I am bloody excited to be taking part in this fangtastic tour! All my thanks to TBR and Beyond Tours for allowing me to take part in this tour. Click here to check out the other hosts. I was absolutely batty for this book and it kept me glued. It was fun and exciting and I was loving every second of it.
About The Book:
Author: V. P. Anderson & Tatiana Hill (Artist)
Pub. Date: April 9, 2024
Publisher: Labyrinth Road
Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 192
Find it: Goodreads
Skates on. Fangs out. Let’s roll. This perfectly paranormal graphic novel about a 13-year-old ice skater who embraces the dark side and finds her light when she joins a vampire roller derby team is to die for.
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Ice-skater Mina is on a one-track path to Olympic gold and glory—that is, until she totally wipes out at her biggest competition, and is kinda-sorta-kidnapped by undead kids on roller skates. Sucked into the high stakes world of Paranormal Roller Derby, she finds herself "recruited" by a squad of vampires who need a human player to complete their team—just in time to save the league from losing it all.
Between learning to play derby well enough to kick butt on the track, crushing hard on the dreamy team captain, and navigating the spooky rules of the supernatural, how can Mina go from striving to be a ten alone, to becoming one of nine chaotic bodies forming a perfectly-imperfect team? Forget being the best. Will she be enough to help her new friends survive the season?
Review:
This was a really fun read! I love queer books and graphic novels and roller derby, so this was an easy home run for me. It was fun and exciting and I loved the idea of an underground supernatural roller derby.
I really liked the characters in this book. Despite there being a lot of them and not enough details (to my liking) about all of them, none of them felt forced in. They just were there and they felt like the sort of people who would fit in well with the group.
The group was mildly chaotic and I adored it so much. There was enough drama to keep the book going without feeling forced, but the side characters also gave a sense of humor that kept everything chill.
I loved the artwork in this book. The lines were clean and the characters had distinctive appearances so I didn't get them confused. The colors were gorgeous and I thought they did a great job at being dark for the supernatural side without being too dark.
This was honestly amazing and I am super excited for the next book, should there be more!
Favorite Quotes:
"I was gonna say super mad."
"Okay...so. Vampires. Roller-skating vampires."
"You know what, I AM suddenly in the mood to hit things with projectiles."
"Must...process...oxygen."
"I've got your creepy little pet."
About V. P. Anderson:
Veronica Park (VP) Anderson(she/they) is a neurodivergent, queer, feminist millennial writer with a resume that Victor Frankenstein would disown for being “a bit much.” V’s previous job titles include: award-
winning community theater actor, professional lecturer on cruise ships, indie film producer, literary agent, and creative project manager; however, “writer” is the title that always fits. V plays competitive flat track roller derby as “Scarlet Five” #55 and prefers the pivot role, aka “surprise jamming.” Born in Alaska and raised in Oregon, she currently lives with her partner in Upstate NY and has two cats named Skeletor and Bo-Catan. You can find her on her Twitter, their website, and Goodreads.
About Tatiana Hill:
Tatiana Hill (she/her) is a Black and Latina illustrator by day and roller skater by night. Her art journey began simultaneously with her growing love for anime and culminated in a BA in Animation. Receiving an award for Best Art Direction in her end of the year showcase, she would later apply her skill set in color and design to her illustration career. As a member of the Los Angeles roller skate community, Tatiana enjoys participating in a space that celebrates diversity and found family. Her love for this community led to her illustrating The Roller World Tarot Deck and eventually Blood City Rollers, her debut graphic novel as an illustrator. You can find her on her website and Goodreads.
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