,” she does make it a habit all of the time. Do I do it to myself? Yes. But what makes this feel off is the fact that she’s got other problems to work with; she’s trying to find her aunt and the assailant behind the unsolved murders. It almost felt like she was about to say “I’m not like other girls” at some point. So while she isn’t a flat character, her POV doesn’t leave much of an impact on my experience with this book.

(Though, I do admit that towards the ending of Carly’s POV, that’s when things pick up.)

As for the other characters, they were all different and had played some kind of role in Vivian’s story that continues in Carly’s. The antagonists were good, but I do have a little bit of a problem with the “present day” one, which brings me into my little spiel about how the author wrote a character with BPD.

BPD, or Borderline Personality Disorder, is a mental disorder that is mostly characterized with unstable moods, relationships, and behavior (from a quick search on Google). So clearly, it would be present in the story. However, the only time the reader ever learns about this is from a retired cop who mentions it to Carly as a passing comment. Since this is a real disorder with negative, damaging stereotypes, it feels like the author should have done better with this topic. While I feel like “demonization” may be too harsh for this author, I think she didn’t take the time to research it and understand. However, I will leave that part of debate to people who do have BPD.

The ending of the book was the most interesting, seeing how it was all wrapped up. But I will admit that way the author ends the story for the ghosts wasn’t satisfying. The mysteries were solved, no one will get hurt again, but it didn’t help the ghosts move on. All we know is that they’re just gone. I wanted to know more about them. Did they find peace? Or were they just pushed out of the place they had to call home? It was kind of heartbreaking because some of the ghosts were in pain. I wanted to know what happened to them instead of what happened to the living.

In the end, this was a decent book. You can tell the author had taken the time to figure out the plot. However, it felt like she didn't spend a lot of time understanding her characters in this one. Good plot, shaky characters.

#book review #the sun down motel: simone st. james #simone st. james #horror #novel

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Reviewing: "Cinder Ella" by S.T. Lynn and Tami Veldura

Story Content Warning: transphobia, dead naming, short incidents of physical abuse

There is so much to talk about with this book. There may be 68 pages in this story, but there is a lot to talk about.

First of all, I read it in one sitting. Once I read the first page, I couldn’t walk away. I was so drawn to the characters, including Ella, and her struggles. She was a lovable character that made me root for her throughout the story.

I also love how it feels pretty similar to the usual Cinderella story we mostly hear -- a young girl who has been turned into a servant by her evil stepmother gets to go to the ball through a wish she makes. However, instead of a fairy godmother, Ella gets a butch Fae woman who is a tailor. And while the climax and what happens after diverges from the story, I feel like it works.

The story’s characters prominently features women of color and has them fleshed out. Ella struggles with accepting herself and loves to talk about gardening. Princess Lizabetta loves dogs, riding, and always seems to know what she’s doing. Their chemistry was really good. I loved how their time in the ballroom chapter was them dancing and talking about gardening, There’s other characters who are also people of color (including the Fae tailor) and they had time to show the readers how they are around others.

And while the topic is on the characters, I have a couple words about the antagonist. Who is SUPER EVIL. Every time she appeared on the page, I felt like I wanted to get away from her. I know that Lady Tremaine was evil in the Disney version, but it feels like this antagonist just said “hold my wine.” She was written well as a manipulative character, yet I still hate her. It is nice to see that we don’t know what happened to her or her equally horrible daughters after the climax.

The only problem I really had with the story was the names of the women in the Jones household (Ella’s place). They are all similar because they start with E - Ella, Eleanor, Elise, and Ellie (I believe it was Ellie). It was really confusing and I’m pretty sure the writer may have been confused a couple times.

Other than that, this is a really good story!

#book review #Cinder Ella: S.T. Lynn and Tami Veldura #S.T. Lynn and Tami Veldura #fantasy #romance #wlw #sapphic #novelette

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Reviewing: "Mooncakes" by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

Warning: Some slight spoilers

I had heard about this graphic novel and had been meaning to read it for a while. And then I found it on my library app, so I decided to give it a try.

Immediately, I was sucked in. First of all, I was in love with the art. The colors were so soft, they reminded me of watercolors or really good markers (like Copics). I also loved some of the creature’s designs during the trip in the state park. They were so adorable!

Now to the story.

The characters were believable and diverse. There was Nova, the Nanas, Tam, and Tatyana. They are all complex and act differently in varying situations. And while some aspects, like who they’re attracted to, doesn’t affect the story, other parts do. For instance, Nova is hard of hearing (or partially deaf, I might be mixing the terms up) and has to perform nonverbal spells. Tatyana is a scientist who alerts Nova whenever something out of the ordinary happens.

The main characters also grow throughout the story, challenging their fears, but that would give away some big spoilers. To summarize in an easy way, both of their fears share the theme of losing people and family.

I also want to take another aspect into account. The Nanas were really amazing! They didn’t just sit around and wait for something to happen. There is a literal chapter where they decide to go investigate the demon that Tam is trying to fight and battle it for a while. And then they go home and tease both Nova and Tam. All I can say is that they’re so much fun to read.

The revelation of the antagonist wasn’t much of a surprise. I had gotten hints, but I didn’t predict what came after afterward. So much happened and it really pulled me in. And the ending felt really sweet, it felt like a breath of fresh air when it happened. All in all, this had been a really good graphic novel. It wasn’t heavy and dragged the story. It was light and even the conflict (you don’t really worry much about the demon after a while) didn’t make me anxious. If you’re looking for a graphic novel with magic, diverse characters, and good art, I suggest this book!

#book review #mooncakes: wendy xu and suzanne walker #wendy xu and suzanne walker #graphic novel #sapphic #wlw #magic #urban fantasy