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Tetris: The Games People Play by Box Brown My rating: 4 of 5 stars "The first game pieces were made from sheep and goat bones. Knuckles and ankles carved into something new for the purpose of fun." This was SO much fun to read! I could not put it down and I am firmly a head-in-the-clouds fantasy reader. I don't even think you have to be into the game Tetris to enjoy this book. The story is told in a very conversational manner with introductions to new "characters" in between each chapter. The exploration of each new subject is extremely easy to follow without making you feel like a total idiot for being interested. If I only had a couple of words to describe this completely-out-of-my-wheelhouse tale, I would say it's optimistic and charming above all else. I can hardly imagine how someone could appreciate it if they loved either video games or biographies. View all my reviews

Kill or be Killed, Vol. 1 by Ed Brubaker My rating: 5 of 5 stars "Now I just had to find someone who deserved to die and kill them...How hard could that be?" My thought process went something like this throughout the book: ::Wow, this guy is an asshole. Oh no, he's an asshole because he's sad. Wait, is this like Memento? Oh, okay...Oh my gosh, I love this! Wait, what?!:: I'm trying to think of things or characters to compare this to. It's like a really young Dexter Morgan (minus the actual need to kill) with a Death Note-type twist. Did you get both of those references? If not, your tastes aren't as dark as mine, OR you have some pop culture to catch up on. :D While I didn't always agree with the main character, I was completely sucked into his story. The way it was told was very laid-back and engaging. As if he were sitting across from you, only he had these really detailed panel-style visual aids. A+++ I love stuff like this! View all my review...

Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice by John Layman My rating: 4 of 5 stars "You'd rather die than go to jail? Fine. But I'm still getting those names." You know how you hear about a "good" story and then dismiss it, only to discover that you should have listened and read it the first time someone mentioned it to you? That's Chew for me. The humor is bone-dry and the protagonist isn't prestented as physically strong or classicly handsome. He appears average in almost every way, which is, immediately, charming. He is described as "by-the-book", but his actions can be extremely rebellious at times. I like that he's not just any one thing. The art was amazingly and cartoonishly exaggerated and it was dead-on. The plot threw me. I expected a current-day story and got a current-day alternate history revolving around poultry. Not to mention the very specific, very awkward powers of the protagonists. I'm extremely interested in where thi...

Sex Criminals: Volume One: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction My rating: 3 of 5 stars "I know how this looks. Don't judge us." This was probably the most original concept in a book I've seen in a while. Either that means we're all digging from the same brainspace or I need to expand my horizons. You decide. I really liked both main characters. Suzie seemed a little more comfortable with her erotic side, but Jon was more comfortable with the idea of crime. It could have been the other way around and I still would've loved the complicated way they complimented each other. How completely human and believable. You know what else surprised me? The authority represented. I just expected something the way Suzie kind-of imagined and it was really shocking when we discovered who they were. The art was so/so for me. It wasn't by any stretch "bad," just not my cup of tea. While I did think the idea was crazy-refreshing, I don't know if I'll contin...

Blood Cross by Faith Hunter My rating: 3 of 5 stars 2nd Read-2019: "I was centered. I was always centered. Whatever the heck that meant." I don't know...I've got so many mixed feelings about this one. I definitely liked the first one better, but this was still fun. It's another mystery in New Orleans and Jane decides to stay and help. You know, for money. Jane vs. Beast is still a riot and I've yet to discover who's really in charge. We got into the backstory of the vampires in this series, which was pretty cool and draped in Christian mythology. I enjoyed getting to know Jane's best friend, Molly, and her quirky daughter, Angelina. I hope we get more about them in the future. As far as the big bad(s), I felt a little disconnected from that part. The whole thing focused much more on the bigger picture than the 'whodunit.' That left me feeling robbed of something at the conclusion of the story. As if it didn't matter as much a...