Re-Gifters by Mike Carey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Genre: graphic novel, YA
Part of a series?: No
On my TBR list?: No
SUMMARY: "Re-Gifters" is the story of a Korean-American teen named Dixie who is a contender in a national martial arts competition, but her crush on a classmate is throwing off her concentration and threatening her chances of winning.
This is a stand-alone graphic novel published by Minx. To me, it is a modern version of the romance comics that were so popular in the 1950s. The story isn't quite as mushy as an old romance comic, but Minx books aren't full of superheroes or zombies, either. My three girls have enjoyed all the Minx books they've read so far, and this one is no exception. Even C2, who would never go near a conventional YA romance, enjoyed this book.
The one thing that bothered me about this book was the way the artist drew the main character Dixie and her best friend. I know that the artist was trying to show that Dixie wasn't as feminine as Megan, one of her classmates, but she ended up looking too young to date the boys she was interested in. Art style can turn me away from a graphic novel quickly and I almost put this one down, but I'm glad I didn't.
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This blog has been quiet for a while but that doesn't mean I haven't been reading. In fact, I read about 10 books since my last post.
A Match Made In Heaven by Kristin Walker
Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
Heartless by Gail Carriger
Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell
Decoded by Jay-Z
Spousonomics by Paula Szuchman
The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
Courting Trouble by Deanne Gist
Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deanne Gist
Part of what has kept me from posting is the growing feeling that I don't know how to write a proper book review. The more I read other blogs, the more my efforts looked weak in comparison. Also, I've been reading a lot of books with straightforward plots that don't lend themselves to dissection or lengthy discussion. Because of this, I've decided to embrace the fact that I am not a journalist. From now on, my posts about the books I read will be more about how I related to them personally and other subjects they make me think of. If that makes you want to read the book, that's great. If not, I hope that at least my posts will be entertaining.
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