Graphic Novel/Comic

Review: Chef’s Kiss by Jarrett Melendez

Mar 1, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ben Cook, freshly graduated from college, is moving into a new apartment with three friends. Now all he needs is a job, the approval of his parents, and maybe — if he’s lucky — a boyfriend....

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Graphic Novel/Comic
TAGGED: chef, Chef's Kiss series, coworkers, Danica Brine, Hank Jones, Jarrett Melendez, Oni Press

Excerpt and Giveaway: Seeing Red by E.L. Esch

Jun 2, 2021 | 1 comment

Today I am so pleased to welcome E.L. Esch to Joyfully Jay. Eryn has come to share an exclusive excerpt from Seeing Red, plus brought along a great giveaway! Please join me in giving Eryn a big welcome! Excerpt Silo and I stumbled into the apartment, shivering...

FILED UNDER: Excerpt, Giveaway, Graphic Novel/Comic
TAGGED: E.L. Esch

Buddy Review: Romeo X Julien by Mary Dumas and Bettina Kurkoski

Sep 24, 2020 | 3 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Graphic Novel Today Elizabeth and Camille join forces for a Buddy Review of Romeo X Julien by Mary Dumas and Bettina Kurkoski. The book is a graphic novel and Elizabeth and Camille share their thoughts...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Graphic Novel/Comic
TAGGED: Bettina Kurkoski, demisexual, instalove, Mary Dumas, self published, Shakespeare

Review: The Changeling King by Ethan M. Aldridge

Feb 10, 2020 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cinder, the changeling child, is now the king of the World Below, ruler of the high fay and all of the magical creatures great and small who live within his ream. But what used to be a place of...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy, Graphic Novel/Comic, Young Adult
TAGGED: adventure, coming of age, Estranged series, Ethan M. Aldridge, found family, Harper Collins

Review: Estranged by Ethan M. Aldridge

Jan 14, 2020 | 3 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Hidden beneath the subways that snake their way through the city lies a kingdom of wonders. Crystals and veins of moonlight wind across the ceilings, wonders and marvels — with the occasional...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy, Graphic Novel/Comic, Young Adult
TAGGED: adventure, coming of age, Estranged series, Ethan M. Aldridge, fae, Harper Collins

Review: Something Like Summer – The Comic, Vol 1 by Jay Bell

Dec 30, 2019 | 2 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s summer vacation and Ben Bently is out, single, and oh so ready to mingle. The problem is that no one else from his Texas high school is out. Lacking any real relationship prospects, Ben develops...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Graphic Novel/Comic
TAGGED: Cassy Fallon, coming of age, coming out, high school, Jay Bell, Seasons series, self published, Something Like series, young love

Review: Novae by KaiJu

Sep 4, 2018 | 34 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel This story is a web comic and can be read for free at http://novaecomic.com. Born in Hindustan and raised in Arabia, Raziol Qamar is unlike his seventeenth century Parisian contemporaries. While...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Camille's Reviews, Graphic Novel/Comic, Historical, Paranormal
TAGGED: BIPOC, class differences, disability, KaiJu, racism, Reading Challenge Month 2018, self published

Review: My Brother’s Husband by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishi

May 16, 2017 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Graphic novel Mike’s husband, Ryoji, died several months ago. Now, to help him cope with the grief, Mike travels to Ryoji’s homeland of Japan to meet with Ryoji’s estranged family. In Japan, Mike meets...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Graphic Novel/Comic
TAGGED: Anne Ishi, BIPOC, Gengoroh Tagame, My Brother's Husband Series