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Wacky Witches and Their Peculiar Familiars is a wonderful picture book. Every animal familiar is unique and performs different tasks suited to their witch. The art is charming and colorful with lots of details to pick out. And the rhymes are quite clever. I'll definitely be getting a copy for my niece and nephew (and maybe myself 😉).

Thank you to NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for the opportunity to review this book.

This is less of a “how to draw” book and more of a cute behind-the-scenes look at the webcomic Boyfriends. The book is organized into seven sections that can be grouped into three larger ones: 1) introducing the series and characters, 2) drawing basics and simple step-by-step instructions for drawing the boyfriends, and 3) a brief overview of WEBTOON and creating webcomics. 

Even though I haven't read Boyfriends. yet, I love refrainbow's art style and have followed him for a while on Twitter, so I was excited to take a peek behind the curtain. This book is layed out clearly and attractively, and refrainbow's art pops on the page. The text is simple and doesn't go into much detail, which is why I say this isn't really a book that'll teach you how to draw. It's more aimed at fans of the series who already have some drawing skills and want to get a few tips for drawing the boyfriends. I especially liked the inclusion of the character and series color palettes with hex codes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Walter Foster Publishing for the opportunity to review this book.

This was a cute story with lovely illustrations about an airplane named Charlie who has to move from his current rickety hangar to a new one. I appreciated the illustrated diagrams at the back that explain the different parts of a plane and other terminology. I think children who are interested in airplanes would enjoy this short story. 

Thank you to NetGalley and SilverWood Books for the opportunity to review this book. 

Always There is a wonderful book for children about dealing with grief after the death of a loved one. The art is rich and colorful, and the characters are expressive, especially the main character as she processes her grief, moving from denial to anger to acceptance. The language is simple and heartfelt and easy to read.

Though the book focuses on the death of a human loved one, I think the message and guidance would work for the death of a pet as well. Thankfully I don't have any children in my life who need this right now, but I will be buying a copy for my best friend to keep just in case her kids could benefit from it in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the free copy in return for my honest review.

I never thought I'd find dinosaur erotica wholesome but here we are. This was a quick, funny, cute read. Many of the metaphors and similes made me chuckle, and the dialogue was dramatic in an amusing way. There was only one sex scene, so if you're looking for a lot of dinosaur sex, then this isn't the book for you. It focuses more on Holly and her emotional journey, from realizing her current boyfriend, Thad, is an asshole, to rediscovering her love for her old high school feathered friend, Rocky the Utahraptor. 

Don't get me wrong, this isn't high literature, but I didn't see any grammar mistakes, and the whole world is creative in an amusingly unserious way, so I say pick it up if it piques your interest. 

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to review this book.