ARC Review- Paper Girls Vol 1 (Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang & Matthew Wilson)

Synopsis

In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this smash-hit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.
     
  - Goodreads.com

My Review 

* Many thanks to the publisher for providing me this ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. *

As soon as I saw this up for grabs on Netgalley I had to read it. As a huge fan of Brian K. Vaughan I was undoubtedly not disappointed with his latest graphic novel series.

The story centres around 4 pre-teen girls who all have paper runs. Early post Halloween morning in the year 1988, they all run into one another and stumble upon some freaky stuff… and I’m not talking Halloween freaky, I’m talking pterodactyls flying in the sky, disappearing adults and time-travellers.

While the premise had a lot going on, with many elements coming in to play, there were a few instances where I yearned for more explanation as to what was going on or a little more backstory. But what I’ve learnt is that Vaughan is all about the slow reveal. The artwork on the other hand was spot on. I was a huge fan of the stylization and colour tones/palette.

While it was not my favourite work of Vaughan’s, this series has a lot of potential and I can’t wait for future instalments. 

My rating: 4/5

Quarterly Challenge Update (Jan- March)

So it's that time of year, where I post a little update on how I'm coming along with my challenges for the year and ...So far, so good. I'm pretty happy with my progress so far this year, I'm falling a little behind on my Audiobook challenge, but I've got some upcoming books I intend on listening to. I'm also keeping on track for my Goodreads challenge of 75 books this year. So all-round I'm pretty stoked.

How are you guys doing on your challenges thus far?

Flights Of Fantasy 2016

My Goal: 10 Books

The Accident Season (Moira Fowley- Doyle)

The Winner's Curse (Marie Rutkoski)

The Winner's Crime (Marie Rutkoski)

Completed: 3/10

2016 Audiobook Challenge

My Goal: 5 Books

All The Bright Places (Jennifer Niven) 

Completed: 1/5

2016 TBR Pile Challenge

My Goal: 20 Books

Since You've Been Gone (Morgan Matson)

The Art of Lainey (Paula Stokes)

The Accident Season (Moira Fowley- Doyle)

We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)

Last Year's Mistake (Gina Ciocca)

Pivot Point (Kasie West)

Split Second (Kasie West)

The Winner's Curse (Marie Rutkoski)

The Winner's Crime (Marie Rutkoski)

All The Bright Places (Jennifer Niven)

Completed: 10/20

How are you guys doing on your challenges thus far? 

March Wrap Up

March went by in a flash. To think that we are already a quarter through the year is crazy. Anyway, works been kicking my butt this past month and I've been watching more telly than reading as a way of winding down. But I think I haven't done too bad, I finished a graphic novel series (review to come soon) and read two ARC's + a 2016 debut author release. 

Finished

       

First things first, I completed Y- The Last Man (Brian K. Vaughn) so points to me. I truly enjoyed this series, although the ending was rather bittersweet. Overall though I would highly recommend this to fans of Brian K Vaughns other series Saga.

I read and reviewed two ARC's as well this month. Pivotal Moments and Dreaming of Antigone. Pivotal Moments was a so-so read for me. It just didnt really stand out from the other many contemporaries out there. Dreaming of Antigone kept me turning the pages the whole time, the characters were complex and there were some big twists I didn't see coming.

Firsts, is a hard one to describe. I enjoyed it for the most part, but its hard to describe exactly how I feel about it. There are definitely some hard issues raised in this book and there are certain scenes that are difficult to read.

Up Next In April

    

So this is all I have planned for April, I feel like I'm just going to see where the mood takes me this month. 

What books did You read in the Month of March?  Which was your favorite?