Comic Review: The Magic Fish

The Magic FishTrung Le Nguyen A beautifully crafted coming of age story, told through the lenses of collected folklore, completely captured my attention and my heart. I genuinely lost track of time while reading it and taking in the gorgeous illustrations, and pretty much abandoned my list of questions I was writing to discuss with…

Comic Review: Pumpkinheads

Pumpkinheads Faith Erin Hicks & Rainbow Rowell “Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.)…

Comic Review: Milo’s World

Milo’s World: Volume 1 Richard Marazano & Christophe Ferreira Quick review: Stay for the art “Milo leads a lonely childhood marked by the absence of his mother, about whom he knows next to nothing. His father has gone to work in the city, leaving him in the care of his three elderly aunts, who give…

Comic Review: Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking up with Me Author: Mariko Tamaki Illustrator: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell Frederica “Freddy” Riley has a (sort of) girlfriend. The amazingly popular, super cute, confident, and charismatic Laura Dean. There’s only one thing she seems to be bad at though… dating Freddy. Their on again, off again relationship and the ensuing emotional tides…

Review: The Prince and the Dressmaker

The Prince and the Dressmaker Jen Wang This is a book I’ve been eagerly waiting for since I heard about it about a year or so ago. Its cover had beautiful inking and luscious colors, and the premise drew me in immediately. Frances is a hard working seamstress, dreaming of making it big as a…