Book Review: A Wrinkle In Time GN

Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson

It was fantastic! The art was beautiful and things were how I pictured them originally! The dialogue was almost verbatim from the book, and that was awesome! Super awesome book!

--Zach

Book Review: Chi's Sweet Home

Chi's Sweet Home by Konami Kanata

This is adorable. That really sums it up for the most part. It's about a little kitten who gets separated from its mother and is found by a little boy named Yohei. Chi's Sweet Home is basically just small stories about a curious kitten and its new family. Always will bring a smile to your face. They keep the art style colorful, simple, and cute.

--Martha Rose

Book Review: B.Ichi

B.Ichi by Atsushi Ohkubo

In this world most people only use a small percentage of their brain power, but there is a certain group of people called "Dokeshi" who can unleash a higher percentage and the powers that come with it for one given condition. For our comical hero, Shotaro, his condition is that he has to do one good deed a day. He bumps into a girl name Mana, literally...while she's riding a motorcycle. He is fine (for the most part) and the two stick together. It seems like trouble can't help from seeking them down, and the friends are thrown into danger after danger. Shotaro seems to take it in stride, though, but could there be something beyond his smile?

Full of comedy and action, with some touching moments.

Rated Older Teen by Yen Press.

--Martha Rose

Book Review: Black Cat

Black Cat by Kentaro Yabuki

Train Heartnet was in a secret organization known as Chronos, working as an assassin. He had become rather infamous and had been deemed "Black Cat" as he would always deliver some bad luck with his ornate black pistol. Though the actual story starts years later. Train is an easy going bounty hunter along with his partner Sven. There is a lot of action packed just into the first volume! The pair of hunters go after a weapon smuggler who is dealing dangerous new technology, and cross paths with an elegant thief who offers to help. 

Overall a very good series with action, humor, and scenes that could make you tear up. 

Rated Older Teen by Viz Media.

--Martha Rose

Book Review: Death Note: Another Note

Death Note: Another Note--The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases by NisiOisiN, original concept by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata

To be able to see a person's life span: do you see this as a blessing or a curse? It might even make someone slip from the thin line between genius and insanity. 

A killer is on the loose in L.A. and it has the police baffled. Naomi Misora is an FBI agent presently on leave. One night she receives an email. Not just any email, one from the world's greatest detective, "L" himself. He needs her to be his eyes and ears on the current serial murders, dubbed "The Wara Ningyo Murders" by the public. Odd considering the detective usually goes after much bigger cases, ones where over millions of dollars are at stake. While investigating, many things come to light, with all sorts of twists and turns. A peculiar private investigator, who seems to know more than he lets on. The book has detective and killer dancing around each other like some sort of morbid game. The lengths someone will go to to prove a point, and complicated puzzles make you think. A killing thriller with humor dashed in.

I adore this book and I've read it several times! I'd rate it Older Teen for language, gore, and violence.

--Martha Rose

Book Review: Death Note

Death Note
Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata

Ever wanted to have the power of a god at your fingertips? A god of Death, to be precise. This is just what happens to high school genius Light Yagami. It fell from the sky and into his life--the Death Note. The human whose name is written in this note shall die. This is the catalyst. Light decides it is his duty to cleanse this rotting world of its evil, and become its new god, by killing criminals, the wrong, the unjust. Just like that, dozens of people start to die, all from "mysterious heart attacks." There are approximately 115 rules in the Death Note. Quickly, Light gains a name for himself. Masses of people, deciding all the deaths of criminals are from some higher force, dub him "Kira" (our lord and savior). Ironically enough, it stems from the English word "killer." Not to say the entire series is about Light ruling the world, not if the great detective known as "L" has anything to say about it! Only seen as an old English L and heard through an electronic voice, L is the greatest detective in the world. So, who do you think will win? The world renowned detective or the prodigy with a supernatural notebook? 

I love this series! It made me laugh, cry, and hold my breath waiting for more! 

Rated Older Teen by Viz Media.

--Martha Rose

Book Review: Dragon Drive

Dragon Drive by Ken-ichi Sakura

Ever wanted your own dragon? Well, as the name suggests, Dragon Drive is just that's about! Reiji Ozora is, to be blunt, kind of a loser. No special talents, and fails just about everything. Then one day his childhood friend, Maiko Yukino, introduces him to a new virtual reality game called Dragon Drive. Each player gets a dragon partner that is geared to their physical abilities, they fight other dragons to gain experience and level up. Reiji's dragon, named "Child," is extremely wimpy and of unknown nature. Reiji at first is disappointed, but after their first battle together, he realizes that there is more than meets the eye about his new little friend.

Rated All Ages by Viz Media.

--Martha Rose