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Neal Fischer did a number on me with this book. Being Patrick Swayze is a really well produced book. The entire thing feels like it was custom crafted to live inside a 1980's Trapper Keeper and brought out only for fellow Swayze fans to feast their eyes on. Every page was created with distinct intention. And the author KNOWS it, calling out at one point that placing this as a coffee table book in a place of honor would be an appropriate post read decision. Filled with Food and Drink to pair with film viewing- drinking games, trivia, moviefacts, even a connect the dots to see if Swayze is wearing a shirt. Everything about this book is amazing. 160+ pages of Mullets and positive vibes. Embrace the Elemental Chart.. The Mullet, Hungry Eyes, Tender Strength, Pure Adrenaline, and Peaceful Warrior. Not sure you can afford this work of art? It was published in 2022 and is avail on amazon for under $10... So yeah. No excuses.

  Sunburn (Image Comics) was a good read, though it had some confusion and was a bit of a slow burn.  Rachel Collingwood, a 16 year old Londoner, gets a very random invitation to spend the summer in Greece. The inviters are some folk that knew her family when she was a toddler. Peter and Diana Warner have an amazing home though, and it is too good an opportunity to skip. During a never ending circle of parties Rachel goes to wearing borrowed clothes, she is introduced to a boy named Ben and fed drinks and teenage freedom. All together, the story is enjoyable. It has some gaps you have to fill in yourself, and while there is a general feeling of dismay that something is 'off', the people are genuine and fairly considerate to each other. Artistically, the entire book is in blue and brown tones with an occasional pop of a red object. this was fine to experience on an ipad, but on my Kindle Colorsoft, it was just too bland and lacking vibrancy. On book like this which already is l...