Isaiah Roby's Blog: MI Book Reviews, page 102
March 18, 2019
The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze
“Former child queen Elida was driven from her throne at age ten and forced to wander the galaxy, evading the revolutionary forces that wanted her dead. When an old frenemy claims to know the whereabouts of Elida’s long-lost mother, she is forced to return to her former kingdom and stage a rescue.”
I got an ARC of this book.
I got this book as an attempt to try and stay more current with language. The language around sexuality and gender seems to change on a daily basis at times. This book no...
Moonstruck Vol 2
“Werewolf barista Julie and her supernatural friends try to unwind at a party, but a conniving fraternity of fairy bros has other plans for our heroes. With one of their friends trapped in the frat house and the winter solstice (a notable night of magical mischief) looming ever-closer, it’s up to the amorous werewolves and gregarious centaur to save the day.
Collects MOONSTRUCK #6-10”
I am a huge fan of Grace Ellis. I have read every single issue of Lumberjanes. I actively follow co-creators...
March 16, 2019
Never Have I Ever: My Life (so far) Without a Date
By Katie Heaney
“I’ve been single for my entire life. Not one boyfriend. Not one short-term dating situation. Not one person with whom I regularly hung out and kissed on the face.”
So begins Katie Heaney’s memoir of her years spent looking for love, but never quite finding it. By age 25, equipped with a college degree, a load of friends, and a happy family life, she still has never had a boyfriend … and she’s barely even been on a second date.
Throughout this laugh-out-loud funny book, you wi...
March 13, 2019
Vagrant Queen Vol. 1
“Former child queen Elida was driven from her throne at age ten and forced to wander the galaxy, evading the revolutionary forces that wanted her dead. When an old frenemy claims to know the whereabouts of Elida’s long-lost mother, she is forced to return to her former kingdom and stage a rescue.”
I got an ARC of this book.
I am not a huge sci-fi person, that is slowly changing. In the past few years I have actually found sci-fi books I enjoy. This just happens to be the newest addition to t...
March 11, 2019
The Ghost Downstairs
“After making a fatal mistake on the job, Lina Zuendel seeks shelter in a Seattle assisted-living facility as their live-in nurse. But peace is not what she finds. She soon hears tales of ghosts haunting the house, and of two tragic deaths that took place in the 1930s. Unexplained events send her to ask questions of the handsome resident houseboy.
Ren Schultz, a seemingly young live-in houseboy, tries to avoid his growing attraction to the new nurse. His secrets are too dangerous to share, no...
March 10, 2019
My Maine Man
“Noah Cabrera was tired of partying and never being taken seriously. But, to be totally truthful, as an international model he had certainly earned his player reputation. Best friend and former model, Jack Johnson, had always told Noah that all his problems would disappear if he went to her beloved town, Harmony in Maine. So here he was knocking on the door of a log cabin for rent in the middle of nowhere in the dead of winter.
Ned Trenholm is a Mainer through and through. He keeps to himself...
March 8, 2019
Safely Endangered Comics
“A collection of gloriously random and unexpected cartoons from the hugely popular webcomic Safely Endangered.
Created by UK-based artist Chris McCoy, Safely Endangered’s brilliantly hilarious comics have an unexpected, twisted punch line with an adorable illustration. From relying far too heavily on Facebook to the struggles of sibling rivalry, Safely Endangeredcovers a vast range of ridiculously funny situations with humans, animals and even video game characters.”
I got an ARC of this bo...
Pilu of the Woods
“A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home from debut author/illustrator Mai K. Nguyen!
Willow loves the woods near her house. They’re calm and quiet, so different from her own turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get the better of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods.
There, she meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can’t find her way back home—which turns out to be the magnolia grove Willow’s mom used to take her to. Willow...
March 7, 2019
How to Write like Tolstoy: A Journey into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers
By Richard Cohen
“For anyone who has ever identified with a hero or heroine, been seduced by a strong opening sentence, or been powerfully moved by a story’s end, How to Write Like Tolstoy is a thought-provoking journey inside the minds of the world’s most accomplished storytellers, from Shakespeare to Stephen King.
“Great writers can be inhibiting, and maybe after one has read a Scott Fitzgerald or Henry James one can’t escape imitating them; but more often such writers are inspiring.”—Richa...
March 4, 2019
The Cardboard Kingdom
“Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters–and their own inner demons–on one last quest before school starts again.
In the Cardboard Kingdom, you can be anything you want to be–imagine that!”
If I could rate this book a million stars I would. It is pure. It is full of amazing plots. The art is adorable. It is perf...
