Reviews written by Bethany Wicker, Listings Manager & Staff Reviewer
VICTOR AND NORA is a romance graphic novel that will make you both smile and cry. The death of Victor's brother looms over his head and causes him to withdraw from society. He throws himself into science in hopes of saving lives one day. Nora is shadowed by death. She...
Arlo tries so hard to fall asleep, but he just can't get comfortable. The ground is too hard, the nights are too cold, and the days are too hot. Then, he meets an owl who has the perfect song to help him sleep. It's her secret way of sleeping through...
CRYING IS LIKE THE RAIN teaches children that it's okay to cry rather than bottle everything up inside. The author compares crying to rain and thunderstorms and the metaphor is on point. She also addresses the different reasons people cry because it isn't only when we're sad. To do this,...
With her father gone, Beatrice must step into her role as queen. To do this, she has to let her first love go and make the decisions her father would have wanted. For that reason, she takes on the challenge of marrying Teddy. Sam is distraught by this bit of...
As a girl, Vi suffered various forms of torture from her mom and she was the equivalent to a lab rat being poked and prodded. When the rebels break her out, it's too had to believe. After being tortured for how long Vi was, it sticks to you like a...
THE LOST PRINCE opens up where the first one left off. Ada is with Lee searching for a cure to the Kald and trying to determine what part she plays in breaking the curse of the Nihryst. Their journey will take her back to her the man she thought she...
Now that the Dark Queen has risen, Guinevere and Arthur must do everything they can to keep Camelot safe. However, since Mordred's betrayal, Guinevere is paranoid of everyone. She has a handful of people she can trust, like Lancelot and Arthur, but when Guinevere's sister Guinevach shows up, everything they've...
Annie lives in a small town where everyone knows everything about each other. She is usually the subject of the town's whispers due to an incident with her mother and feels trapped with her abusive stepfather. She dreams of getting out one day, but has to make sure she has...
When Ellie is completely humiliated by her best friend an crush, she decides the best way to escape her jeering classmates is by going to a boarding school across the pond. Here, she's going to school with the best of the best. Her classmates that are also doing the study...
This is going to be a hard review to write because I have so many words that want to come out! This was my most anticipated release of 2020 and I wasn't disappointed. The only thing I wish was different was that the author had stuck to a duology and...
Ren is the queen of the forest, a lynx shifter, and the protector of the forest's creatures. When a dragon attacks, Ren finds herself face to face with one of the legendary Wolf-lords. She saves him from being drowned and strikes a deal with him. Even though humans are the...
Tamara is the daughter of the Vampire Queen and the Zombie King. She is extremely powerful and is wanted by several people so they can use her as a tool. One of the people chasing after her is Death himself. He needs her for something, but Tamara is tired of...
Kanzi has trouble fitting in at school because of her Arabic heritage. The other children make fun of for her differences, but the quilt her grandmother made gives her strength. Another thing that helps her cope is poems and when she's down, she writes one about the quilt. The teacher...
This Halloween season, it is very cold, but Frankenstein still wants to participate in the Halloween festivities. However, his parents keep adding layer after layer of clothing to try to keep him warm. Frankenstein is a monster though and doesn't want to look less scary. So, as he's handed garment...
Growing up with the stories of the Nihryst, Adalina wants nothing more than to find them and break their curse. Her brother, Shane, thinks they are just fairytales and pushes them aside to focus on being a good prince for their country. However, since their mother died, their father has...