Review: ‘This One Summer’ – Mariko & Jillian Tamaki 2014
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars A slice-of-life graphic novel that perfectly captures the frustrations and small anxieties of early teen life. The illustrations are g...
Review: ‘Nimona’ – Noelle Stevenson 2015
Is it possible to love a book too much? No? Well, I adored Nimona from the first page to the last, and it was an instant addition to my ‘favourites’...
Review: ‘The Marvels’ – Brian Selznick 2015
My rating: 5 of 5 stars A moving and magical tale that seamlessly blends illustration and text. A story about family, identity, history and myth-making. The Mar...
Review: ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ – Neil Gaiman 2016
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurring the lines between the real and unreal, Gaiman offers up almost no advice on how to talk to girls at parties, but instead explor...
‘V for Vendetta’ – Alan Moore 1982
My rating: 3 of 5 stars V for Vendetta is, to me, a series of excellent quotes with illustrations I could mostly do without. The story is interesting, but the p...