Sorel Estrada

I'm surprised to see such an excellent graphic novel not have a higher average rating at the time of this review, so let me just say how worth your time it is! The art is enchanting, the story is heart-warming, and I love the educational value as well!

With all the stories out there which vilify robots and AI, I internally cheered finding a graphic novel showing that your character isn't dependent upon the shell your mind lives in. Who we are is what we do. I can't wait to read the second volume. 🤖💜🌿🐸✨

Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom was outstanding! There was a lot I could relate to, both as someone with similar mental health issues, an artist, and a POC. As an adult, I enjoy reading YA and middle grade fantasy because it tends to be a little more hopeful. I can say confidently that people of all ages will enjoy this book. It would be especially beneficial for t(w)eens of colour struggling with OCD who love Fantasy reads.

Mandanna's voice is delightful. Kiki is a character you really root for and empathise with. I think everyone is accustomed to stories of normal people turned traditional heroes fighting bad guys, but no one thinks about what would happen if they were confronted with such overwhelming circumstances. You might run away at first. Could you actually learn to fight?

The thing is, it doesn't take monsters from books to feel like you can't be brave. I like that this is a story of someone finding their own way to fight, and after a lot of failing. Kiki reminds us that it's okay to be human.

Beautiful and Heartwarming

The Tea Dragon series is marvellous. I'm very biased towards it for many reasons, so I'm afraid this will just be a very complimentary review! If you like friendly dragons, gentle stories, are stressed out, and want more inclusive storytelling that is naturally written, read it! Read them all! Did you know there's a really cute card game? And plushes that might not be available anymore! (but I have them, and they're great!) Life is hard. Read nice books about dragons.

I was so pleasantly surprised by this wonderful love story. It was genuine, had perfect flow, and the world building was truly fascinating. I am a huge SciFi nerd, along the likes of 90s/00s Star Trek, Stargate, et cetera, so I'm more about that perfect balance of character building, futurism, cultural study, and romance.

This checked all my boxes! As a nonbinary individual, it was great having a nonbinary character who played an important role, not to mention, the interesting anatomical sex and binary gender role differences.

Ann Aguirre did such fantastic work developing a culture and societal structure. I'm so excited to read the second book that I received for free for signing up for her mailing list. I really hope we hear more from Beryl and Zylar in the future. I love them! I would love to know what happens next for them!

I thoroughly enjoyed this story, the sweet and passionate relationship between Jane and Morgan, and the secrets about Morgan's world we did get to learn. I only wish that such an interesting background could have been explored more and that what was learned was done more by showing than long question and answer sessions between Jane and Morgan.

Nonetheless, I still loved it and give it five stars! I know fantasy isn't the author's usual genre, and I hope E.J. continues to write more fantasy LesFic. It's an incredibly underserved genre, especially one where the main characters get their happy endings.

It's so nice to see more authors writing urban, light-hearted fantasy where the characters are brought into the present day and are highly relatable. The two women come from completely different backgrounds and secretly adore each other but neither feels worthy enough.

Would absolutely recommend, even to folks who aren't typically into fantasy. This is just a beautiful love story about two women taking risks and reluctantly allowing themselves to be vulnerable.