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Graphic Novel Review: Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley

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Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley Published July 15th 2014 by Ballantine Books Katie’s got it pretty good. She’s a talented young chef, she runs a successful restaurant, and she has big plans to open an even better one. Then, all at once, progress on the new location bogs down, her charming ex-boyfriend pops up, her fling with another chef goes sour, and her best waitress gets badly hurt. And just like that, Katie’s life goes from pretty good to not so much. What she needs is a second chance. Everybody deserves one, after all—but they don’t come easy. Luckily for Katie, a mysterious girl appears in the middle of the night with simple instructions for a do-it-yourself do-over: 1. Write your mistake 2. Ingest one mushroom 3. Go to sleep 4. Wake anew And just like that, all the bad stuff never happened, and Katie is given another chance to get things right. She’s also got a dresser drawer full of magical mushrooms—and an irresistible urge to make her life not just go...

Review: Scott Pilgrim Vol.1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley

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Title: Scott Pilgrim Vol.1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Author: Bryan Lee O'Malley Release Date: August 18th, 2004 Publisher: Oni Press Pages: 168 ISBN: 1932664084 (isbn13: 9781932664089) Age: Young Adult/Adult Summary from goodreads.com: Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life. I didn't know about Scott Pilgrim's graphic novels until my boyfriend made me watch the movie trailer. It is one of my f...