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Huzzah! We finally get more back story about Undertaker!

Awright! Way to go Elizabeth! You're more than just a ditzy blond little girl!

So... is this supposed to be so similar to Titanic? Titanic with zombies?

A great conclusion to the Sherlock Holmes arc!

A quick little back story on the villain of the Lunar Chronicles: Lunar Queen Levana. It really only justifies the fact that she is a spoiled, delusional jerk, but you get to read about how she came into power. There were certainly other family members in her way of the throne, including her even more nasty, bratty sister. Also, an incredibly creepy tale of Levana's first and only love, a palace guard, that her little teen heart becomes obsessed with. He certainly doesn't love her back in the same way, so what's a princess talented in the arts of glamour and mind-bending to do? So, a predictable tale of backstabbing that wasn't a terrible read, but short and sweet for fans of the Lunar series.

Aw man! Do I really have to pick between Spider-mans? I love them all! But Peter's being a big jerk to Miles, so something fishy is going on (besides the fact Peter's not actually DEAD). Methinks clones are running amok in this series...

Okay, let me start off by telling you that the cover of the edition I read is a LIAR. The blurb reads "What if Sherlock were the boy next door?" NO! No! I am creating a character image in my mind and you're ruining it! It should read, "What if Mycroft, Sherlock's equally smart older brother, were the boy two doors down (by the way forget we even used the name Sherlock, he's not in this book)"
Have the proper image in your mind now? Good. Mycroft is a smart, bored, and rebellious teen. He is friends with Watson ("Watts"), a country girl, recently forced to move into the crowded, smelly, city. They come across the murder of a homeless man they knew and decide they owe it to Homeless Dave to solve his murder. What ensues is a great, teen, murder mystery, characters with actual depth and back-story, believable behaviors, and tolerable, dare I say it, likable romance. Yes. No dreaded love triangles, but the budding romance between Watts and Mycroft is adorable and well done. I won't say that very often, so take heed! This was an all-around great book!

I never know quite what to think when I read Robin McKinley. I loved the story and the characters! That was great! And that goes a long way with me, but her style of writing gives me a headache. It's all over the place, almost a stream of consciousness writing, so that I can't get into my normal book-pace. As I said before, at least the characters are intriguing, and the story is original and suspenseful toward the end.

While I didn't get the usual Dexter feel from this comic, it wasn't terrible. Just a little side story. Nothing too deep. Dexter was in horrible danger for only about a page or two of montages. I understand the different chapters were the separate issues published, but the the summarizing process was a big space waster and super un-creative and repetitive. The art wasn't anything special, but not bad. So, you know, just an average comic, with an average story, with average art.

I suppose this book was alright, but not as good as all the hype made it out to be. It took a while to get interesting (almost 2/3 of the book), but it did a great job holding my attention once finished! Great read for teen boy readers, but perhaps not reluctant ones.