5 stars Strike a deal with Bill and dive in to learn secrets never yet revealed. A sinister book that brings you face-to-face with the elusive Bill after the events of Weirdmageddon. This book really delivers. It’s everything you’d expect from Bill. Creepiness, humor, mystery. Hilarious and nightmare-inducing. The Gravity Falls finale left us all…
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4 stars Delightful as always. Join the Moomin family in this volume where adventure takes the lead as they adapt to life in the jungle, encounter visitors from Mars, become lighthouse keepers, and more. Wonderfully odd stories and charming artwork filled with humor. The third collection of comics includes “Moomin Falls in Love”, “Moominvalley Turns…
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Illustrated by Linh Pham 3 stars A cute mystery story with plenty of spookiness and lovely illustrations. The Invisible Man’s invisible dog is missing and Nancy Spector is on the case. Follow her and her dog, Jinx, as they travel the monster world, interviewing witnesses, following the clues, and uncovering a bigger mystery than they…
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Illustrated by Marta Altés 4 stars Another delightful story featuring Oona Bramblegoop and her sideways magic. Just when Oona the Underwear Fairy thinks she’s got it all figured out, she finds herself in a trap set by a human boy named Marco. Things get out of hand and Marco ends up following Oona to Fairy…
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3 stars A cute comic-style picture book about a unicorn that longs to be a special agent. The artwork was really cute. I loved the color palette. The story itself was fine. Unicorn is a real jerk for most of the book, but kind of learns a lesson at the end. There is some nice…
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Translated by Amanda Haley 3 stars A humorous behind-the-scenes look at working in the manga department of a Japanese bookstore. Filled with relatable customer-service woes, Honda pulls from real-life experiences and shares a variety of interactions and issues such as out-of-stock items, staff recommendations, customer service training, and seriously awkward customer requests. The artwork is…
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3 stars Detective Beans is the best in the business. Or he likes to think so at least. One day, Beans sets out to solve the mystery of who’s leaving him encouraging notes only to discover… his detective hat is missing. Before he can solve the note-giver mystery, he must track down his hat and…
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Illustrated by Joey Ellis 1 star Came for zombie unicorn hilarity, left very disappointed. Not particularly well-written in my opinion. The events were pretty boring and the plot is meandering. This is the first book so maybe the adventures get more interesting after the initial setup, but nothing much really happened. There are garbage-eating zombie…
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3 stars An action-packed adventure featuring a band of adorable canines on their first D&D campaign. Join Pickles, Tonka, and Zoey along with DM Magnus as they set out on a rescue mission. An entertaining and fun-filled adventure story with plenty of humor. The illustrations are great and the characters are so much fun. I…
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Inspired by the characters of Roald Dahl Illustrated by Emily Jones 4 stars A brand-new adventure featuring the Twits. The infamously grouchy couple is about to face their biggest challenge yet: new neighbors. To add insult to injury, these neighbors are nice and pleasant and disgustingly lovely. Follow along as they try to get rid…
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