Dark Hunger by Christine Feehan. © 2007 Berkley. ISBN 9780425217832. Trade Paperback. Manga/Graphic Novel. 208 pages. Source: copy was purchased by me from a thrift store

Synopsis: Riordan is an immortal Carpathian male, trapped and caged, his honor compromised by his captors. They’re in his mind. They’re in his blood. And not one can withstand his desire for revenge.

Juliette is an activist devoted to liberating animals from a secret jungle lab. What she stumbles upon is a prisoner like no other. She will release him from his bonds. He will release her from her inhibitions.

Review: I came across this book while I was living in Tennessee a few months ago and decided to give these immortal alpha-males another chance. I’ve had lots going on for the last few months and haven’t gotten around to reading this until now (having your power knocked out leaves you with lots of time…). Needless to say, I just can’t get into the Carpathian stories even in graphic novel format. I really can’t even articulate what it is about them I don’t like but something about them rubs me the wrong (high possibility of the whole “Me Tazan, You Jane, You now belong to me” feel to them) way so this will be my last attempt. However, I’m not bumping Feehan off my radar just yet. I have another title of hers, Hidden Currents, and I’ll wait to see how that goes first. 2/5. Read more

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Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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A Tale of Two Cities (Classics Illustrated Notes) by Charles Dickens. © 1997 Acclaim Books. ISBN 1-57840-003-1. Paperback. Classics/Young Adult/Graphic Novel. $4.99 US. [ Purchase ] Source: local library

** This review is part of the 2010 Graphic Novels Challenge and the Classics Graphic Novels Mini-Challenge. **

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

Who could ever forget those haunting opening lines?

Back in middle school, A Tale of Two Cities was my first taste of Dickens (I’m excluding A Christmas Carol here as what child wasn’t exposed to that *grin*). I first saw it as an adaptation on the PBS television show, Wishbone, and from there I knew I had to read the book. To this day, it is still one of my favorite classics, so when I saw it at my local library as graphic novel format, I couldn’t resist grabbing it up for this challenge.

For a book of so little pages, I think Evelyn Goodman did a marvelous job of adapting and chipping away such a dense tome and pulling out the main scenes and plotlines one needs to grasp an overall story of hidden identities, family, love, vengeance, war, sacrifice, and redemption. While I don’t think a student could use this alone to pass a test or write an essay, it would definitely help one to follow along with the story if Dickens’s book proves a tedious read. Read more

Teresa

Teresa (nom de plume: Torrance Sené) is a self-proclaimed geek, a Janeite, a lover of werewolves and bad-ass angels, an aspiring novelist and an avid book reader who freelances as a web designer. You can follow her on Twitter at @eireannoir.

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