Library Loot #2: March 20 to March 26

2024-03-20

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Sharlene from Real Life Reading that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library.

Graphic Novels

Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir

I like archives. The art looked cute. Hence, why I took this book out!

A Girl Called Echo (Volume 1) by Katherena Vermetter

I think I have read attempted to read this comic before. But I'm giving this another try!

The Magicians by Lilah Sturges

The art drew me in immediately. I really love this kind of realistic but not art style.

My Only Child by Ning Wang

Sentimental title? Check. Asian author? Check. Family trauma/drama/situation? Check. This seems to be right up my alley.

Pass Me By (Volume 2) by Kyle SImmers

I read the first volume of this series and it was rather heartbreaking. The story revolves around an elderly man facing dementia and has broken relationships with just about everyone he knows. I look forward to seeing how he progresses in the series.

Pizzeria Kamikaze by Edgar Keret

This book is oddly shaped. It's more wide than long. That caught my attention. And the synopsis on the back of the book was interesting as well.

Slumbering Beauty (Volume 1) by Yumi Unita

I didn't take out any manga so far in this list. Finally it makes it's presence. I'm not so optimistic about this one, looks like it relies on a lot of tropes, but I am willing to give it a shot.

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The cover 100% caught my eye for this one! I didn't flip through the art or read the synopsis or anything but maybe I should have.

Prose

I usually limit my library book runs to graphic novels, purely because I don't have a lot of bandwidth to read anything else. But these books really caught my eye and I just had to read them.

The Berry Takes the Shape of the Bloom by andrea bennett

I don't read poetry. But I want to! I read a single poem from this anthology and took it out.

Ghosts Still Linger by Kat Cameron

I unabashedly judge books by their cover. I thought this cover was interesting. I don't think Western cowgirls when I think poetry. So I picked it up.

Washita by Patrick Lane

I have not heard of Patrick Lane before I attended a talk by his widower and read her poetry collection that was written after his death. It was a devastating but beautiful anthology. I felt it was right that I took a look at his work, too.