4 stars This book is absolutely hilarious. A perfect in-between read to My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and The Last Kids on Earth. Fantastic humor, quick pace, engaging story that’s easy to dive into. Set in a fairy-tale world and featuring a cast of magical creatures, the story has plenty of action and humor, with some nice morals…
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4 stars A gorgeous book to immerse yourself in. Beautiful artwork, a captivating story, and wonderful lessons and messages. Reminiscent of Kay O’Neill‘s The Tea Dragon Society. Gentle fantasy with fantastic artwork. This book is so much more than pretty pictures and Xu accomplishes a lot with a relatively simple story. Sophie’s insecurity is easy to relate…
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4 stars Great early chapter book series. It was really nice to have the first three books bundled together for continuous reading. These stories were great. Featuring wizardry, dark magic, mysteries, and dragons, they’re fast-paced adventures with plenty of twists and turns. Each story sets up the scene of what happened in the previous books…
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4 stars Another wonderful story following Nory and her friends in the Upside-Down Magic program, along with some new ones made along the way. In the fourth book, the kids in the Upside-Down Magic class head to Dragon Haven for three days to learn about and interaction with real dragons. Yet unexpected surprises are in…
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5 stars What an absolutely gorgeous book! I love the Hilda graphic novels, the Netflix adaptation, and the tie-in novels, so when I saw there was a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them-style book of creatures, I was all in. This book did not disappoint. The illustrations are phenomenal. I really enjoyed the aesthetic. My…
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4 stars A fun mashup that takes influence from Luke Pearson’s graphic novels, the Netflix adaptation, and a few changes of its own. The second book in the series covers episodes 3, 5, and 7 of the show. It was interesting to see how Davies combined the plots of these three episodes to create their…
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4 stars Bubblegum and Marceline are two of my favorite characters from the show. So when I saw there was a graphic novel about pirates stealing something from Princess Bubblegum’s chamber and her asking Marceline to retrieve it, I was all in. Some of the books in the Adventure Time comics/graphic novel universe are hit…
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4 stars While I enjoyed the simplicity of the original, the newer addition is even more fantastic and engaging. Really enjoyed the new introduction materials and additional beasts. Hailing from Wisconsin, I especially appreciated the Hodag being included (though I’m from southern Wisconsin so the Beast of Bray Road is my go-to cryptid). The fact…
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2 stars Pretty disappointed with the second volume of this series. While there were some pacing issues that I was able to get past in the first because of the amazing universe created and the awesome characters, this one just didn’t live up to the standard previously set. For starters, I’m not sure why the…
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5 stars Another gorgeous book in the Tea Dragon series. I cannot get enough of this world. The characters could just sit with their tea dragons, talking to each other and sipping tea and I would be here for it 100%. As always, O’Neill’s artwork is fantastic. Each page is gorgeous and relaxed. Beautiful colors,…
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