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Book Review | Van Helsing vs Dracula’s Daughter by Raven Gregory

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Van Helsing vs Dracula’s Daughter by Raven Gregory through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

Van Helsing vs Dracula’s Daughter by Raven Gregory is a fantasy graphic novel about the daughter of Van Helsing, who works as a monster hunter.  She becomes the target of the daughter of her father’s nemesis and things escalate quite quickly.  I rated it three stars on Goodreads.  It was published on July 13th, 2021.

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Book Review | Icarus by Gregory A. Wilson

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Icarus by Gregory A. Wilson through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Icarus by Gregory A. Wilson is a sci-fi fantasy graphic novel.  It’s about a different kind of society, and a young man who literally falls from the sky and into a greater conspiracy.  The book was published on November 10th, 2020.  I rated it three stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Gray by Arvind Ethan David

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Gray by Arvind Ethan David through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for this opportunity.

Gray by Arvind Ethan David is a Dorian Gray retelling set in a modern era in a graphic novel format.  It’s set to be published on July 13th, 2021.  I rated it three stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Resistance: A Graphic Novel by Val McDermid

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Resistance: A Graphic Novel by Val McDermid through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for this opportunity.

Resistance: A Graphic Novel by Val McDermid is a science fiction/horror graphic novel about the possibility of a bacterial pandemic where the bacteria is resistant to antibiotics.  The graphic novel published on May 20th, 2021.  I rated it four stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | Athena: The Story of a Goddess by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg

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**Disclaimer: I received a free copy of Athena: The Story of a Goddess by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

Athena: The Story of a Goddess by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg is a graphic novel version of a few of the highlights of the ancient Greek goddess Athena’s life story.  It’s presented in an easily accessible way for younger readers.  It was published on June 22nd, 2021.  I rated it four stars on Goodreads.

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Ashley’s June Haul and Wrap Up

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June didn’t have a good feeling reading month wise for me.  I read a good amount of books, but I just felt a lot less productive reading wise than I usually do.  It was also end of the school year wrap up time so that added a bit of stress to the plate and made it so I had less time to read than usual.  There was a lot that piled up this month on my to do list.

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Book Review | Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines

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**Disclaimer: I received a free early access copy of Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this opportunity.

Touch is Really Strange by Steve Haines is an informative graphic novel about the sense of touch.  It’s an interesting read.  It was published on April 21st, 2021.  I rated it three stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | An Unkindness of Ravens by Dan Panosian

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**Disclaimer: I received a free copy of An Unkindness of Ravens by Dan Panosian through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity.

An Unkindness of Ravens by Dan Panosian is a YA fantasy graphic novel about a teenage girl who returns to the town her father was from, and mysteriously looks very similar to a girl who just disappeared.  She quickly finds that things are not what they seem.  An Unkindness of Ravens published on June 8th, 2021.  I rated it 3 stars on Goodreads.

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Book Review | With the Sheikh in His Harem vol 1 by Rin Miasa

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**Disclaimer: I received a free copy of With the Sheikh in His Harem vol 1 by Rin Miasa through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to the publishers and to NetGalley for this opportunity.

With the Sheikh in His Harem by Rin Miasa is romance manga about a young girl who meets a prince by chance and ends up marrying him after she convinces him not to do something drastic.  It was published on May 5th, 2021.  I rated it 4 stars on Goodreads.

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