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~*Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets by by Kieron Gillen, Salvador Larroca, Adi Granov

This one gets 4.25 stars from me because though I thought it was great from the middle on it kind of dragged a bit at the start. It took me a little bit to get into this one. Once I did though I was super into it. I love every single scene with Triple zero and BeeTee. They just kind of steal the scene always and I am waiting for the next scene they are in. I am also really enjoying the hunt for Luke and watching Cader as he continues putting together every piece in the puzzle. Finding out more about Aphra and her background was extremely interesting. A solid 4.25 stars!  

~*Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 1: Vader by Kieron Gillen, Salvador Larroca

My hubby as been wanting me to read this for awhile and I have been putting it off. For some reason when my husband suggests a graphic novel I tend to just beat around the bush until I am finally looking for something different to read and then I pick it up. I am glad that I picked this one up.  I don't think there has ever been a time in my life when I have not been a fan of Star Wars. or as long as I can remember the movies were always a big deal in my house.That being said none of us were fans of "The Phantom Menace" or the other two movies that came after that. They kind of just don't exist in our house. I do like the newest ones though. Sorry for the ramble. Anyway this was a great graphic novel, it help my interest, the writing was crisp and the art is fantastic! It is not always easy to write about an honest, true villain and it is even harder to write about a character when you totally know what will happen and yet this managed to keep my interest. I think my ...

~*The Silencer, Vol. 1: Code of Honor*~by Dan Abnett (Goodreads Author), John Romita Jr. (Illustrations), Viktor Bogdanovic (Illustrations)

This is a full five stars from me. My hubby wanted me to read this and I finally sat down and read this. I really, really enjoyed it! For me this graphic novel really had a John Wick feel. Honor/Silencer is a retired assassin who once worked for a criminal organization Leviathan under Talia al Ghul whom she feels a strong family bond with. After living the life as an assassin for so long though she is tired of it and wants to make a life of her own, perhaps make a real family. Talia agrees to let Silencer go if she does one more job for her. In doing so she ends up starting a war in the underlife. This jumps back and forth between the past and present. The story is wonderfully written and I loved most of the art. I must admit that I am not a fan of John Romita's art and often if I don't like the artist it will affect my enjoyment of the book but in this case the story was so strong it did not change my feelings at all. It also didn't hurt that he only did the art for a few ...

~*Sheets by Brenna Thummler*~

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors Lion Forge for allowing me to read this in advance! This book was so good! I loved the art and the story so very much. Marjorie is a girl that feels invisible She just feels as if she will never belong in this world.. She spends most of her time running her family's failing  laundromat as her Father is just too depressed to do anything except lay in bed overcome with depression from the loss of Marjorie's Mother. She also loves to lose herself in books. There is someone in Marjorie's life who happens to also be a ghost named Wendell. Suddenly Marjorie isn't all alone and she has someone to help her save her laundromat. This is a beautiful story of grief, loss, loneliness and strength.. It shows that nothing is impossible with hard work. I loved Wendell and Marjorie and I am sure you will as well. This is a must read!