Safely Endangered Comics : review

Safely Endangered Comics by Chris McCoy

*ARC kindly provided through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!*

Publication: April 9th 2019

SUMMARY
A collection of gloriously random and unexpected cartoons from the hugely popular webcomic Safely Endangered.

Goodreads' link to the book!

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Stars: ✦✦✦✦✧

So as usual, I'll tell 4.0 things I liked about the book and 1.0 thing I didn't like.

So what did I think?

+1 | The idea is great, and I can see why the webcomic is so popular

+1 | The humor was definitely entertaining

+1 | The drawings perfectly fitted the context

+1 | I enjoyed the randomness of it. From references to games and shows to animals and natural phenomena, it covered a lot

-1 | Maybe it was the randomness, or the short page-sized comic strips, but I felt like it ended abruptly

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S

Do I Have That Book TAG

Link to original here

The Challenges 1. Do you have a book with deckled edges?
I'm not too fond of them, but yes: My Lady Jane

2. Do you have a book with 3 or more people on the cover?
Cheaper by the Dozen
3. Do you have a book based on another fictional story? Lots of retellings, does that work? For example Love, Lies & Spies

4. Do you have a book with a title 10 letters long? Bitterblue

5. Do you have a book with a title that starts and ends with the same letter? Snow Like Ashes

6. Do you have a Mass Market Paperback book? Cheaper by the Dozen, which I think is quite fitting

7. Do you have a book written by an author using a pen name? Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

8. Do you have a book with a character's name in the title? Cinder, Scarlet, Cress and Winter

9. Do you have a book with 2 maps in it? Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

10. Do you have a book that was turned into a TV show? City of Bones

11. Do you have a book written by someone who is originally famous for something else? (celebrity/athlete/politician/tv personality...) The only one that comes to mind is What If? whose author is known for XKCD (which is writing, but not that of a book...)

12. Do you have a book with a clock on the cover? Clockwork Angel has a faint one of Big Ben

13. Do you have a poetry book? Vuosisadan rakkaustarina

14. Do you have a book with an award stamp on it? An Abundance of Katherines

15. Do you have a book written by an author with the same initials as you? The closest to my SV is Susanne Winnacker

16. Do you have a book of short stories? Aesop's Fables

17. Do you have a book that is between 500-510 pages long? Oddly specific, but I have four, one of which is my Finnish edition of Pride and Prejudice

18. Do you have a book that was turned into a movie? I have 1 movie edition and that is Dear John

19. Do you have a graphic novel?
I enjoy them, but I have a rule of sorts of not buying/owning them since they are quite expensive and I'd want the complete series, but this was a recent gift: Elias

20. Do you have a book written by 2 or more authors?
And full circle to my very first answer: My Lady Jane or My Plain Jane

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S

Read This Month, February

January

1. Safely Endangered Comics REVIEWED ✦✦✦✦✧
2. Awesome Achievers in Technology Non-fiction REVIEWED ✦✦✦✦✧
3. Race Me in a Lobster Suit Non-fiction REVIEWED ✦✦✦✧✧ 

Data:

Male/Female author:
         33 % female,
         67 % male
Genre:
         33 % comic,

         67 % non-fiction
Pages:
       464 p
Format:
         100 % e-books
Average:
         3.67
Arcs:
          100 % sent to me (for honest reviews)

*For stars and more info check my Goodreads: link*

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S

Every Heart a Doorway : review

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

SUMMARY
Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children.

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; through shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes, and emerging somewhere...else.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she's back. The things she's experienced...they change a person. The children under Miss West's care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy's arrival marks a change at the Home. There's a darkness around the corner, and when tragedy strikes, it's up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.
No matter the cost.

Goodreads' link to the book!
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Stars: ✦✦✦✦✧

So as usual, I'll tell 4.0 things I liked about the book and 1.0 thing I didn't like.

Review:

+1 | The idea and premise is brilliant and intriguing. The world is well thought out with so many things I want to know more of!

+1 | Entertainment value. With the layer of crime added in, I was at the edge of my seat enjoying everything.

+1 | The characters were layered and oh so very different from anything I've read in quite some time


+1  | The pace is well thought out making it a quick read (not just for it's shortness), and the writing fit the mood and vibe of the book perfectly.

-1  | I want more. You might think that's a good thing, which it partially is, but I wasn't exactly left completely satisfied when this book ended. I knew it was short, but I wanted to know more!

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S

If You Liked This - You'll Like...

Quite self explanatory, but I'dd be recommending books based on whether you liked a more popular one.

Wrath and the Dawn - Book of Ivy

Hyperbole and a Half - Sarah's Scribbles

Stalking Jack the Ripper - Naturals (mostly the later ones)

To Kill a Kingdom - Alice in Zombieland

Kiss of Deception - Ember in the Ashes - Renegades

Thing Explainer - Stuff Matters - Idiot Brain - What If?

Two that I'd just overall recommend, not related:

Cinder and Ella - My Lady Jane

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S

Valentine’s Book Tag

QUESTIONS

1. What book have you been given as a gift that you loved?

Tons! My copy of Andersen fairy tales for example

2. What book would you like to give as a gift to someone else?

My Lady Jane is the first that comes to mind

3. If you could gift a random person any bookish item, what would it be?

A kindle maybe

4. If you could gift a random person any non-bookish item, what would it be?

A notebook - you can get so creative and everyone will go about it so differently

5. What do you say when a person gives you a gift you don’t like?

Smile and thank them, there's always something good about everything

6. Mention a book based around Valentine’s Day.

The last romance book I read was probably The Kiss Quotient, which doesn't involve Valentine's day...

7. Mention any two tips for blogging as a gift to other bloggers and to those who may want to start a blog.

Whatever makes you happy will make someone else happy, and that's the person you want to connect with.

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S

Why I Post & Read

This is a slightly odd one, but I get asked why read and post.

I've said it before, but I started writing to express my feelings and clear out my thoughts on books.
Another reason is to keep myself accountable and organized in the challenges I try.

Overall I read to learn and just for enjoyment. The thing is though, I recommend expanding what you read, even though you're content in what you're reading.

So yes, I read books in Finnish and English and I've reviewed books in English that are only out in Finnish for that reason. Trying to expand what I read and maybe inspire you to do so as well.

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S