Category: ARC’s

ARC Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

May 27, 2025

Well this was interesting. This is the first time I have read Jojo’s but I have watched all of the anime that is out. Part 7 is a reboot of the whole series, which is good because some of the previous stands/ characters were getting a bit boring. This introduction of Gyro Zeppeli and Johnny … More ARC Review: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 7 – Steel Ball Run, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

ARC Review: Blades of Furry, Volume 1 by Emily Erdos and Deya Muniz

May 13, 2025

This volume contains episodes 1-36 of the Webtoon comic and includes a bonus story not found on Webtoon that features Sal and Hana.  Emile is a rookie in the battle skating competition, which is a sport that combines figure skating and martial arts. Just as he is gearing up for his next duel, there is … More ARC Review: Blades of Furry, Volume 1 by Emily Erdos and Deya Muniz

ARC Review: Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James

May 12, 2025

While this book has an interesting topic, it didn’t end up being exactly what I expected. When you think of axe murders, you think of people like Lizzie Borden (Ch. 9),  the Axeman of New Orleans, or maybe if you are a true crime buff, Elifasi Msomi  (The Axe Killer). Instead this book is a … More ARC Review: Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James

ARC Review: Dracula’s On the Night Shift by Satoshi Wagahara

April 22, 2025

This follows the life of vampire Yura Toraki, a night shift convenience store worker. While running late heading home one day he ends up rescuing a woman being attacked by vampires leading to unlikely friendship.  Yura and Iris’ adventures hunting phantoms, being roommates, and hunting Yura’s creator was interesting but also a bit anticlimactic in … More ARC Review: Dracula’s On the Night Shift by Satoshi Wagahara

ARC Review: Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold

March 31, 2025

“No murderer should ever be the guardian of their victim’s story, and yet this is the role that Hawley Harvey Crippen has always held.” Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five,  is back and this time deep diving into the North London Cellar Murder. This is a case that I had never heard of before picking … More ARC Review: Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold