When these were announced I saw some hand-wringing about Kids These Days, Ruining Shakespeare, Blah Blah Blah. I'm here to say: this was hilarious.

also after I ordered it for the library's collection I did, in fact, burn all of our OG Shakespeare plays because these are all we need.

(j/k obv. but these would be really fun in a classroom to go along with reading the actual Shakespeare. They're probably not nearly as funny if you're not familiar with the originals.)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

constructive criticism: needs more Lying Cat

also maybe like, a "previously on Saga" page because I was a little lost? I did end up going to Wikipedia eventually. STILL: great, obviously, and I'm looking forward to more!

This is cute and fun, and a great basic intro to coding principles. It does seem like it's doing a lot of set up and then has kind of a cliffhanger ending just when it was maybe getting really interesting? But the characters are great, the art is fun, and it's a cool concept.

I was thinking about booktalking this to junior high but I think it really skews lower, 4th/5th/6th grade, although some interested junior high kids would probably enjoy it too.

mm okay, so I had read about this as "lesbian Sleeping Beauty" (the panel with the kiss had been circulating) so I was here for that. But, it's not really that? I'm not really sure what it IS. I think I have already read this story (and not just in the sense that I read the original fairy tale)... okay I googled and yes, it was previously published as a short story without the illustrations.

It's a clever short story but this is a strange volume. I have it filed as a graphic novel at the library? It's really a fairy tale picture book that would probably be too upsetting for most picture book reading kids. I don't think there are many authors who could get away with publishing a weird fancy illustrated short story like this, but of course Neil Gaiman is one of them. I wish it were part of an anthology or something. I don't know???

It is beautifully illustrated and a lovely volume but I couldn't help but feel a little bit like, "Oh, that's it?" hmm.

Uhhhhhh?????

http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-32-dino-park-after-dark/

mmm I liked some of the Rachel character development here but mostly just like, not that into X-Men in Space stuff generally.

ughh the Black Vortex seems like a dumb crossover event. But it's like, barely in here, so okay.

Overall I liked this a lot--I liked Emma and Jean working together, and Space Cyclops (aka Tykelops), and I liked the resolution between SHIELD and the mutants.

Also I finally got to actually read the scene where Jean "outs" Bobby as gay, after reading ABOUT it a whole bunch. I gotta say, I get why some people found this problematic but given all the context... I thought it was pretty sweet. Baby X-Mansssss, you are so cuuute

oh, speaking of, Angel/Laura? Sure why not????

I feel like this whole series has been like... just not QUITE what I wanted it to be? But still funny and enjoyable to me. But I just wanted more information about VFD and Olaf and such, and like, Olaf and Beatrice are mentioned in this book ONE TIME in passing. Anyway I know I shouldn't judge a book on what I want it to be instead of on what it is... but I really want a DIFFERENT Lemony Snicket prequel series. I really do.

I also kind of forgot some of the stuff from previous books that seems like was important. I also genuinely thought maybe I skipped a book, but according to GoodReads I read them all. I guess they are just very mysterious.

Anyway, I love Lemony Snicket's tone and style SO MUCH that I will forgive it for being a tad convoluted. Overall this series does seem less appealing to actual children than the Series of Unfortunate Events? Am I right? Maybe I'm not right. LIFE IS COMPLICATED AND OFTEN TRAGIC.

Also, this series in particular has a lot of reverence for librarians, so it's delightful to be pandered to in this fashion.

ps: no, this book has nothing to do with Passover except the title

I read this right after reading [b:Jessica Jones: Alias, Vol. 1|25066807|Jessica Jones Alias, Vol. 1|Brian Michael Bendis|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440975109s/25066807.jpg|6366241] and it's a different, lighter tone, but still the same tough, awesome Jessica. I enjoyed the use of the Daily Bugle and media within the Marvel universe, as well as the other superheroes looped in here. Particularly there's a little side story about Daredevil that I definitely teared up at.

Also--I've only read the first volume of the Alias series so Jessica & Luke aren't together yet at that point, but I like them a lot as a couple here <3

I did order this as teen and I think it's okay here--all the cursing is #(*$#ed out ;)