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I took some time to read this volume because I wanted to understand if my nonexistent knowledge of what "Secret Wars" was could ruin this for me. Turns out that no, there is no way that this reading experience could be ruined by anything because it is a beautiful collection of Kamala doing what is right, growing up and understanding unconditional love. Probably the most lovely comics I will ever read.

I wasn't expecting to like this short story as much as I did. I read all four volumes at once and enjoyed both the drawings and the writing. Dresden is exactly how I imagined him to be, and the text was well written and witty. It actually made me giggle a couple of times. Murphy is not at all what I imagined her to be, but I guess her looks improve as the series goes on and she trusts Dresden more. Furthermore, she barely is part of this story so that is fine. This is a nice warm-up story to the series and the art is totally worth it.

I had a great time listening to this. What happens when people ressuscitate if they are murdered and are able to remember and tell all about it? However, people stay dead if they die by disease or suicide. This idea was a fresh topic to me, and it is nicely written to be voiced by Zachary Quinto, who reminded me of Dresden's James Marsters. I enjoyed this a lot.

I have watched the movie a couple of times and I had not fully understood the story until the book came my way. It is not like Michael C. Hall could voice Holly better than Audrey Hepburn but the book connected with me. Holly Golightly is a young woman who has no idea of her role in the world, but she knows she charms and entertains people, and that is how she is navigating through life. She meets a lot of people and her personality makes no one indifferent. A brief glimpse into the life of different people that care for each other, although they have not much in common except for memories they create together.

I did not know the whole story in advance, but since it is popular to this day I decided to give it a go. Johansson does a wonderful job of voicing all the animals and is the main reason I gave it 3 stars. I cannot say I enjoyed the story very much, probably because it is very strange and gets weirder and weirder without being humorous. Maybe I should have read it as a child, as an adult I feel like I missed the whole point of the book.

Possibly my favourite novel of the Discworld yet. I love the witches and every time I read a story about them, it quickly becomes a favourite. So it is not surprising I fell in love with this one too. Moreover, this book happens around Midsummer and coincidentally there is a fairy queen interested in a fool. And there is Esme Weatherwax...

The dimensions that separe the parallel and the parasite worlds are thinner than ever, and some evil creatures are able to cross and attack. But as long as there are witches, love and iron, Lancre will always fight back! Pratchett was a genius. Be happy to live and be your better self. That is sort of the key to life and a happy marriage. Or a maybe a happy marriage that happened a long time ago in a different world.

Stephanie has a new FTA called Ken Globovic that belongs to the Zeta fraternity at the local university. The dean hates the Zeta and the teacher responsible for them hates the campus in general. No one is telling Stephanie where Globovic is and she is not as wooried about him as she is about what is happening around the fraternity. And why Morelli is looking so sick lately.

As always, I enjoyed this story a lot and I finished the book quickly. Even though the main killer is easy to guess, the whole plot is rather difficult to imagine. I enjoyed Ranger (as always) and a different perspective on Morelli was also interesting. Lula and Grandma Mazur keep up the dialogues and even Stephanie's mum joins in the fun. The Plums never fail to keep me entertained.

This was one of the weirdest stories I have ever read. David and John are at a party the first time they come across the "soy sauce", which opens the human mind to what is there but our brain refuses to acknowledge. Not sure if they are insane or not, they begin a battle against the dark forces that involve meat monsters, very weird monsters, shadows, insects, nakedness... and a dog that is clearly the most intelligent character in the book (most of the time). At some points the story is dull, but at others it is rather original and compelling. I am torn between 3 or 4 stars, but let the immature jokes and very inadequate song versions win!

Orphan Lyra lives among scholars at Jordan College in Oxford and the life she lives is all she has ever wanted. That changes when she meets Mrs. Coulter and moves to London with her. However, there are kids being kidnapped everywhere who are apparently taken to the North. Lyra wants to go there after her uncle Asriel and find out what is happening.

I was not expecting such an intricate story about growing up and testing your limits. Lyra reminded me a little of [book:Coraline|17061], she is very focused on doing what she feels is right and needs doing. This fantastic world is amazing, I loved the bear Iorek and almost every single character Lyra meets. I am very excited to learn what expects her in the second book.

The reading by Bill Nighy is amazing but I am at a loss of what really happened in this short story. There are two people talking about a painting of a young woman and a bronze statue of a monkey that seems to always end up where the painting is. I think this one is meant to be read after the main three volumes, even if it happened before. It is a dark story that I am sure I would have enjoyed more had I known what it was actually about.

Veronica is back and better than ever because... Logan is also back! We learn a little bit more about their relationship and about Logan while Veronica is investigating who abused a woman and left her for dead. The case is complicated, but the whole gang is back to help her solve it.

I enjoyed this book so much more than the previous one! First, there is Logan. And then there is Logan. And also Veronica's case is intricate and mysterious. It has great pace and the rest of the story following the characters' lives unravels beautifully in parallel with the case. It leaves a lot of untied ends that will leave you hoping things do not turn out for worse in Neptune because so much was ominously left open. For all marshmallows at there, this book worth it!