shidoburrito's reviews
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I'm not sure whether I enjoyed this more than book one or about the same. I mean, I love birds a lot too ("My friend Angie likes birds" is a popular quote among my friends), AND there's dragons? What's not to love? Yet I feel there were many opportunities to turn it into something more. Perhaps the character development could have been explored more. Oh, by the way, this is the story of Kara, who is mentioned in "Dragon's Milk" as the green-eyed girl raised by a dragon who was able to safely lead the dragon kyn to a new land to live. So we know all this going into the book, having read book 1, so maybe that's what took some of the joy out of it. Either way, it was still a great and enjoyable read. Onto book 3!

Wow, I think it's been at least 15 years since I've last read this book. Back then, I had no idea it was going to be part of a series, but I remember loving it. So, now that the series is finished, I am going to read them all! I can't wait! This book is even better than I remember it, and even 15 years later I'm still a big fan of dragons. This book is great for both boys and girls, juveniles, tweens and teens; fantasy fans and dragon lovers. Action! Suspense! Adventure! Lots of walking summarized very well so as to not be boring (I'm looking at YOU Robert Jordan and his successor)! And an ending you won't forget!

I started reading this book to see if it was appropriate for teens. Aside from the f-bomb, there isn't anything too offensive in here. After a while I found myself voraciously reading the book to finish it and find out what happens. I may see the movie, but I'm glad I read the book first!

What a great graphic novel! I was reminded of Telgemeier's "Drama" graphic novel, but with so many more layers and done so very well. Layers in this story include: a home schooler switching to public high school, a silent ghost in a graveyard, an ancient, prosthetic hand, twins in a fight, and a volleyball team's falling out. There is so much packed into this great comic!

Okay, so I finally finished this book! The reason my rating is so low is because it didn't pick up until page 300. Seriously! Here, let me sum up 300 of the 500 pages for you: "I'm trapped in a tower making monsters. Can I trust the White Wolf?" "I'm with my brother and sister, flying around pretending to kill chimera." "I'm a fawn centaur. What is the point of my random character? You won't find out in this book!" There were so many elements that were introduced for a couple pages and then forgotten. It moved sooooo slowly. The best parts of the book were, again, Karou's friends Zuzana and Mik. I'll still read book three when it comes out, but for the love of Betsy, please keep it moving. Today I vow that if it doesn't get moving after the first 150 pages, I'm dumping it. Sorry Laini Taylor.

Another (yaoi) classic finally brought over and officially translated. The humor in this has always cracked me up!

I got this comic based on a blog recommendation, and I'll admit, it was pretty cute! Just your basic BL fluff, and don't worry, Chihiro (the one with the cat-ear jacket) doesn't act the way he looks: an insipid mouth breather. This is a comic that has better art on the inside than the outside!

Hmmm, it seems my end-of-the-year comic rush had a theme of "honey" in the title. Well, this was the second yaoi manga with that theme, and again, like the other one "Honey Darling", this is a lighthearted, fluffy, BL comic. It's broken into two parts with two relationship stories, all taking place within the same law firm. The usual tango of "Oh, but he won't accept me, I'm a GUY, so I'll keep my love a secret and become wimpy and quiet". You know the type. The art is good, but it oddly changed 1/3 of the way though the book, to a simpler, more lazy style. That struck me as odd. Comics can take years to complete, and usually the artist gets better. In this one it's like they lost half their team, mostly in screen tones, or turned to digital rather than ink. Who knows?

I took a chance on this book and I'm really glad I did. Sure, it fits in with the dozens and dozens of teen occult books, but it's disguised as a superhero book. Audrey's mom is more than just the city of Minneapolis's super hero North Star, she is part of the Guardians that helps protect the city from "demons". So there's your occult. Demons want to get through, Audrey wants to help with her talent of Knowing. It's a pretty simple plot, and the book moves really quickly, but the writing is fresh, the relationships stay uncomplicated, and I had a lot of fun reading it.