ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

An excellent way to introduce new readers to the tales of a classic horror writer.

This collection adapts the main works of Poe faithfully with excellent storytelling and competent narrative skills. Although the art, in general, was stunning, the shift in art styles between some of the stories was jarring for the reader which is what drops this from a 5-star book for me personally.

ARC received from the publisher in exchange for honest review.

An excellent way to introduce new readers to the tales of a classic horror writer.

This collection adapts the main works of Poe faithfully with excellent storytelling and competent narrative skills. Although, the art in general was stunning, the shift in art styles between some of the stories was jarring for the reader which is what drops this from a 5 star book for me personally.

Disclaimer: reviewing eARC via NetGalley

I've read all of the stories in this volume in the past, but I found it far easier to appreciate them in this format. The language is preserved well, but breaking it up into multiple panels helped me slow down and appreciate the way it builds. In some cases, just the illustration helped clarify obscure language. Madness and murder benefit from eerie distortions and heavy use of screentone, building a visual background to the dark stories. The art stays on the clean and appealing side of commercial manga, though, not tipping too far into the horrific, so this could be a good way to introduce kids, as well as older readers ,to the work of Poe.

Miraculous - Die geheime Superheldin - 4 stars

Just One of the Boys - 4 stars

Approximately Yours - 5 stars

Miraculous - Der dunkle Doppelgänger - 5 stars

Blutzeuge - 5 stars

Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe - 4 stars

Der magische Faden - 4 stars

Süßer Ruf des Todes - 5 stars

Favorite book(s) of the month: Just One of the Boys, Approximately Yours, Blutzeuge, Süßer Ruf des Todes

Books started this month but haven't finished yet: Elias & Laia - Die Herrschaft der Masken, Der Fledermausmann, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

So this month, I decided to just stop being an adult and completely dive into my books. Real life just was way too much these last few months, I needed that mental break. So I just read all the books. All of them. This is an insane number for me. Also, the quality, I seriously enjoyed all these books.

(I'm doing this wrap up super early. Look at me, having my shit together for once!!!)