WolfWalkers: The Graphic Novel Adapted by Sam Sattin

5 stars I’ll start off by saying I have not watched the film yet. I saw a recommendation for it, but don’t have Apple TV+. The library had a copy of the graphic novel so I thought I’d read it to see if the film was worth pursuing. After reading the graphic novel adaptation, I…

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Rise of the Jumbies (The Jumbies #2) by Tracey Baptiste

3 stars A good follow up to the first book. This one starts off right where the last one ended. I was glad to see new characters and situations in this one. It is a completely new adventure while continuing elements and themes found in the previous book. While there are some explanations of what…

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The Jumbies (The Jumbies #1) by Tracey Baptiste

4 stars An interesting read filled with magic, adventure, and elements of Haitian folklore. As Baptiste points out in her Author’s note, in comparison to European fairy tales, there are not a lot of Haitian folklore and jumbie fairy tales in mainstream literature. It’s great to see this series start to fill that gap. The…

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