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Batman: Nightwalker

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Today I’m back with yet another not so scary review. Recently a graphic novel based on one of the books in a book series by DC Ink came out and of course I had to pick it up and read it. Don’t worry I’ll definitely be reading the actual book that this graphic novel is based on as well, just not right now. This review is going to be on Batman: Nightwalker adapted by Stuart Moore.

In this graphic novel of Batman, we find Bruce Wayne just on the cusp of his 18th birthday and learning the real ramifications of all that his parents fortune has given him the moment he turns of age. We also see the troubles of Bruce is high school dealing with bullies and people that would be his friends and not be his real friends. In this novel, Gotham is dealing with the problem of a gang of individuals called the Nightwalkers, who are raiding the homes of the rich, killing them and talking all their wealth. Bruce after an attempt to bring one of the Nightwalkers to justice on his own finds himself doing community service as his punishment from the Gotham City Police Department. This brings Bruce head to head with Madeline Wallace, the most recent Nightwalker to be captured by the police department. Bruce develops a crush on Madeline and is determined to figure out a way to save her and unravel her secrets.

I won’t spoil the ending of the book, but I would definitely recommend this book to you. I found this book fascinating and would love to read more about the Bruce Wayne, Madeline Wallace romance if it ever happens. In addition to that I love that we get to see Harvey Dent before he becomes TwoFaced and in a teenage form as well as other people that will only begin to start to play a bigger role in Bruce’s life as his story evolves.

If you haven’t read any of my other reviews on novels and graphic novels by DC Ink you can read them here, here, and here. Let me know if you will be picking up this novel or have already picked it up. Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Under the Moon

Under the MoonUnder the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle, Isaac Goodhart
Published by DC Ink on May 7, 2019
Pages: 208
Goodreads
three-stars

When fourteen-year-old Selina Kyle, aka the future Catwoman, becomes homeless, she must confront questions of who she is and who she will become.

She rejects human cruelty, but sometimes it seems as though brute force is the only way to "win." And if Selina is to survive on the streets, she must be tough. Can she find her humanity and reconcile toughness with her desire for community ... and love?

Scaretober 2019

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I’m back with yet another book review. I know, I know there will be real life posts coming ,but with all the readathons happening around fall this month how could I not help but devour books and tell you all about them. I know that this isn’t a super scary book, but I think that Catwoman does fall into the superhero/ villain category which can sometimes lead to a scary movie. Today I’m going to talk about Lauren Myracle’s graphic novel Under the Moon: A Catwoman tale.

If you have been following me this year for a bit at least. You will know that Matt got me to try graphic novels in the past couple of years and this year I have been reading a bit more of the DC graphic novels. I read Mera: TideBreaker during the Escape to Book Island Readathon back in April and then I read Teen Titans: Raven for the Discover New Worlds Readathon in August. I loved both those books equally and when I saw this on the shelf at the local comic bookstore I knew that I had to read this and include it.

I won’t spoil this graphic novel for you since I think you should read it. It’s a really quick read, so it will probably only take you a day at max. I found the story overall lackluster as compared to the other graphic novels in the series and this one in particular ended on a cliffhanger note. I did appreciate the illustrations and thought they were well done. I would have liked to see more about Selina Kyle’s relationship with the gang and even with Bruce Wayne develop more.

I hope that you enjoyed this review and will continue to join me throughout the month of October for more posts. I also hope to be reviewing more novels in the DC Ink series as they come out. Let me know in the comments if you have read any of the DC Ink novels or who your favorite comic book character is. Hope to see you soon!

three-stars

It: Chapter 2

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Welcome back to another day of posting during Scaretober. As I probably mentioned yesterday this year will not only include scary movies, but also some scary books or Halloween type books to get you in the mood for the holiday.

This year I decided that since It: Chapter 2 was hitting theaters, it seemed like a good as ever time to review and revisit the movie. If you haven’t read my review of It: Chapter 1 feel free to read that one before you read this one.

The story picks up 27 years later when Pennywise, the dancing clown has come back to terrorize the people of Derry, Maine once more. The main trigger of the story happens during the Autumn of 2016 in which Pennywise attacks a boy that is thrown into the river after being beaten by the town bullies. Mike Hanlon hears about the incident over his police scanner and decides to investigate. Upon arrival Mike finds a message written in blood specifically dedicated to the Losers Club and decides that is time to bring the rest of the Losers Club back to Derry, Maine to end It once and for all. From there you see each member of the Losers Club react to Mike’s phone call and prepare for the journey back to their hometown. After arriving back in their hometown and having a reunion dinner at a Chinese restaurant that ends relatively badly the Losers Club almost decide to leave town, but are convinced by Mike and Bill that they need to save the children of Derry and each other.

The final showdown with IT is prompted when Bill goes to the town fair and sees Pennywise take a boy right in front of him prompting Bill to confront the memories he has of not being able to save his brother Georgie.

I won’t give away the ending completely since I recommend that you see the movie, but know that all the rumors and deaths are true. This second chapter of the movie is filled with lots of jump scares, cliff hangers, and dark moments which left me hanging on the edge of my seat and almost wanting to leave the theater. I made it through and was glad that I did. I thought the casting for the adult version of the Losers Club was amazing and the flashback scenes to the summer they first defeated Pennywise was incredible.

I hope that you’ll see this movie and let me know what you think! Have you seen It: Chapter one? Did you like it? I hope to see you for more exciting posts over this month 🙂

Scaretober is back!

Scaretober 2019

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I know that I have been hinting around this for a while, but I didn’t want to give it away since in years past I have started strong and failed in the end. I wanted to bring back Scaretober for this year. If you were reading along with the blog before you will have heard of Scarteober in 2017 and a bit in 2015.

I also wanted to do something different this year, since I have been reading so many books and books have played such an important part of Fall in every day life and an even bigger part of instagram life, so I wanted to read a few of the classic books and include them as part of this year’s Scaretober. Also there were so many classic books that have been turned into movies and even more movies that have been getting remade for the newer generations of audiences.

I hope that you’ll enjoy each and every moment of Scaretober and give me suggestions for what to include in next year’s Scaretober. Look forward to posts every day from here until the end of October. 🙂

Five Feet Apart

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So, I promise I am working hard on a good surprise for you that is coming in the next month, but for now enjoy reading more book reviews that will hopefully bring back my enjoyment of actually writing posts here.

I recently finished reading Five Feet Apart a book by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Laconis. I was inspired to read the book after seeing several trailers for the movie, but not getting to read it. I also read several good reviews from a few bloggers that I follow that also enjoyed the book.

The book is about a girl and a boy who happen to meet at a hospital while they are undergoing treatment for varying stages of Cystic Fibrosis. In general the book tells us that people with CF have to stay 6 feet apart to avoid cross contamination of germs, but Stella and Will decide to take a risk and agree to stay 5 feet apart. Stella with her regimented medication and her app building skills creates and app to monitor her meds and help her get through the day. She forces Will to use the app and eventually have hope for his life not to mention realize how selfish he has been in his life so far.

I loved reading the book and it did make me get a bit teary eyed at parts, but then again I might not have tear ducts like a normal person. I have heard other people get super emotional toward the conclusion of the book and everything that happens in the last 30 pages. I would recommend that you read this book if you have seen the movie, because I think you would get a bit more insight into Stella and Will. If you are a sucker for sappy heart breaking teen romances you may also enjoy this book.

Let me know if you have read this book and what you thought of it or if you have read the movie and if you would recommend it.