The Unwritten Vol. 5, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
Every time I get a new trade of The Unwritten, I try to leave it sitting on my table for a couple days so that I can at least seem like a patient person. But a certain husband of mine saw it waiting for me, snatched it up, and read it first like a MEANIE. … Read more
The Unwritten Vol. 4, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
Dear The Unwritten, I love you so much. Let’s run off together. Love, Alison p.s. It’s cool if my husband comes too, right? I will grant that on its own, this volume was not quite as good as any of the first three, especially that last one with the parodies and the choose-your-own-adventure-ness. Dang, that … Read more
The Unwritten Vol. 3, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
Nooooo I forgot to pace myself and now I have to wait some unknown amount of time for the next volume! Nuts! But my husband got his hands on it and he’s the type of person who accidentally spoils things on a regular basis, so really I had to read it. Had to. And it … Read more
The Unwritten Vol. 2, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
I held out as long as I could, but after The Unwritten‘s super-intriguing start, I just couldn’t stay away! And it’s still super-intriguing and also baffling and also heartbreaking. So last time there was Tom Taylor, the namesake of a bigger-than-but-basically-a-ripoff-of-Harry-Potter book franchise who is either not actually his father’s offspring and therefore not worthy … Read more
The Unwritten Vol. 1, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
I don’t remember where I first heard about this series… one of those blogs or podcasts or something that tells me what’s good. I don’t remember what I was promised, either, but whatever it was I liked it enough to give it a shot. That forgetting posed a bit of a problem in the first … Read more