Review: BROWNSTONE by Samuel Teer

 

With her mom touring for a dance company over the summer, one girl was going to spend 3 months with a father she never knew. How could her mom leave her with a guy she doesn’t know and doesn’t speak English? And, to top it off, Almudena was stuck fixing the brownstone she was staying in. I’m with her about this being America and needing to speak English here.

 

The illustrations were good! The girl didn’t seem to fit in with the barrio neighborhood or her Guatemala roots. As she works more alongside her dad, Almudena learns more about him, her culture, and herself.

 

Witty, heartfelt, and full of humor! A good read!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: MALL GOTH by Kate Leth

 

Olivia was a Mall Goth and proud of it. She was also bisexual. She was never good at letting people in especially when her last school shunned her. But it seemed these goth guys accepted her and wanted to befriend her anyway.

 

The pictures were nice and the story was easy to get into. Can you imagine a Mall Goth working at a fluffy, cutesy store like Create-A-Critter? Oh brother! Boy, that bunny costume was hot!

 

Liv was a funny girl. I liked the witty puns, especially by the mom who thinks the dad was cheating.

 

In this story, we watch Liv’s confusion as she crushes on a boy dating another girl and even her high school English teacher. I’m sure glad Liv took her power back once she found out what creeps the two guys were, especially her perverted teacher. Good for her and her mom! Loved the image of the Mama Bear holding her cub. A good read!

 

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: THE GRIMOIRE OF CALIGAN by Stephen B. King

 

Although the narrative was frank and witty, story didn’t quite grab me. I really didn’t want to hear about how the widower met his wife in the 60’s. The rest of it basically details how this guy spirals into insanity. Yeah, it didn’t quite interest me. Did nothing for me.

 

Rating: 2 stars