4 stars Similar set up to the other prequels. This one follows Briar and focuses a lot on her relationship to her brothers. I love the puns and word play in this series: hexcitment, MirrorChat, spellbinding. Even if the slang terms don’t always make sense (why is “hex” used as a positive word?), it is…

4 stars This is the only one of the prequel that I have read so far that actually contains a mini-story rather than just an introduction to the characters and conflicts. I love the expressions used in the story such as tea-rific and wonderlandiful. It adds to the silliness of the story, which makes it…

2 stars While this was an interesting take on fairy tale classics, it pretty much turned into the show Once Upon a time with a different villain. The story itself was kind of confusing and the connections were a bit lose. The narration follows various characters, which sometimes works, but I often needed to backtrack…

As with any collection of work, the stories and artwork in this one were hit or miss for me. Some I really liked, but some the artwork just didn’t pop for me. I enjoyed the diversity of the collection and the focus on trans and people of color. Some of the stories felt disjointed because…

4 stars I got this as a free e-book. Because of this, I was actually very surprised by how good it was. The whole concept of rippling was new and fascinating. I really liked the history that Swanson created. And I liked the characters as well. Sam is a pretty relatable teenager. Yes, she is…

3 stars I received an uncorrected proof of this book through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. This book is good, not great; interesting, not thrilling. An easy read that is intriguing, but not necessarily page-turning. It was a good story, but definitely not what I expected from “the Dutch answer to Gillian Flynn.”…

4 stars This is the first book I have read by Gaiman, but will most likely will not be the last.This is a fascinating and creepy tale, that is simple, yet amazing and fun to read. The story is pretty fast-paced with lots of weird little details thrown in. I watched the movie when it…

3 stars I received a copy of this through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review. Disclaimer: I haven’t read any of the other Octopus Pie comics so I am probably missing out on a lot of background information. The storylines were kind of up and down for me. Some were humorous (I really like…

4 stars I received a copy of this book through Book Riot. I have not read the original short story that this graphic novel was based on, so I really had no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by the weird, yet intriguing story and the beautiful artwork. While I still have no…