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Be Wary of the Silent Woods by Svetlana Chmakova

geekwayne's review against another edition

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4.0

'The Weirn Books, Vol. 1' with story and art by Svetlana Chmakova is a graphic novel about young magic users who live in the Night Realm.

Weirns are like vampires, but not. They attract interesting shadow pets. Allis and Na'ya are young weirns who still go to school. When a bully in the school starts to act unusually nice, and Na'ya's little brother disappears, they are suspicious. The investigation leads them to a forbidden mansion in the Silent Woods and a secret that has lasted for years.

I liked this story of unusual creatures and magic. The worldbuilding is interesting. The art has a manga style that was appealing.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Yen Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

laylayreadsbooks's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

thebookishunicorn's review against another edition

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5.0

An awesome start to a new series! I loved the characters and the magic, can't wait for more.

sailorkchick's review against another edition

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3.0

This series is clearly meant for younger readers than the Nightschool series was. It's almost a lovely blending of her Berrybrook series and Nightschool.
As an adult, I enjoyed the Nightschool series more, but I still enjoyed the beginning of this series as well and am very glad younger readers can enjoy Svetlana's work as much as I do.

booklover160's review against another edition

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4.0

Super fun magical book! Great for middle schoolers obsessed with magic, spooky tales, and even dragons ;)

I look forward to more!

katiegrrrl's review against another edition

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5.0

I like this world that Chmakova has built. I can’t wait for there to be more.

mariahistryingtoread's review against another edition

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4.0

I needed something to read that was quick and this fit the bill. I was somewhat charmed though not especially moved - hence my atypical length of review. I don't have much to say good or bad. For me that's a sign of less than average read as I usually retain a majority of a book regardless of its quality. An immemorable book is almost worse than a truly awful one.

At some point I rated it 4 stars, so out of respect to my past self who apparently had quite fond feelings I'll let it stand as is.

cimorene1558's review against another edition

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4.0

Adorable and scary (a perfectly acceptable level of scary for ages 9 and up, or even younger, depending on the kid)! Can't wait to see what happens in the next book!

thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition

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5.0

Book 1 of The Weirn Books #bewaryofthesilentwoods by @svetlana.chmakova was an amazing start to a great #graphicnovel #series

mehsi's review against another edition

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5.0

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.


I just LOVE Svetlana’s work and when I saw this book on Netgalley I had to request it. A big thank you for the publisher for granting my request! is so hyped

Meet Allis a sweet girl with chaotic hair. She is a weirn. A witch with an astral (for life). Her town is full of people like her and other beings. There is even a special school for her and those like her. She goes to school during the evenings (and I loved how the building just POOF changed from normal to freaking fancy awesome and can I please please go there). We see her try to juggle with school, being a weirn, but there is something spooky going on as well.

I loved Allis family. Her grandmother was awesome, albeit a bit grumpy at times (and did she really lick the food o.o). I loved the cousins, especially Na’ya. Though girl, please watch out with those spells.