Review: Chasing the Green Fairy by Melanie Karsak

The 1824 British airship qualifying race is only a few weeks away but Lily Stargazer finds herself struggling to care after receiving terrible news. She has to find herself again before the race but first she has to deal with Celtic mysteries, fairy lore, and her addictions.  This is a story about love, heartache, loss, … More Review: Chasing the Green Fairy by Melanie Karsak

Review: Chasing the Star Garden by Melanie Karsak

Lily Stargazer is an airship racer known for her reckless ways and her famous lover Byron. When she loses the London Leg of the1823 Airship Grand Prix, she finds herself plunged into a century old mystery and out of her depth.  This was a very interesting world and story. Lily is a very interesting character … More Review: Chasing the Star Garden by Melanie Karsak

Review: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956 by Mike Mignola

This volume is basically a prequel to the main B.P.R.D. storyline, which most people end up reading first. The focus of this volume is one the expansion of the B.R.P.D. personnel, Professor Bruttenhom’s personal investigation of military activities, the introduction of the Colorado base, and Varvara’s capture.  While Hellboy is featured on this cover, he … More Review: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956 by Mike Mignola

Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore

This tells the story of the creation of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It starts with Mina Murray (nee Harker) gathering the members for the league. Those members are Alan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde, and the Invisible Man.  This was a very interesting and good start to a series. I enjoyed it, … More Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore

Graphicsathon Round 5 Wrap Up

Information: The Graphicsathon is a Readathon dedicated to reading graphics, meaning anything with illustrations, such as graphic novels, comics, manga, etc.. This readathon is hosted by Becca from Bec and Books and Ellyn from Allonsythornraxx The goal of this round was to read 28 graphics in 28 days/ and/or reading at least one page every day! Graphicsathon Round 5 … More Graphicsathon Round 5 Wrap Up

Review: Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia

Raven and Gar each make their way to Nashville to meet with the mysterious Slade. When their paths converge they find friendship, love, and acceptance of what they are.  This was another wonderful Teen Titans story!  I love Raven and Beast Boy! Gar is such a sweet guy. I loved how he instantly offered to … More Review: Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven by Kami Garcia

Review: The Chick and The Dead: Life Behind Mortuary Doors by Carla Valentine

Trigger Warnings: Miscarriage. Grief. Cheating. Depression. Detailed descriptions of animal deaths. Autopsies on babies discussed. Detailed descriptions of autopsies.  Death of family members. Discussion of suicide victims and their bodies. Negative work environment that included jokes against weight, disabilities, and emotions.  Carla Valentine is a pathologist who worked for years doing postmortems, but is now … More Review: The Chick and The Dead: Life Behind Mortuary Doors by Carla Valentine

Review: Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia

Garfield “Gar” Logan is trying to impress the popular kids and experience popularity before he leaves high school. What he doesn’t expect is for his body to start drastically growing and changing into wild animals.  Gar is struggling with common high school issues, like popularity, crushes, and changing bodies. I think Gar’s obsession with being … More Review: Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia

Review: The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips by Deborah Blake

The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows is a beginners reference book for those who are looking to build their practice from the ground up. This book gives basic introductions and quick references for all the basics of witchcraft elements, like candle magic, divination, stones, gods and goddesses and so on. Within each section there are … More Review: The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips by Deborah Blake