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Season of the Bruja: Volume One Author Aaron Duran Illustrator Sara Soler

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Comic Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "The past is the past, that cannot be changed.  . . . Do not let it dictate the future." - Abuela Althalia's learning about her powers and how she can utilize them. But being young and a little naive she doesn't fully understand the extent of her abilities or what the price for using them is. She wishes to control the things she can since there are larger things out of her control. . . Namely the prejudices people have against her people and her ancestors.  Things change drastically and our young bruja's about to begin her coming of age journey when a priest approaches her and her grandmother. A situation occurs leaving 'Lia with so many unanswered questions and a mission that she will not detour from! But our little witch is about to learn some lessons the hard way. Will her spirit be broken? Or will she come out stronger? First of all, the art in this comic is utterly beautiful! I got feelings of "Coco" and ...

Reign or Shine: The Forged Flower Saga Book 1 Author Coriana Hope

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Book Review 4.5 out of 5 stars! "Once upon a time. . . That's how my story was supposed to start." - Chris Being a princess is not all it is cracked up to be! Being SnowWhite's daughter isn't all it's cracked up to be either! Chris wants nothing to do with big royal balls, over the top poofy dresses that are pink, and being the damsel in distress. After a chance encounter with a new friend, Chris begins to learn new things other than boring, meaningless "princess" tasks. But when a new entity arises and terrorizes the forest Chris's world gets realigned. She knows she has to stop this magical entity from harming the people and things she loves. Can a rebellious, teenage princess really stop this evil? Will she ever be strong enough to accomplish this challenge? And did anyone else see a pair of glowing yellow eyes from the tree line? "Naming a foe is the first step to defeating it. If something has a name it is real. And everything real is b...