Candy Bunny Reader

A double review (kind of)! The Firelight Apprentice by Bree Paulsen (same author as the Garlic duology) is set in a steampunk-ish city after a war. The main character Safi is a young girl with a gift for magic. Her older sister Ada is hesitant to send her to an apprentice, especially with the combination of liches (monsters who steal people's magic) roaming around, and after they've lost their mother in the war. The girls' father thinks that it would be good for Safi to hone her powers, and maybe even be a magician for the king. Safi gets to become the apprentice for a group of traveling magicians after seeing one of their shows one day. She learns quickly and enjoys her time with them, but back home things don't look so good... I'll leave it there! This graphic novel was just as heartwarming and magical as the other two books I've read from the author! I think she is slowly becoming a favorite author of mine. I gave it 5 stars !  As for Hilda and the Troll b...

  I never forgot about this series on my blog! As long as I keep finding underrated books, the list will get longer.  1. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech. Full book description here . A girl named Rosie and her grandma deal with Rosie's conflicts with her next door neighbor and best friend Bailey. Has disability rep.  2. Fairy Idol Kanon manga series by Mera Hakamada . Full book description here . A short but cute magical girl idols kid's manga. 3. Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier . Full book description here . Two friends, later girlfriends, deal with the challenges of cheerleading. Has queer representation.  4. Garlic duology by Bree Paulsen. Full book description for book 1 here . An anthropomorphic Garlic goes on adventures! 

  Well, I haven't done one of these in a while!  Here is Part 1 and Part 2 in case you missed them!  Do you like any of these books, too? 1. A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger 2. Flip the Script by Lyla Lee 3. The Bone series by Jeff Smith 4. Legends and Lattes and the prequel Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree 5. Sleeping Around by Morgan Vega 6. Witch Hat Atelier manga series by Kamome Shirahama 7. Bloomability by Sharon Creech 8. Book Lovers by Emily Henry 9. PS I Like You by Kasie West 10. Garlic and the Witch and it's sequel Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen 11.  The Lady Janies series by Cynthia Hand, Brodie Ashton, and Jodi Meadows 12. A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

I found this cute graphic novel on a whim the other day at the library and it was totally worth it. Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen is a graphic novel about an anthropomorphic garlic living with other anthropomorphic vegetables on a farm that belongs to a witch. They help her cultivate her garden and sell produce to the locals. On one particular day all the vegetables notice in the distance smoke coming out of a secluded castle in the distance. They all start jumping to conclusions thinking that a vampire must be living there, and they decide to send Garlic to investigate and maybe get rid of the vampire if there is one. Well, I'll leave off my spoiler free summary telling you that things aren't always what they seem. This book was soooo cute! I gave it 5 stars . I could see it being turned into a sweet little animated movie not just for little kids but for the whole family. If you like heartwarming, cozy, fantasy, mystery stories, check this graphic novel out! I'll...