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 'Love Languages' by James Albon [BOOK REVIEW] Thank you to the author James Albon, the publisher IDW Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A comtemporary slow-burn love story between two foreigners that meet in Paris and slowly develop a friendship that would change into love. Sarah is from England and Ping is from Hong Kong . Sarah speaks English and is still learning French, and stopped her Cantonese lessons. Ping speaks Cantonese and English, which still is trying to learn more about, as well as French. They are each other's anchor and support.  What I found more lovely and beautifully woven is the relationship and the romantic attraction that blooms between them and how the invisible strings work in their favour to unite them once again against all odds. Laced with emotional, romantic and humour doses , this story shaped in the form of a vibrant, detailed graphic novel is quick-paced and is perfect for reading it in one-sitting. Thi...

 'Les Miserables: The Manga' by Udon Entertainment [BOOK REVIEW] Thank you to the publisher Udon Entertainment and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  This collection of adapted classics into mangas is a great introduction to classic literature. I have not read Les Miserables but I'm eager to do so in the future. I enjoyed this manga and story so much. It's is a heart-wrenching - and heartwarming but sad at last - tale set in France in the nineteenth century. I am a huge fan of Manga Classics and how they adapt the classic. I know the importance of Les Miserables in classic literature but I did not know the story itself. I was impressed and it was so addictive I read it in one sitting! Beautifully illustrated with a myriad of intricate details and a tale so perfectly woven .  #LesMiserables #Netgalley

 '31 Days Of Spooky' by Harper [BOOK REVIEW] Thank you to the publisher Harper and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. '31 Days of Spooky' is an anthology of short slightly scary horror tales and stories along with one or two illustrations accompanying the scary tale.  I enjoyed the book overall. Ghostly appearances, mysterious figures, and some emotional stories.  Each tale is quite different from one another: an old house that belonged to a newly wed couple, a mother in the road with her baby, two friends playing hide-and-seek in a forest and a cemetery, unsolved or hidden murders at a house or a hotel,... Many different topics and plots are embedded in this collection of short horror stories.  It is beautifully illustrated painting and embodying the image, or the essence or a scene, of the story itself. It is a quick, fun read.  #31DaysOfSpooky #Netgalley

'Great Expectations: The Manga' by Manga Classics - Book Review Thank you to the publisher Udon Entertainment and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  I'm a fan of Manga Classics and its adaptations , I always love them! This one is the manga adaptation of the classic Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It follows young Pip into adulthood and the choices he makes for the great expectations he expects for his future as a future gentleman with great wealth. He deserts his family and friends and is humbled by his own arrogance and attitude towards people that he was once in their shoes. He despises the future that awaits him: keep being a blacksmith like his friend Joe, his sister's husband.  One day, he is summoned by Miss Havisham in her great mansion. There, she'll meet the icy and cold Estella, the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham. The book presents a myriad of different archetypes of characters and personalities . The warmth and friendl...

 'I Hated You In High School' by Kathleen Gros Thank you to the author Kathleen Gros, the publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing and Netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. In this contemporary, romance graphic novel Tessa is a struggling twenty-something artist that is struggling with her creative career at the same time she is fired from her job as a barista in Vancouver. After the cofee shop she works in closes abruptly she decides to visit her parents and sister for the first time in years. A bitter surprise awaits for her when she arrives at her parents' house, as she discovers that they're renting the basement apartment to her high school bully: Olive. Unhealed wounds and complicated feelings resurface as they attempt to keep their distances from each other and be cordial and nice, until they get trapped together in the attic while searching for something for the upcoming anniversary party for Tessa's parents. I'd love to highlight the...

 'Bloody Mary: A Graphic Biography of Mary Tudor' by Kristina Gehrmann  Thank you to the author Kristina Gehrmann, the publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.  A beautifully illustrated in a comic style biography of Mary Tudor, or more widely known as Mary I Queen of England, or "Bloody Mary". The first child and daughter of Henry VIII with Catherine of Aragon of Spain.  It was a quick, fresh read and enjoyable for any History enthusiast. The illustrations are stunning and I loved the style. It narrates Mary I's life since she was born in 1516 until her death in 1558 . Her upbringing, what happened to her mother Catherine of Aragon, her complicated dynamic with her father because of their difference and different religious beliefs - she was Catholic; he, a protestant that defied the Catholic Church and the Pope and the Vatican by divorcing his first wife (Mary's mother) and created the Church of Engla...