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The Graphic Novels You Simply Have To See

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Hello Book Dragons!  We have curated a list of our absolute favourite graphic novels so that we can share them with you and hopefully, add a few things to your TBRs! The Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10722/9781338540574 This is a beautiful LGBTQ+ read about a romance found between a mermaid and a human. The illustrations are so serene and delicate and you can't help but feel a sense of peace when reading it. You will fall in love with the characters and their journey and you will most definitely want more by the end of it. Words can't describe how heart-warming this tale is.  War of the Worlds: Unicorns vs. Mermaids by Benjamin Harper https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10722/9781398239654 Now, if you want something super fun and super cute, this is your next read! Not only is it a retelling of a classic sci-fi story, it has unicorns and mermaids! The artwork is outstanding and the reworking of the plot to suit the different species is incredible. Yo...

The Edge of Cymru by Julie Brominicks, A Book Review by Jane Powell

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A Journey from Redundancy to Walking in the Welsh Landscape   In 2012, Julie Brominicks left her teaching job at the Centre for Alternative Technology for a new life exploring and writing about the Welsh countryside. Originally from Shrewsbury, she’d spent school holidays in Wales and studied at Aberystwyth University, before winding up at CAT. She was in Wales, but not (she thought) quite of it. When the offer of redundancy came, she took the opportunity to step aside from teaching and get to know her adopted home. This took the form of a walk around Wales, following the coastal path and the Glyndwr way along the English border. Taken in short sections over a year and a half, sometimes with her fiancĂ© Rob (they get married during a break halfway through) but often alone, and then marinaded in years of research and reflection, the journey takes the reader not just around present-day Wales – or rather Cymru, as she uses Welsh placenames throughout – but deep into history, culture an...