Kino’s Journey: the Beautiful World by Iruka Shiimiya
The manga Kino’s Journey: the Beautiful World is by Iruka Shiimiya. It's based on the light novels by Keiichi Sigsawa. There have been two anime adaptations. This review is only for the manga, but if something from another version slips in, sorry. Kino is a professional tourist. Hermes is their … [Read more]
Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
Cannon by Lee Lai
Lee Lai’s graphic novels Stone Fruit and Cannon are both about being queer Chinese women in North America. They're about people and relationships and living lives that don't really have beginning-middle-end stories. They just have yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Repeat. Stone Fruit - Why is … [Read more]
West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
I read West With Giraffes (2021) by Lynda Rutledge because it was chosen by my book club. After reading some pretty bad books, we've made up a loose rule that you need to have read the book before nominating it for book club. Well, it didn't happen this time. The husband of one of our book clubbers … [Read more]
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
I saw Memorial Days (2025) by Geraldine Brooks on a number of year-end lists. I wasn't sure I wanted to read a book about grief, but there was something about the description that made me want to give it a try. This was my first book by Brooks, but I really enjoyed her writing. I thought she was … [Read more]
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Dark Corner selection - February 26 Defeat the Goblin - The pebble book - a book that was gifted to you Monthly Keyword 26: Sun Nowhere Book Bingo 26: A book with multiple POVs Read the Rainbow: Black This is a book with a number of different POV characters. There is Serapio, a blind young … [Read more]
My Pigeon Familiar (Magical Misfits #1) by Bridget E. Baker
This cannot be happening. Maybe it’s a bizarre dream. But even in a dream, there’s no way that I can possibly let a pigeon sleep on my bed. It’s like having a flying cockroach in my bed. Just, no. I try to shoo it away, grimacing as my fingers touch its grey and black wings. I tell myself it’s a … [Read more]
