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Looking for Art, Adventure, Mystery and Suspense?: Find It in The Nameless City!

13 Apr

If cel-shade art, adventure, mystery, and suspense are aspects that you feel are missing from your life, then The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks is the book series for you! The art is a unique style that is rarely utilized in media and blends into the tone of the narrative as well. Its cel-shade art, blending colors with thick dark shades that emphasize the world and characters around it, are eye candy for first-time readers who are just getting into graphic novels or for someone looking to have an aesthetically pleasing reading experience. 

Set in a parallel version of Ancient Asia, the story unfolds when a boy named Kaidu moves into, yep, you guessed it, The Nameless City! Kai is sent on a ship with other young men to train as soldiers of the city. Kai discovers that the reason behind the city’s unique name is because it has been conquered countless times. Each conquest meant a new name until it grew its infamous name, The Nameless City. As Kai explores the city, he bumps into a girl named Rat, a child of the streets and an orphan, who sees Kai as an intruder since he is not a familiar face and does not respect the city and its culture.

Kai and Rat start rough yet find themselves growing closer while helping each other. In time their chemistry evolves, as they run across the rooftops, trade skills, and goods to survive. I enjoy Faith Erin Hicks’ choice in showing a calendar every chapter to show how many days have passed. You can tell through the days that Kai soon goes from skeptical about the city to falling for the nameless city, and sneaks in as much as possible to explore new locations. One afternoon Kai and Rat find vital information that forces them to work together to stop a disaster that can end the little peace that the Nameless City has. Can they stop this threat? Who is trying to destroy the nameless city? Why don’t you find out today? You can read The Nameless City right now available on eBCCLS and other comics by Hicks on Hoopla.

Written by:
Andre Lebron
Circulation Assistant

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“You Need to Go From Wanting to Change Your Life to Deciding To Change Your Life”: You are a Badass by Jen Sincero

30 Mar

You Are a Badass
If you’re at home and in the mood to read but don’t know what, then look no further, and check out the large selection of E-book resources at your local Hoboken Public Library. You can download our free online apps that are available with your library card. We offer many online resources and apps such as Libby and Hoopla. It’s easy; all you need to do is download the free app and then sign in using your library card (and for some your four digit pin for your password.) Libby is a great app available for eLibraryNJ and eBCCLS for all new E-books and audiobooks from the New York Times best sellers list. We also, offer Hoopla, an essential app, similar to Netflix expect you get twenty free check outs currently a month. Hoopla includes E-books, audiobooks, movies, and music! The best part is that it’s all free with you Hoboken Public Library card. So if your stuck at home just download the free apps today, you won’t regret it.

If you want a book that helps you to achieve personal growth and a lot of happiness, then check out You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero. Sincero talks about her personal and inspiring stories surrounding how she got through her struggles. She gives advice on how you can improve your life with meditation. By the way, when I started doing meditation once a day, it helped me with my stress. She talks about how you should always love yourself first and how you should let go of the past even though it will be hard. It is small steps with the result of a better you. She writes about how you can reflect on your everyday actions. I like that she always has a story to tell and it helps because you can relate to the many different situations. So, if you want a funny story to laugh and you want to start making changes in your life, I highly recommend this book. I can say from experience that I meditate now (before I did not) and I feel like a happier person and for that I am truly grateful for this book. So thank you Jen Sincero! I am going to highly recommend this book and give it four out of five stars because I feel like I have made a personal change in my life.  If you liked the book you can also checkout her books You Are a Badass at Making Money and You are a Badass Everyday along with the original from eBCCLS and eLibraryNJ.  It is available on Hoopla as a digital audiobook.

Written By
Michelle Valle
Circulation Assistant

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