Anna Tschetter

This is not the type of book I've usually read - a magical realist/surrealist short comics anthology?! not usually for me - but I enjoyed it. It was interesting to see the author's process of rewriting and reworking comics over time.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in exploring the ideas of prison and police abolition! It is approachable and a great starting place.

I want to be an abolitionist though I'm afraid I'm not imaginative or hopeful enough at this moment. Even if you hear of this concept and immediately think it's impossible, please read this book! It will give anyone a lot to think about!!

First of all, the art is adorable and I could look at tons more illustrations of magical sea creatures! The story itself is also so sweet: one of conquering or living with your inner doubts and learning from mistakes.

Oh my goodness I am Garlic the anxious veggie and I love her. This is really sweet!

It's feel like it's been forever since I've read an honest to goodness adult literary fiction book! Because of that, it took me longer than it should have to finish this but I really enjoyed it! I saw in another review or maybe a blurb that someone called Paul an “anti-hero” and I'm not sure that's strictly true. I feel like maybe he's just in his 20s?! Aren't we all kind of assholes when we're young?!

Anyway, I loved this story of becoming and fluidity and learning how to adult. Beautifully written and surprisingly funny!

I loved the concept of the noors and the Red Eye and just the whole Africanfuturist vibe of it. The anti-corporation and anti-capitalist second half was also really satisfying - I only wish it was longer!

This was so great! I love Mimi's whole family and the amazing way that she inspires her community. Such a sweet story.

Science comics are just so great! They have INCREDIBLE amounts of information packed into slim volumes that is fun and easy to read. I learned about some whales that I hadn't heard of before and also that whales' closest relative are hippos! Fun!

I had very little expectations going into this book and I still didn't see most of the events in here coming. A fascinating, upsetting, and sometimes triggering story of a very strange childhood and young adulthood.

(Somewhat of a spoiler: Don't worry about Tigger! Tigger is OK!)

I could not stop thinking of this book as soon as I started it. It's amazing! It's full of rage, violence, and surprising humor. (“You can't shoot me, I'm rich!!”)

Perfect for people who like giant robots, brooding and/or pretty guys, and smashing the patriarchy.

Re-read: Great news for bad times - this book still FUCKING RULES! If you are feeling sad, hopeless, and/or full of rage this might be a good cathartic read for you.

I feel like this is an underrated book. It's very different from what you think it's going to be - a more straightforward mystery/thriller. It's about friendship and love and obsession and it's nuanced and dark.

I admit I read it because - well, because Malinda Lo is always incredible! - I had put it as a One of Us is Lying read-alike and wanted to confirm. I do think it's still a good option for that but more sophisticated. I thought the POV shift in part two was very interesting and done well, though I could see how it would not be for everyone.

Anyway, if you're looking for a complicated, queer thriller with unlikeable characters you still want to root for, I think this is for you!

This was super fun! I LOVE a “one last job” type of story and this fits the bill. I also really appreciated how the book tackled things like love and abuse and identity.

I really enjoyed this! I don't read much - or any? - noir so it was a fun change. The setting was one that I didn't know anything about so it was interesting and sad to learn about the Hawks, the CIA, and the “Dirty War” in Mexico.

I liked the art in this and was intrigued by the haunted house story. The giant ghost-mech reveal at the end didn't work for me (surprising!) but still an enjoyable horror comic.

This was a cute start to a graphic novel series! Definitely a good pick for the Wings of Fire crowd!

This was a beautiful book! Zentner does a great job of capturing rural, small town life and the mix of culture shock and homesickness that happens when you leave. I loved the inclusion of poetry and what a revelation that can be as well as some great teen friendships. Cash and Alex's friendship was so beautiful and sweet. It's always nice to read a nontoxic, supportive male friendship in a teen book!

Finally: I was told I would cry and I did.

A fun murder mystery set on a creepy space station. If you like cute AIs - like ART from Murderbot - and the light corporate dystopia of the Expanse series this is for you!

This is the latest book I'm going to shout at people to read. It was so fascinating and some of the concepts, like “thought-terminating cliches” are going to stick with me forever.

Pick this up if you like learning about why and how cult leaders do their culty things but also if you are weirded out by things like MLMs, crossfit, and social media influencers.

This was a great fantasy! I loved the setting of AYP Exposition since that's a time period I haven't read in a lot of books.

This will sound weird but I hope this stays a stand-alone book as those can be hard to find!

I really enjoyed this - a perfect spooky October read! I do wonder about some of the ways Mari's addictions and anxieties were portrayed but on the whole this was GREAT!

I found this absolutely fascinating but also couldn't shake a slight feeling of voyeurism. The author's note said he had consent/permission of the family and that no conversations were fabricated but some of it still felt a little weird. Also, some casual fatphobia thrown in on occasion really took me out of the narrative.

I enjoyed this! I wanted to know more about Shani/Lynn/Kendra's secret network but I thought this was a sharp debut.

Beautiful writing and a sweet story of love and moving on after tragedy.

A beautifully illustrated story about the challenges of Blackfeet citizens and border crossings between Canada and the U.S. I loved the mother's strength and insistence that they were Blackfeet not American or Canadian but it made me sad that border guards on both sides clearly didn't understand the issue.

It took me a while to read this, not because it's not good because it's actually great, but because I was on vacation and felt like doing nothing. Not even reading! Weird!

Anyway, this is a great urban fantasy/cosmic horror with monsters and shifters and secret societies. If that's your jam, check this out!