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Tomorrow I‘ll post my end-of-year reading brackets with my top reads of 2024. These are the ones that made the “top of the bottom” list.

Great children‘s read about cryptozoology! The last section tells about various cryptozoology creatures from around the world!

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Here's to folklore maintaining relevance!
This is a laugh out loud take on the Legend of Sissa Ibn Dahir. 5 nuggets! Bonus: it explains exponential growth in elementary terms.

This one started off strong, but kind of fizzled after a while. I loved the outsider and monster-as-protagonist angle and the sapphic ace representation in the human/monster relationship. Something about the plot didn't grab me though and I found my mind wandering. I didn't feel especially emotionally engaged with the characters either, though I liked them in theory. Did others in the #QueerBC have similar experiences or am I an outlier here?

Kaiju No.8, volume 1
Sci-fi creature genre are not my usual reads, HOWEVER this series is awesome. I really enjoyed season 1 of the anime and knew I needed to add the series to my library. Why do I like it? First, the main character is a mid-aged adult (not typical adolescent). Secondly, it has humor!!! Not dark and brooding. Third, it‘s fun and I want more!!!!

#manga #kaijuno8

Middle school scary. Just a monster-hunting ‘cemetery boy‘ that overseas his graveyard with his clandestine bestie flesh-eating mermaid friend.

Goal one: Collect the credits he receives by cashing in on the captured monsters in hopes of resurrecting his long dead mother.

I loved it! Great read to dull Election Day catastrophe blues. 😨