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This book was a series of gorgeous stunning series of essays on the nature of poetry. If you love poetry, definitely check this out.

A humourous werewolf romance. Honestly, the opening argument of the book--should werewolves have purple curtains or is that too vampire-y?--was dumb. This book was a little too frivolous for me.

So I read this just after Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and the transition was super jarring. Hench is fast-paced, witty, and dark. Stranger is luxurious, slow, and showy. I nearly abandoned the book, but I kept at it! I was rewarded. I really related to the themes of this book: illness, religion, love of reading, and mysticism. These are all my favourite topics. I’m glad I read this.

Oh man. I think I might like this book even more than the first one in the series. I loved learning about the life of a fictional sentient AI.

Wow! This is the best supervillain novel I have ever read. It delights in evil, questions the ethics of superheroics, and has some queer joy. And it’s by a Canadian! Read. This. Book.

Returning to the world of Mouse Guard is a delight, as ever. I really enjoyed this deep look at such an important character.

I really enjoyed this. It was a great book. There was lots of devotee perspectives which I really enjoyed, but I would’ve preferred a little more recorded research, Morgan Daimler-style. On the other hand, maybe I just need to spend more time looking up academic articles to fuel that need.

A comic book gifted to me by my brother for Christmas. This was a gory comic but still really fun! A master warrior likes to cut off monster heads! He does it a lot!

While I am definitely into the spooky shit in this book, I gotta say that reading about teen heroes doesn’t interest me as much anymore. This is ironic as I plan to further my career and become a high school teacher.

I first encountered Love through a livestream from Haymarket Books and was so intrigued that I had to know more. This book is great. It’s part memoir, part research, and all manifesto. I wish it was a little bit more of a how-to, or maybe offered a framework to work from, but I guess I need to do more research elsewhere on anti-racist pedagogy. (Additionally, another, more personal, concern is that it’s an American book, and I feel like I am lacking in knowledge in Canadian abolitionists and anti-racist work.)

This is a reread for me. I’m glad to continue my MG collection.