After the busy madness in the lead-up to Christmas, I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and relax on Christmas Eve. I had an easy drive to my sister's house where I hung out with her family and our parents until the last of us went to bed around midnight. Christmas morning … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: December 29, 2019
Monstress
Sunday Sum-Up
The temperature has risen to freezing at last. Time to open the windows! Literally. I have steam heating that I can't control. It was 84°F when I got home the other day, which is a bit warm for the indoors, so I opened the windows a little to help balance out the heat and it's … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Review- Monstress vol. 2: The Blood
Monstress vol. 2: The Blood written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda Fantasy/Graphic Novel Published July 2017 From Goodreads: The Eisner-nominated MONSTRESS is back! Maika, Kippa, and Ren journey to Thyria in search of answers to her past... and discover a new, terrible, threat. My Thoughts: no spoilers Monstress, vol. 2: The Blood … Continue reading Review- Monstress vol. 2: The Blood
Year in Review- 2017
What do you do with a year like 2017? Politically, it's been a dumpster fire almost from the start with enough insanity to make you laugh manically, sob hysterically, or in many cases, run for office because you can't stand what's going on. Looking at the mess politicians are making of the wider world almost … Continue reading Year in Review- 2017
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
From Goodreads: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and … Continue reading Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
