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1015 reviews

Eight Billion Genies Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 by Charles Soule

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Fantastically original, quirky, and heartfelt. I loved the format and the ending was perfection. 

Undiscovered Country, Volume 4: Disunity by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

The story is getting more and more slippery. This zone didn’t intrigue me. 

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Lovely story and incredible character writing. Pacing was….odd. I think with better or at least more consistent pacing I would have given this 5 stars. I loved the mythology and the magic system and I loved the relationships, but would have liked a bit more about the other people in this immortal plane. How long have they been alive, what do they do with themselves if they’re not royal, how did they become immortal? I’m very interested to see where book 2 takes the story! 

Captain Marvel, Vol. 5: The New World by Kelly Thompson

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

My favorite Marvel arc in ages! So original and interesting.

Captain Carter: Woman Out Of Time (Captain Carter by Marika Cresta, Jamie McKelvie

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

4.0

Took an unexpected and fun twist as we discovered who the true villain was. Would have liked a bit more insight into Peggy as a person - maybe via some flashbacks? Fun story and would love to see it continued. 

Captain Marvel, Vol. 4: Accused by Kelly Thompson

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Yes Kelly Thompson, yes. Love this arc, love Carol’s contribution to this kind of uninteresting evil plant event. Love Lauri-Ell.

Champions, Vol. 2: Killer App by Danny Lore, Luciano Vecchio

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

3.0

3.5 stars. Better than #1-5 of outlawed, but still just lacking. Mostly it bothers me because I love Kamala Khan so much in her own series, and this Kamala only barely resembles her. The art also bothered me because she looks too glamorous and not enough like the awkward high school girl she is. 

Batman: One Bad Day - Catwoman by G. Willow Wilson

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

4.5 stars - love Mckelvie, love G. Willow Wilson, don’t care about Catwoman or Batman, lol. 

Outlawed by Saladin Ahmed

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Bummed that this is how it all ends for Kamala - a huge buildup to nothing with Bruno, a big buildup to nothing with Amulet. None of the heartfelt scenarios with her family and friends. I miss G. Willow Wilson. 

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Wesley Chu, Cassandra Clare

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I’m finding it really hard to pinpoint what exactly I so strongly disliked about this book. It had all the elements of something I should have enjoyed, but it just felt lacking. Magnus and Alec to be almost real, developed characters, but I think the flipping POV’s felt too disjointed and took me away from getting to know them and care about them. 2.5 stars.