Tag: #firstsecondbooks

• Asgardians: Loki Review

  As night falls on Asgard there is one who does not dream. Loki, a trickster of epic proportions, has much to think on. He hearkens back to his challenge to the wolf Fenrir to break the strongest Dwarf-made chains. He remembers Thjazi, the jotunn in monstrous eagle form, and his pursuit of the apples of…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 3, 2025

  Reviews

  #asgardians, #firstsecondbooks, #georgeo'connor, #graphicnovel, #loki, #norsemythology, #rachelreads&reviews

• Asgardians: Thor Review

  As Thor attempts to traverse a river, he is forced to prove to a grouchy, mysterious old man that he is truly the one and only, mighty Thor! 

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 23, 2024

  Reviews

  #asgardians, #firstsecondbooks, #georgeo'connor, #graphicnovel, #norsemythology, #rachelreads&reviews, #thor

• Boxers, Saints and Little Women

  This historical saga by Gene Luen Yang imparts the history of the Boxer Rebellion from the people in the rebellion rather than the dusty old textbooks focusing on the Europeans views of things. Filled with tragedy, magical realism and some humor with expressive visuals that keep the story moving.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 30, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #boxers, #breindigo, #firstsecondbooks, #geneluengyang, #graphicnovels, #historicalfiction, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #littlewomen, #megjobethandamy, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #reyterciero, #saints

• Dionysos: The New God Review

  Hey, it’s my birthday and I got the final book of George O’Connor’s The Olympians series as a gift.  And is Dionysos a fitting conclusion to this 10+ year series? You bet it is.  For those who don’t know, The Olympians is a comic series tackling each god in the Greek pantheon, depicting their fantastical…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 30, 2022

  Reviews

  #comic, #dionysosthenewgod, #firstsecondbooks, #georgeo'connor, #graphicnovel, #rachelreads&reviews, #theolympians

• Favorite Graphic Novels

  Excluding Archie. That will be its own post. Fiction Nathan Hale’s Hazerdous Tales by Nathan Hale Modern day Hale (same name, no relation) uses the famous Revolutionary spy, Nathan Hale (of “My one regret is that I have one life to give” fame) to narrate adventures and incidents throughout history. This abundence of knowledge from…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 17, 2022

  Reviews

  #abramsbooks, #almostamericangirl, #americanbornchinese, #andrewmcneelpublishing, #anyasghost, #avatarthelastairbender, #beprepared, #bloomsbury, #boom!studios, #brooklynallen, #candlewickpress, #darkhorsecomics, #deadweight, #deanhale, #debbietung, #disneyhyperion, #elisabettegnone, #evonnetsang, #faithhicks, #firstsecondbooks, #geneluentang, #georgetakei, #graceellis, #graphicnovels, #graphix, #harpercollins, #heykiddo, #honorgirl, #jarrettjkrosoczka, #jerrycraft, #lernerbooks, #lumberjanes, #macmillan, #maggiethrash, #marjanesatrapi, #marvelousfantasticincredible, #matthewseely, #maus#artspiegelman, #mollymuldoon, #myboyfriendisamonster, #nathanhale, #nathanhaleshazerdoustales, #newkid, #noellestevenson, #pantheonbooks, #penguinrandomhouse, #persepolis, #quietgirlinanoisyworld, #rachelreads&reviews, #rainatelgemeier, #rapunzelsrevenge, #realfriends, #robinha, #rollergirl, #scholastic, #shannonhale, #shannonwatters, #smile, #squarefish, #stanlee, #stanmack, #susanchaplin, #terryblas, #thecartoonchroniclesofamerica, #theycalledusenemy, #topshelf, #versbrosgol, #victoriajamieson, #witch