Sunday, 7 February 2016

Graphic novel recommendations

I'm sorry I haven't been updating. I've been at my granny's place the past few weeks and I didn't bring my laptop there, so... *shrugs*

I've read 4 graphic novels this year so far, which is a lot compared to my past 21 years of my life. (unless you count manga because I've definitely read hundreds of those) They were all pretty great in their own ways, so I thought I'd share them with you =)

Just bear with me not giving a shit about my photography skills.


Nimona / Noelle Stevenson 

I had no idea what was going on when I started this. There's this girl who appears out of nowhere, tells this super-villain that she wants to be his sidekick, and turns into a shark. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. I LOVE THIS ALREADY, my exact thoughts.

This was action-packed and the relationship between Nimona and Lord Blackheart was really cute and memorable, like a father and daughter (": Also, probably the only fantasy-ish thing I really enjoyed so far.


Seconds / Bryan Lee O' Malley

I find it hard to summarise a graphic novel because I always jump into them without knowing a single thing.... This one has a girl who owns a restaurant, and who was given second chances again and again under mysterious circumstances.

The artstyle in this is really cute and it reminded me of some children's manga, but with colour. The story was gripping, and although it was really funny it had its dark and deep sides; you'd not only enjoy it but it'll also make you think.


This One Summer /  Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki

Every summer, Rose and her parents go to this beach house for their holiday, where there's this other girl Windy whom she always hang out with. 

Well, pretty much that's it. I really liked the art in this, but the story itself was a bit off. It's supposedly about growing up, which I guess was represented properly in the mundane parts of it? The story or characters didn't leave any impact on me, not positive not negative, and that's kinda sad. 


Through The Woods / Emily Carroll 

5 short horror stories. That's all you need to know.

This was really creepy and it legit gave me goosebumps, and even my other half thought it was scary, which is something. The cliffhanger endings will leave you like "Whaaaaaaat?" and your imagination will run wild with all the possibilities.

Plus, the artwork is really beautiful *.*

And that's all for tonight. All the libraries and bookstores are closed for today and the next 2 days, which leaves me rotting out of boredom because there's no work )= but lucky I have an infinite stock-up of books to read! =D but I'm currently reading Station Eleven and if that happens in real life, I wouldn't have anymore infinity books.

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