Gotham Academy: Second Semester Vol 1 is the second arc of the YA-oriented series for DC and picks up after the winter break for the kids at GA. (Non-spoiler series blurb for those who missed the first arc: our main character is Olive Silverlock, a returning scholarship student at Gotham Academy. Olive suffered a pretty traumatic event over the summer which resulted in her mother being institutionalized. Her best friend is Mia “Maps” Mizoguchi, an enthusiastic and inquisitive freshman bent on uncovering all the secrets, […]
It’s too late for me; someone’s gotta save my kid
An anecdote: When my daughter was born, we were living in a fairly affluent community in an area known for affluent communities. While my husband and I are a hair’s breadth away from being Favored Fifth, our neighbors were almost certainly over the line. In a village of single family homes, we lived in one of the few multi-unit buildings. We worried over whether our daughter would feel the difference between what her classmates would have and what we would have. Against that backdrop, I […]
Just because your clients are dead, that’s no reason not to try to save their lives
Vivian Shaw offers a fresh and charming take on the “they walk among us” fantasy trope with one simple twist: Dr. Greta Helsing is a medical doctor, not a cop. A dedicated physician, Helsing is driven by the need to ensure the vulnerable have access to compassionate and ethical medical care. And, really, who is more vulnerable in modern London than vampires, ghouls, trolls, and other supernatural creatures? Life as a supernatural doctor isn’t easy. Most of her clients live outside the bounds of society; […]
From prisoner to watchman seems like a lateral move
Rem, a human male in his early- to mid-20s, wakes up in a jail cell, barely able to recall the drunken antics of the previous night. Given that he can’t afford to buy himself out of whatever it was he did the night before, he impulsively volunteers to join the city watch. Within a few short hours, Rem is out on his first patrol in Yenara, a city he barely knows. Rem is clever and good with a sword, and he has no trouble learning […]