There isn't a word or phrase that accurately conveys just quite what Pretty Deadly is, but I'm going to try. Think magical realism, feminist western narrated by a butterfly and dead rabbit. See the issue? This graphic novel is most definitely a chaotic one. I'm still not entirely sure on what the plot was, aside from there being a lot of debts owed, sacrifice and gore. Lots of…
As part of my Biannual Bibliothon TBR I had to pick a genre I wasn't a huge fan of but a format you loved. Hence, a non-fiction graphic novel. I've always had an interest in serial killer case studies. I find it both terrifying and fascinating that one person can be capable of such devastation. Jeffrey Dahmer being a prime example. I knew very little about his time…
There was no way I wasn't going to love this. It's Frankenstein. Frankenstein with pictures. This graphic novel has everything that I loved about the book when I first read it. The mixed media element of Walton's letters was lovely however I did struggle at times to puzzle out the font. It added to the effect but made it difficult to read. Without having already read Frankenstein in…
I am so very happy I've read this. I got the same feeling reading this that I did when I first read the Grimm's Fairytales. In fact these ones might be even creepier. Particularly, the last story, I don't want to say anything about the stories because they're so individual and unique with the weirdest of plot twists. I adored the art style of this collection too, how…
Thank-you to the lovelies at Hodder for sending this cute graphic novel over! I love anything to do with animals, my puppy (I say puppy, he's 10) is my pride and joy. From the creator of The Bunny Suicides comes Puppy Versus Kitten*, a pet duo that really just have no clue. This has been sat on my TBR for ages and I finally picked it up. It's a…