howlinglibraries's reviews
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 I feel terrible admitting that this book took me a year to finish*, but that's definitely not the author's fault because I loved this! I hit a major fantasy slump for most of this year, but diving back into this book over the past few days has finally given me some hope that I might get back to my fantasy roots a little bit in 2025. 🥰

No, really. I started it on January 7 and finished it on December 30th.
 

Batcat wins again! I love this series. Batcat is so adorable and I love them so much. Their general grumpy attitude of wanting to be left alone with their video games, books, and snacks is SUCH a mood. The mermaids were a trip, too. I need more Batcat, please, Meggie Ramm!

I really enjoyed this! My only complaint was that it felt like it was rushing to wrap things up in one tidy volume when I think it would've worked really well as a series (even a brief one of just a few volumes). I'd have loved more time with Brynmore as a character because he seemed REALLY cool and intrigued me a lot.

This was so cute! The art is really precious and I loved how over the top and silly the characters were. There's a great message in here about being yourself and not pretending to like the things your friends like just so they'll like you more. I'd definitely recommend this for kids (plus any adults who enjoy cutesy graphics like I do).

I don't know why, but I really love plastic surgery themes in horror. It's probably related to my own general fear of medical procedures and the idea of someone having nefarious intentions with another person's body, but it always gets to me! I really enjoyed most of this, though I knocked a star off for the ending. While it didn't surprise me or feel particularly out of place, it felt very rushed and I think another page or two would've gone a long way in tying up the loose ends.