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And for our Victoria Day reading we have ALL OUR ORDINARY STORIES, Teresa Wong‘s deeply affecting comic about her life with her parents, and their lives before she knew them. It‘s yet another Canada Reads Longlist title that‘d be a great shortlist contender in a year or two. I really feel like the 2025 panelists chose the weakest books to defend when they had such bounty.

This week‘s library haul, straight from the bench under the overhang while I wait for the unscheduled rain to pass so I can cycle home. I got one more from the Canada Reads Longlist, an Alexis Hall romance, Tatsuya Endo‘s early short comics, and the latest volume of YONA OF THE DAWN, which was a lucky shelf find. Just last night, I thought I should check to see if they‘d ordered it yet and put in my request. Now I don‘t have to.

I am wanting to do a re-read of some of the Marvel Star Wars comics soon. I am familiar with Sana, but I only remember bits and pieces of her character, but this is a solid comic even without any history. A dysfunctional family heist/rescue mission with lots of twists and improvisation. Good art and entertaining characters.

Another graphic novel I spotted at the library and picked up on impulse. This has pretty art, fun character designs, and a moody plot concept. The reading order is unpleasant, changing order whenever the artist wanted and often making little logical sense. The story feels a little like a square peg being pushed into a round hole, where both the world and story don‘t always want to follow their own rules. #Comics

Oh Gertie, how I fluffin' missed you!! I love this whole series. I hope there are many muffin‘ fluffin‘ more!! lol 😂 I needed this laugh 😊

I listened to this one so that I could scratch it off my poster 🫣🤣 It was cute and I really enjoyed it!

Such a cute graphic novel. Wonderful illustrations and a great story.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

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Enjoy!

I read this for the graphic prompt for #tbrTarot

I enjoyed this bind up of the first 5 comics. Unfortunately it seems to be an unfinished story and is quite old now - I've owned this for yikes 7 years. Still the artwork and the armoured cats sold me on it and I'm glad I finally read it.

@CBee

I don't read much in the graphic novel format but have had this on my TBR shelves for a while.

Graphic is the prompt for #tbrTarot this month so finally getting to it. The artwork is amazing.

What if a biological terror agent wiped out most of humanity, and our domesticated animals were left in charge? How would our dogs and cats set about ruling and rebuilding the world?

@CBee