Books & Beanies: Episodes 4-6

  Episode 4: Beast Boy (Teen Titans), Kami Garcia



Star Rating: 4, Genre: Graphic Novel (chosen for hat color) and Science Fiction, Age Level: YA...This was a pretty solid read and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, since Beast Boy is one of my least favorite characters. I like this take on him, though. Seeing a fresh makeover of his origin story is nice and I hope we get to see Tank and Stella in future stories. I’m also eager to see what Wilson an H.I.V.E. are up to.



 Episode 5: Mismatch, Lovematch, Megan Derr



Star Rating: 5, Genre: Urban Fantasy, brief High Fantasy elements, and LGBTQ romance, Age Level: YA...I went into this book expecting a cozy paranormal romance...what I found was much more. This went beyond that. Though it does have paranormal romance elements, this is an urban fantasy story with a high fantasy base. The author has had experience in multiple fantasy genres, including RPGs. I'm hoping she writes more books like this, because if so I'm about to become severely addicted.




 Episode 6: Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk, Coyote J.M. Edwards




                                            Star Rating: 4, 
Genre: Cozy Fantasy, Age Level: YA...I think I've accidentally stumbled into a new genre of fantasy. First, it was with an S.L. Roland book, and now this one...which has a sequel involving a lollipop shop. I'm not sure where all these magical creatures wanting to start stores come from, but I'm here for it. Seriously, there is something cozy and addicting about this new brand of fantasy.
Coffee, Milk & Spider Silk is sort of a familiar story in this new genre. A soldier retires and decides to settle down by fulfilling a lifelong dream of owning their own business. What was unique about this book, however, was the characters used in it. The creatures Edwards took and twisted into the main characters were underrated. Some of them I hadn't even heard of...I had to look up what the main character was. And I just wanted to hug the baby minotaurs. I bet they'd be so fluffy!!! Like a baby cow.

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