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Teen SRC 2020- Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui

Have you ever wondered what a dragon tasted like? Would it taste like chicken, maybe beef? Or maybe you’ve been wondering what a cockatrice would taste like served in a good stew. After all, a snake/chicken hybrid would seem to make an interesting dinner combo. Or maybe, you’ve been wondering about the morality of eating fishmen. Unlike mermen, they have fish heads, and though they seem semi-sentient, it wouldn’t hurt to try one… Would it?

These are the questions Delicious in Dungeon set out to answer, as Ryoko Kui serves up a masterful manga, seemingly to answer the age-old question of “What would happen if Gordon Ramsay got trapped in Middle Earth?”

The story begins, as a cave opening is discovered, leading to an underground kingdom covered in gold. A distraught king emerges from its entrance, promising all of his treasure to whoever defeats the insane magician who sunk his kingdom underground in the first place, before crumbling to dust. Word of the king’s promise spreads like a wildfire, as numerous guilds gather to try to navigate the labyrinth-esque kingdom, now infested with monsters of all shapes and sizes. Laios is the leader of one such guild, before his party is decimated and his sister is eaten by a dragon. Laios and his crew rush back into the kingdom of gold in an attempt to save his sister, but soon run out of supplies. They are saved by a dwarf named Senshii who teaches Laios and crew how to properly cook and eat monsters, as the adventure to save Laios’s sister begins.

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Teen Book Review – Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring

Firstly, the word ‘fat’ does not exist in my vocabulary. I think the words ‘overweight, or plump’ do the job just fine. 🙂

Rebel With A Cupcake - Mainwaring, Anna

Rebel with a Cupcake pushes you to believe in yourself. Yeah, that may sound cheesy, but you’ll soon (hopefully) change your mind.

Anna Mainwaring has made a masterpiece inside of a bigger masterpiece. I mean, there’s a literal cupcake on the cover! Who can ever resist that?! I certainly couldn’t. So, even though I shouldn’t have judged a book by it’s cover, I did just that, and checked the book out. But, needless to say, I was right. The book was 1,000,000 times better than I would have ever expected.

It’s about a girl named Jesobel Jones, a.k.a Jess. And she’s overweight. Normally she eats what she wants wherever and whenever she wants. But when she has a nasty encounter with a mean girl, Jess’s confidence evaporates. Now Jess isn’t sure if she’s just plump, or full-on FAT. When the boy of her dreams invites her to a party, Jess is even more driven towards the goal of slimming down.

This is certainly not a wonderful fairytale about a girl magically turning into a goddess the very next day, but I truly feel like this book has made me realize just how much I need to love myself. 🙂 💕

PS. Eat a cupcake when you finish this book 😉 You’ll feel much better. 💖