September 30, 2017

The Dollmaker of Krakow by R. M. Romero





“No one is ever really lost as long as their story still exists.”




I received a free digital copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.



Karolina is a living seamstress doll who lives in the Land of Dolls. When the rat army attack the Land of Dolls and overthrown the king and queen, a kind wind spirit carry Karolina to the human world. Karolina then landed at Krakow, Poland. There Karolina met with the Dollmaker with a dark past, who just finds out that he has magic inside him. Karolina who believes that the Dollmaker might hold the key to save Land of Dolls from the rat decided to help the Dollmaker masters his magic and get over his dark past and reconnect with other humans. While she lives with the Dollmaker, Karolina’s nature pushes the Dollmaker to befriends a Jewish violinist who happens to be a single father and his daughter. Karolina noticed that the Dollmaker life slowly turns into a more positive direction, he smiles more often than before. But then the Nazi invades Poland, and threaten the lives of their friends. And as things getting worse, Karolina and the Dollmaker determine to save their friends, no matter what the risks.

September 25, 2017

The Creeps by Fran Krause





“If I need to get out of bed late at night, I sing a little song to myself.
That way, I won’t accidentally say any magic words and summon spirits
from inside my mirror.”



I received a free digital copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.




The Creeps is a charming collection of 97 short comics by Fran Krause. It’s also a follow-up to Krause’s NYT Best Selling book: Deep Dark Fears. Both books tell fears–both logical and illogical–that humans face in their life.


September 24, 2017

The Chaos of Longing by K. Y. Robinson




“this voyage—
the chaos
of longing
is no longer
anchored at sea.

i’ve sailed
the desolate shore
of your heart
and got swept away
by your arctic current.

i floated to the surface
with my heart’s
message in a bottle.
i survived you.”




I received a free digital copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.



The Chaos of Longing is a prose and poem collection by K. Y. Robinson. It explores love, heartbreak, trauma, and the aftermath of it all. This book divided into four sections: “Inceptions”, “Chaos”, “Longing” and “Epiphany.” Each section has it owns respective theme and stages of romantic relationship. Starting from the times of yearning and falling for someone, lusting, being in love, falling out of love and learn how to love yourself once again.