All the Books.

"The end all be all of Vampire novels, Stoker's Dracula is not only unique since it deals dark fantasy and it must have been quite shocking when it was first published, but the way that Stoker writes it, through journal entries and newspaper clippings really gave the story a fun, interesting vibe. I'm glad I re-read this, though the text in this graphic novel was miniscule, so glasses were a must."  5 Stars Pros:  The end all be all of Vampire books, I mean, it's Dracula/Stoker definitely made it interesting, keeping the narrative as journals/diaries and newspaper clippings.   Cons:  The print in this edition was so small that I could only read a bit at a time or else, migraine.  Full Review: Jonathan Harker has traveled to Transylvania to help Count Dracula finish his paperwork as he buys a plot of land in England. Soon, what Harker though was a normal business trip to an unusual country, turns into a nightmare. Harker comes to realize that Dracula is not ...

"Little bit Hogwarts, little bit Narnia, little bit Jessica Jones, throw in a vague but believable idea of magic and this is the result.  It was gritty and dark and I both liked and disliked it. I'm intrigued enough to need to know what happens next so, I'll have to find The Magician King soon." 3 Stars Pros:  Grossman made his magical system esoteric enough that it was halfway believable which I liked/I like Eliot better than Quentin, I hope the plucky comic relief lives to see the end.  Cons:  They're all a bit nasty to one another, it seemed unnecessary/Alcohol + kids with immense power with no responsbility and no barriers = chaos/All the lying, cheating, drinking, drugs, sex, revenge. It was all so unnecessary but then, there would be no conflict.  Full Review Magic is real. Quentin Coldwater finds that out when he's randomly transported out of Brooklyn and to Upstate New York, just in time for the exam to start. He's swept into a room with 99 other ...

"An interesting stand alone by Schwab that follows Olivia Prior, an orphan girl whose only link to her past is her mother's journal. On the very last page is a letter to Olivia, expressly telling her to stay away from Gallant. And of course, that's the one place where Olivia ends up. This was an interesting story about family, courage, love and how everything has a balance."  3 Stars Pros:  The idea of a shadow world is an interesting one/Hannah & Edgar 💖/The ending was good but, it hit hard.  Cons:  I do wish we'd gotten to see more of Olivia's parents and the history of the Priors but, I guess that's part of the mystery, the not knowing.   Full Review Olivia Prior has nothing. No friends, no family, no place to call her own. She's lived her entire life in Merilance, an orphanage for independent girls. The girls are cruel, the matrons strict but Olivia just keeps to herself. She's non-verbal and can't communicate with the others, so she...