Source: Mental Health America May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’ve reviewed a number of titles over the years that we thought were exceptional portrayals of the experience of mental illness and related difficulties. As we all know, reading a good book can make us feel less alone–and, honestly,… Read More »Mental Health Awareness Month: A Review Roundup
Synopsis: I loved the first two books in Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia trilogy, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read a review copy of the upcoming third book, The Queen of Sorrow (out on May 15th). If you haven’t read the first two, you might… Read More »Monday Review: THE QUEEN OF SORROW by Sarah Beth Durst
Here in a handy list is a set of links to all of my reviews of this past year’s Cybils finalists for Graphic Novels. As always, it was a privilege and a pleasure to be a Round 2 judge and get to choose from the best of the best in… Read More »Cybils Review Roundup: 2017 Graphic Novel Finalists
Synopsis: Well, first off, now I’m really glad I decided to change my WIP’s title away from its working title of Ignition, because it suits this steampunk-inspired book much better. “Dee” Diesel is a somewhat troublemaking young woman who lives on the airship-city of Peacetowne, in a world above the… Read More »Cybils Review: DIESEL: IGNITION by Tyson Hesse
Synopsis: Suee and the Shadow was a Cybils finalist in 2017 for Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novels. This ghost story with a touch of horror—but not too much—will appeal to older elementary kids especially. Set in a school in Korea, it stars main character Suee, a young girl reminiscent of Emily… Read More »Cybils Review: SUEE AND THE SHADOW by Ginger Ly and Molly Park