Lila Danisa

What an educational book about birds. The title is so true because this book explains that there are indeed so many ways to be a bird.

Generally I already knew almost everything about birds stated in this book. But since I read this book to my son and he is only 5 years old, he was having a great time with this book. It literally boarden up his knowledge. He also in fact loves birds so much. He already saw most of the birds mentioned in this book in real life and he was so happy to learn more about them.

The illustrations were so good. So much like painting with vibrant stokes of colors. They were also so detailed and perfecting the explanations about parts of the birds explained.

Thank you to Constance Anderson, Star Bright Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Hah? What the freaking hell I just read? So confusing and disturbing. I have so many questions about this book and I don't think there are any avaliable answers except discussing directly with the author(s).

Maybe the problem was my comprehension but I honestly only understood this book partly. The story was mysterious, mystical, and scary at the time. So many things going on and the timeline of the story was all over the place because of the time travels thingy.

Again, this book was confusing yet unforgettable for me. The type of the book that constantly popping up on my mind for as long as the unsettling feel lingers.

Thank you to Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, BOOM! Studios, and NetGalley for the ARC.

What a perfect time to celebrate the release of official trailer of Spider-Man: Brand New Day by reading this book!!!

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“Unlike the stoic, perfect heroes of the past, Peter Parker was a fallible, relatable, angst-ridden and, perhaps most notably, a hero—not a sidekick—who was about the same age as most comic book readers. Spider-Man stories redefined the traditional good-versus-evil super hero genre.”

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Spider-Man is always my favorite superhero, no matter which Spider-Man in Spider-Verse, I love every and each Spider-Man (almost) equally. And this book contains unforgettable and iconic quotes by the Spider-Man himself. I am so familiar with these quotes because I have read and watch almost every comics and movies about Spider-Man. I love these quotes so much because there are so relatable.

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“Spider-Man didn’t just usher in a wave of ‘everyman’ heroes. He challenged the notion of who could be a hero, inspiring generations of creators to tell stories that reflected the entirety of the comic book audience, as well as being the in-world inspiration for countless heroes, villains, and characters throughout the ever-evolving Spider-Verse.”

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Reading quotes in this book also brought out the nostalgic memories within me as I feel like Spider-Man never missed each step of my life. Spider-Man was present in my childhood, teenage years, and even now in my adulthood era. Moreover, Spider-Man is continuing "accompany" me in my motherhood journey as my son also loves Spider-Man.

Thank you to Robb Pearlman, Cider Mill Press, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Actual rating: 4,25 stars!

I still can't move on from Slaughterverse so be preparing of seeing me reviewing all the books related to Slaughterverse in the nearest future.

This issue just short story about how everything started. It's about Erica's habit of leaving "witness" behind after she done with cases which lead to her story in SIKTC.

For me, the illustrations were more like a sketch than normal vibe of SIKTC. Still good and giving a gritty detail of the story.

That was good educational book about what's under the sea. Though the story was so fast and randomly jumped from one to another. The illustrations were so vibrant with colors. For me, they more looked like animation. My son especially loved the funfacts about sea creatures mentioned on the last pages of the book.

Thank you to Lauren Sánchez Bezos, The Collective Book Studio, and NetGalley for the ARC.

"Sneakers are a bridge between generations, cultures, and backgrounds, ..."

Ah this book brought out the memories of me when I was still in school and loved sneakers so much. Reading this book was like reading the catalog of my most wanted sneakers I 99% could never afford to buy since I lived in Indonesia and those original sneakers were(are) so expensive. Even though I was not too obsessed with sneakers anymore, I still looked at someone else sneakers and went to sneakers store just to checkout what sneakers they have. And this book, again, was like the most eye-pleasing catalog of iconic sneakers. I loved it.

"A sneaker isn't just an object. It's an experience, a moment in time, a symbol of something bigger than just a footwear."

Thank you to Andrew Dutton, Familius, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Another throwback story. This time is when Jessica, Erica's mentor, was still alive. The case happened at the same place where Jessica and Cecilia were still hunters in training. Something must happened there, so tragic I guess because everyone in black mask family, Cecilia, and Big Gary so worried about Jessica. But because the ending was such as a cliffhanger, I think I need to wait till the next volume(s) to know the full story.

This volume, volume 8, and all the issues that have throwback stories were actually made me so sad because I got to know Aaron. I don't like what happened to him in volume 3. I guess I need to read House of Slaughter to know him even better.

Thank you to James Tynion IV, BOOM! Studios, and NetGalley for the ARC.

P.S. For real though, I really thankful that I was approved for the ARC of this volume. Because of it, I binged all released volumes and got to know this amazing book and its universe, Slaughter-verse.

This book was so beautiful. The illustrations were so good. Realistic but magical at the same time.

My son's daddy (my husband) grew up in New York and Central Park was his playground. This book brought up the memories of his childhood and he happily told them to my son as he read this book to him. His stories about Central Park matched this book. I think he enjoyed this book way better than my son. We also immersed our reading by watching videos and saw photos of each spot mentioned in this book. On the weekend following the reading of this book, my son's uncle video called him while he was strolling around the Central Park and showed each spot too. My son (and my husband) was so happy and safe to say they also loved this book.

Thank you to Cristina Ergunay, Familius, and NetGalley for the ARC.

This volume showed Erica in her most vulnerable state. I loved it so much because it showed that she was still a human. Badass one but human with feelings. For me, she was kinda cold from volume 1 to volume 6. She was kinda showed her vulnerability in volume 7 and I loved her even more because of it.

This volume is not the continuity of the story from volume 7. I think everything happened in this book happened 5 years before volume 1 or volume 7. There was no explicit action to solve the case. Way less gore than other volumes. The cases were only in snippets and centered in displaying Erica's feelings. Again, way less action compared to previous volumes.

Not what I expected in terms of counting methods. I thought it would be counting the slices of pizza or counting how many toppings on the pizza. However, it was fine. My son enjoyed this book so much. Especially because half of the dinosaurs mentioned in this book wasn’t the "popular" ones.

The illustrations were good and silly as my son referred. Silly because all the dinosaurs were standing up on their two legs even though they were actually 4 legs dinosaurs.

Thank you to R. M. Smith, BooksGoSocial, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Actual rating: 4,25 stars!

This volume marked the end of Tribulation case. For me the ending was more unfair than the Archer Peak's one (Volume 3). Archer Peak's ending was bittersweet and ended there completely, but in Tribulation, there were still unsolved plots which I think would continue in upcoming volumes. Erica's position as a hunter was also in questionable state. In my opinion, Tribulation's ending was also sadder and more tragic than Archer Peak's.

I felt like the illustrations in this volume became darker and so gritty due to the emotional storyline. I loved it so much because the illustrations really delivered the vibe and the feelings from each characters.

The freak!!! That was so intense!!!

The evil politic even in organization of killing monsters. Like in real life, politic most likely made me can't differentiate between real monsters and human-monsters.

The ending was another cliffhanger. Off I go to the next volume.