Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Last of the Clan McDuck by Don Rosa My rating: 5 of 5 stars A rather long story and uncomfortable experience is connected with this collection of Uncle Scrooge comics that spans a total of 25 years and comes to an end at a comic bookstore with a side of sexism.I first read this story as a child in German and I was so impressed by the story that I wanted to keep the weekly editions of my comic books that contained this part of Uncle Scrooges story. Unfortunately, over-enthusiastic grand/parents that like to clean up their grand/child’s room (to be fair, I used…
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The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen
The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen by Edward Copeland My rating: 3 of 5 stars A good enough collection of articles that discuss all of Austen’s works and affords the reader with enough material to engage in further research and discussions about the novels and the author.
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Gothic
Gothic by Fred Botting My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sections of this book were assigned reading for the Gothic Literature course that I just finished. I also decided to use it as a resource for my term paper, since it deals with the evolution of the Gothic genre throughout the years.At first, I found this text to be extremely dry, disconnected and difficult to understand and I gave up on it for about 8-9 months. I hesitated picking it up again when I had to do my research for my term paper, but I realize that the reason for my initial struggles stemmed from the fact that the assigned…
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Part of BBC’s “100 Stories that shaped the World” list, I thought it would be fun to keep track of all the works I have read that are listed.I read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in which Tom Sawyer makes an appearance, years ago and I disliked the character of Tom Sawyer to such an extent that I refused to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer until my desire to read good classic literature brought me once again back to the writings of Mark Twain. My enjoyment of reading this story was fueled by my current mood…
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Medea
Medea by Euripides My rating: 4 of 5 stars Part of BBC’s “The 100 stories that shaped the world” list, I thought it would be fun to keep track of all the works I have read that are listed.I have been feeling kind of down and blue since finishing my term paper (go figure) and thought a Greek tragedy would afford me some perspective. It didn’t fail. It has been a while since I last read a play, let alone a Greek play, but I am still surprised how much I enjoyed it; I even smiled a few times. Euripides’ writing and the dialogue he creates for Medea with respect…
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Ronaldo: The Reindeer Flying Academy (Ronaldo the Flying Reindeer, #1)
Ronaldo: The Reindeer Flying Academy by Maxine Sylvester My rating: 5 of 5 stars I saw the author promoting this story on her Twitter account and was lucky to find it was included in my Kindle Unlimited subscriptions. What a lovely story this was. I wished I had found this back during the Christmas season. It would have been perfect to snuggle up with beside the Christmas tree, while sipping hot chocolate.I loved the optimism and good-heartedness through the story. The idea of working to be the best possible version of oneself is a great theme. And, of course, all the hot chocolate with marshmallows.Overall, this was a great little…
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Deja Moo (Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum #3)
Deja Moo by Kirsten Weiss My rating: 2 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the author in exchange for an honest review.Before I begin this review, I should admit that I have not read the first or second part of this murder mystery series, therefore all of my impressions have been formed only by this third installment.I found there were too many characters to keep track of to make for an interesting story. The main character felt slightly too confident and distant to allow for the reader to make a connection with her.My greatest obstacle with this story was the amount of detail it…
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Donald Duck Vol. 7: Kingdom Under The Sea
Donald Duck Vol. 7: Kingdom Under The Sea by Rodolfo Cimino My rating: 5 of 5 stars Since Amazon.de took my money, deleted half my order and won’t send me the other half, I decided to take a look to see if Amazon.ca offered Donald Duck comics. I was extremely excited when I happened upon this volume, bought it immediately for my Kindle and read it on the spot. It worked well on my Kindle, but it only supported artwork in black and white. On my Kindle app for my Android it worked perfectly in colour. I enjoyed the stories and appreciated reading stories I haven’t read before in English.…
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According to Audrey
According to Audrey by Happy LaShelle My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received this ARC from Red Coat Publishing and the author in exchange for an honest review.That was quite the trip down memory lane with respect to my first high school love. A lot of different emotions were running through me as I made my way through this story and I was truly invested in Dove’s journey.Although at times the protagonist came across as overly emotional and analytical with a big splash of teenage hormones, it was interesting to read her narration as she dealt with love, school, family and her uncertain future. She felt alive and real,…
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Trick and Treat
Trick And Treat by Madison Faye My rating: 1 of 5 stars It’s a very long story how I stumbled across Trick and Treat on Amazon, but my curiosity won over, seeing how it promised to be centred around Halloween, my favourite holiday.I am relatively new to this genre and I understand that it is more heavily influenced by a person’s tastes and preferences than any other genre, because it deals with such a personal/intimate subject matter. I have to say, though, that this particular story of this particular genre was not my cup of tea.I found the author had a set vocabulary typical for erotica that she kept repeating…
