From the back cover: The Runaways say good-bye to the past, and make hard decisions about their future. Plus: Still reeling from the events of Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways, the teenage heroes must now confront a horrific enemy who threatens to tear the team apart! Review: I seriously don't know what the horrific enemy was, and nothing here seemed to have any bearing on … [Read more...] about Runaways 7 by Brian K. Vaughan: B+
Section 31: Abyss by David Weddle and Jeffrey Lang: B
From the back cover: Section 31. They are the self-appointed protectors of the Federation. Amoral, shrouded in secrecy, answerable to no one, Section 31 is the mysterious covert operations division of Starfleet, a rogue shadow group commited to safeguarding the Federation at any cost. Mere days after the startling events of Avatar, Doctor Julian Bashir faces his darkest … [Read more...] about Section 31: Abyss by David Weddle and Jeffrey Lang: B
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak: B+
From the back cover: Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first ace arrives in the … [Read more...] about I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak: B+
Whistle! 5 by Daisuke Higuchi: B
From the back cover: Everybody has a dream, and for junior high school student Shou Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to get off the bench and play soccer. An inspiration to everyone he meets, the indefatigable spark plug won't quit until he becomes the best soccer player he can be! But soccer is a team sport and that means Shou must also work extra hard at being … [Read more...] about Whistle! 5 by Daisuke Higuchi: B
The Wedding Journey by Carla Kelly: C+
From the back cover: Captain Jesse Randall has never expressed his intense love for Nell Mason—not even as she blossoms into glorious womanhood before his eyes. Her beauty is a treasure as rare and welcome as roses in January. But if Jesse were to tell her at long last that she means the world to him—would she believe him? Nell's father is going to marry her to his creditor … [Read more...] about The Wedding Journey by Carla Kelly: C+