Green Lantern is one of the few “main” superheroes I don’t know much about so Green Lantern Legacy was such a treat! Though I am not as familiar, I do have some sense of the Lantern universe. I appreciate how close this story stayed to the original universe. This might be my fav of the middle grade novels!

Lanterns aren’t born but chosen, so imagine Tai’s surprise when the ring chooses him. I love that Minh chose for Tai to inherit the ring from his grandmother, honoring the family legacy. It’s easy to read the cultural subtext here.

This book is full of complex characters and stories, from the larger universe (Sinestro and John Stewart) to the local story (ending vandalism). I highly recommend it for the everyone but especially for reluctant readers. With its bright art and charming characters, it’s sure to be a hit with the middle grade age group.

Are you afraid of the dark but make it actually fucking terrifying.

The title alone drew me into this novel but once I saw that James Tynion IV was writing it under Boom!, I was sold.

I love me some good horror, no matter the medium, but there’s something about horror comics that are especially terrifying. The right artist can keep me up at night, and this is definitely one of those times. From the color to the gore to the atmosphere, I had to read this with the lights on.

Central to this story are Daniel, the sole survivor of the most recent child massacre, and Erica Slaughter, here to kill what’s killing the children. The two of them are working through some shit and it’s the worst-best pairing. Tynion spends time setting up the universe but not the motivations of any of the characters, leaving us with questions but not confusion. There are Stranger Things and It call backs, for sure.

The Supernatural fan in me, combined with my childhood fav Are You Afraid of the Dark, loved everything about this graphic novel and I can’t wait to see what happens in volume 2.

There’s no way I was leaving this story with anything but a puddle of feels with a title like The Last Wish of Sasha Cade but damn, I did not expect to feel as many thing as I did!

I’ve had this book on my TBR for ages but it took a pandemic to pick it up. What a bad choice I made in waiting because once I started, I did not want to stop! What a gift Cheyenne has given us readers, much like Sasha gave Raquel.

Losing your best friend is a traumatic experience, no matter what the circumstance. Losing your best friend to cancer during your senior year? Just not ok. We get a good sense of how important these girls are to each other from the get-go, even though we don’t spend much time with them before we lose Sasha. Not to worry, though, because she has a posthumous adventure for two of her people to take together.

Oh, did I mention those two people don’t know each other? Sasha, you genius.

This could have easily been your typical romance where the good girl (Raquel) saves the dark, angsty boy (Elijah) but that isn’t the story Cheyenne gave us. She dropped pieces of these characters along the way, allowing us to discover who they were through their actions. We, as the reader, get to draw our own conclusions. I fell for both of them as they fell for each other, with me wanting to break the fourth wall to cheer for them in person.

More heartwarming than sad, this is a unique take on friendship that stands out. I can’t wait to see what Cheyenne gives us next!

I liked these even better than the first set, especially the Hutt story (SO DARK lol).

I liked this ok but I should have read up on the pregnancy/baby plot line beforehand. Definitely not my gig.

Jessica Pennington's books are full of feels and depth and just total swoon. I loved When Summer Ends because...

- Dual POV. I love that we get the story through Aiden and Olivia.
- Summer romance. What is it about slow burn summer romances that make them so fun?
- River Depot. Jessica's worldbuilding for this charming community is so fun, and added to with her postcard preorder gift!
- Feels feels and more feels. Not just about the romance, either. There were family dynamics and concerns about passions and just overall small angsty moments.
- Completely drawn in. I did not want to leave these characters!

I’ve always loved Sharon’s stories and when I read her interview about her research process, I immediately picked this one up. The narrator does such a fantastic job with the spirit of the characters! A worthy addition to your historical fiction collection.

My reread reminded me of how much I love this story and how timeless it is.

Picked this up to great ready for the last TCW arc!