Review: Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars

Review: Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars

Mr. Muffins Defender of the Stars by Ben Kahn, Georgeo Brooks, Two aliens in battle mode with below it a kid and his dog playingI received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

A corgi? Space? Magic superpowers? Lots of action and fun? I just had to read this graphic novel and I can tell you that it was SO GOOD!

😍 That cover! I just love seeing all the chaos happening, the action, and then a boy and his corgi just having a fun time unaware of their big roles soon.
😍 Corgi! Aka Mr. Muffins. A dog who isn’t that good at frisbee, but turns out to be the Defender of the Stars. Aka, the most important being in a space war! He has to discover and develop his powers and help save the world. I loved the dog and I also loved that he was super loyal to Reuben. If Reuben wasn’t around? Well, Mr. Muffins wasn’t having it! Oh no. He clearly showed that anyone coming between him and his friend/owner… well would have hell to pay. Which made me laugh because he is normally such a chill dog.
😍 I loved how in the end battle Reuben and Mr Muffins work together and Reuben does some, for him, scary things to make sure that Mr Muffins is OK and that he can win this.
😍 Reuben was such a fun character and I love his determination and how enthusiastic he was about well… everything. OK, excerpt homework, but that is logical. Haha. No one loves homework.
😍 Then there is Cassara, the alien who is trying to save her world, or at least defeat the baddies. At first she wasn’t the best to be liked, I mean she wanted to just steal Mr. Muffins, which is just not cool OK. But as the story continued I started to really like Cassara and root for her. She is a kick-ass pilot and I just love how nothing stops them.
😍 The aliens of the bad team who stayed on Earth and seeing what they got up to.
😍 The battles between the aliens were so cool, though also heartbreaking because things weren’t going so well in the final battle.
😍 The art was just so much fun! Not just seeing a corgi fly through the sky with a rainbow behind them, but also Reubens expressions. The guy has some fantastic ones and I love how expressive he was. From ecstatic to sad to determined.
😍 I loved getting an epilogue and see what is next after the big battle.

🤔 I just wasn’t a fan of the baddies and then especially when we learn that they got a hack. I didn’t like that at all.

All in all, I flew through this book and just had so much fun reading it! Mr Muffins for the win! I would recommend this one to all.

Star rating, 4.5 stars

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