This is one of the few anthologies I've read where each story is definitely worth reading. I've been interested in a variety of Asian cultures for years and, for a good while, stories about said cultures were very scarce. Now, that's starting to change and this anthology is a good addition to the surge in the more diverse stories that are starting to come out.

It's very difficult to find Asian myths translated into English, so I didn't have a good basis for most of these retellings, but I was able to enjoy them just fine.

From the moment I saw this cover, I knew I was going to like it. A cute, awesome art style with neat illustrations, oh yeah. Girl in a dungeon taking care of a whole bunch of different beasties, that makes it even better. I love how the premise is basically, you know all those dungeons heroes and adventurers go through in stories? Here's a story about the girl who takes care of all the monsters in them. It's a great adventure full of imaginative creatures.

While a lot of plot elements seem familiar, it in no way makes the book feel unoriginal or terribly predictable. It's just a lot of fun from beginning to end. It's really cool that even though this the author's first book, he's worked on storyboards for cartoons and written for graphic novels. I just find it nice when an author is capable of telling a story not only through words but also with visuals as a main focus. I can't wait for the sequel to come out.

Going in, I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. Martial arts mixed with ice skating sounded a bit too far-fetched for me, as strange as that sounds, but, once you make yourself comfortable in the world, it grows on you. Lien creates such an immersable world here, though I wish we could have had seen at least some moments of Peasprout in Shin so that we could see the differences in cultures and power dynamics a bit better, but maybe we'll see that in the future.

At first, I thought things came a little too easy for Peasprout. She excelled so much in whatever she did that it was starting to become a tad unbelievable. However, it becomes clear that Peasprout's struggle in the book doesn't come from her academics, but from the prejudices she encounters and basically being an outsider in this new world.

I'm very interested to see what Lien will touch on in the next installment and how this world can become even bigger.

I still want to know what kind of witchcraft went into making this comic so beautiful.

This was a really entertaining read. I've read this kind of story before, humans put in charge of being grim reapers. Scythe comes to mind pretty quickly, but Croak is somewhat more simple and light hearted. True, there are some messed up things that occur, but not to the same scale of the other book and with more sass and sarcasm.

The worldbuilding could be more expanded, such as why are the Grims a thing in the first place, but perhaps that's explained later in the series, hopefully.

Also, there may have been too many secondary characters, with some getting more focus than others, making the mixture unbalanced.

While it isn't the greatest story I've read with this concept, I still enjoyed it.

It's strange how I've recently been on a Mr. Rogers kick, even though I didn't exactly grow up with the show. Due to my overactive child brain, I thought he was a bit boring, but still considered him a good enough guy.

I think now that I'm older, I've kind of been needing these lessons now more than ever. I want to believe in a world where people are kind and decent to each other, where are neighborhoods are safe and full of helpful people; I want to believe that people are capable of opening up and talking about their feelings rather than hiding them away until they all spill over.

It's interesting how people look at this amazing man and think "Wow, I wish there were more people like Mr. Rogers." And the funny thing is, there can be, that was the whole point of the show. Mr. Rogers believed we could all become helpful and kind human beings.

I know I haven't talked at all about this specific comic, so let's get to that. It's an interesting mashup of biography/how this person has impacted certain lives. It's informational but also gives you an idea of how much of an influence this man had and continues to have. I'm really glad I picked this up, seeing as I too have a job that deals with small children. Some days, it's easy to lose patience with them, but that shouldn't keep you from helping them grow and learn.

Certainly not a bad book by any means. I know a lot of kids that would get a kick out of this premise. I think I was expecting something a little more grim what with the talking heads and all, but this one seems to be a little more light hearted. Definitely a book more suited for kids rather than appealing to kids and adults.