Book Tour: POIKO Review & Giveaway

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the POIKO by Brian Middleton Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

About The Book:

Title: POIKO: Quests Stuff

Author: Brian Middleton, Rebecca Taylor (Editor)

Pub. Date: April 12, 2022

Publisher: Wonderbound

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 128

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

A new adorable anthropomorphic adventurer awaits, and his name is Poiko! Perfect for fans of Mouse Guard, Little Robot, and Hilda!

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN “AVERAGE” DAY FOR POIKO!

Have you ever had to deliver a care package to a dragon with allergies? Have you ever been waylaid by a school of space fish? That’s just an average day for Poiko, the kingdom’s most reliable courier. The world can be a big, scary place, but it can also be wondrous. Sad things can happen, but there are always good friends to turn to, or new friends to make. And no matter what, there is always, always someone who could use your help. Poiko learns all these lessons and more every time he brushes his tail, pulls on his hoodie, and steps out into a new adventure. The philosophical whimsicality of Calvin & Hobbes meets the fantasy-scapes of Adventure Time in this modern-day classic.

“In this sincere and exuberant fantasy adventure … Fanciful, visually engrossing backdrops and the sprawling cast of characters bring to mind classic Sunday comic aesthetics.”  -- Publishers Weekly

#1 Weekly pick from Good Comics for Kids!

Reviews:

“In this sincere and exuberant fantasy adventure … Fanciful, visually engrossing backdrops and the sprawling cast of characters bring to mind classic Sunday comic aesthetics.”― PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Poiko: Quests and Stuff will delight young readers and drop them into a world that’s magical and interesting while reflecting something incredibly human in the way the characters interact with their community." -- Eliza Viera ― Gate Crashers

Download DIGITAL ITEMS (Bookmarks, Digital Wallpapers, and Poster), HERE!

https://www.readwonderbound.com/books/poiko-quests-and-stuff/

 

Rating: 5/5

Review:
THIS BOOK!

I thought that this book was absolutely, wonderfully, amazing! I loved every second of reading this and I am really, really hoping that there are more in the future.

I loved the art in this graphic novel. It was simplistic and absolutely stunning. None of the space in the panels felt wasted. The artist did an amazing job at conveying the wonder of the world and the emotions of the characters.

The thing I loved the most about this book was how simply the world was built up. There wasn't a whole lot of lore or backstory, everything just was. There were mermaids and adventures and spacefish. Each page seemed to show a creature of some sort just existing in this world. It was amazing.

Poiko and Kens have such a beautiful friendship. It's clear that they've been friends for years at that point and they work off each other so beautifully. I loved their friendship and their friendship/companionship with the others that they encounter along the way.

I loved reading this book but honestly, I think I'd want to experience this book as a video game. That might sound weird but the world that's built in this book is amazing and I think it would make for a gorgeous cozy delivery game.

I don't know for sure what age this book is meant for, but it's a younger crowd. However, as a 24-year-old, I loved it. It was stunningly beautiful, fantasticly whimsical, and also tackled some relatively difficult topics in a nice way for kids to understand.

 

About Brian Middleton:

Brian Middleton has been telling stories in one form or another for his whole life. His first comic book (published by his brother's 4th grade teacher and the school's copy machine) sold out at the distributor level. After that there was no looking back! He continued drawing as the years went on and wrote several short stories. Eventually he married the woman of his dreams and together they started a family. At this point his mind began to drift back to his first creative passion: comic books! After dipping his toe in the water with a handful of self-published and work-for-hire comics he decided to take the deep dive and create his first series, Wulfborne. The three issue mini-series, published by Scout Comics, released in February 2019 to rave reviews. The comics review site, Reading With A Flight Ring, called the book "an understated masterpiece of fiction" and called Brian "a madman, a fool and a genius", which, as far as anyone knows, is all true. With the creation of Wulfborne complete Brian has turned his creative attention toward his next project, Poiko: Quests and Stuff. The rest of his attention is focused squarely on his one wonderful wife, two beautiful daughters and six (feel free, dear reader, to fill in here the adjective of your choice) cats.

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Giveaway Details:

2 winners will receive a finished copy of POIKO, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

4/11/2022	Celia's Reads	Guest Post/IG Post
4/11/2022	Wottaread Blog	Guest Post
4/12/2022	Lady Hawkeye	Guest Post/IG Post
4/12/2022	Two Chicks on Books	Guest Post
4/13/2022	@jaimerockstarbooktours	IG Post
4/13/2022	GivernyReads	Review/IG Post
4/14/2022	Rajiv's Reviews	Review/IG Post
4/14/2022	BookHounds YA	Guest Post/IG Post
4/15/2022	@coffeesipsandreads	Review
4/15/2022	Little Red Reads	Review

Week Two:

4/18/2022	onemoreexclamation	Review/IG Post
4/18/2022	Bri's Bookish	Review
4/19/2022	Nonbinary Knight Reads	Review/IG Post
4/19/2022	Lifestyle of Me	Review
4/20/2022	The Clever Reader	Review/IG Post
4/20/2022	The Momma Spot	Review/IG Post
4/21/2022	Nerdophiles	Review
4/21/2022	Two Points of Interest	Review
4/22/2022	YABooksCentral	Guest Post
4/22/2022	More Books Please blog	Review/IG Post