Reviews

Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

rainasage's review

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

theangrystackrat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

hidingincorners's review against another edition

5.0

So colorful and fun! I love all the character relationships and the world-building! So cute, compelling, and queer!

shysheepys's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was SO CUTE. The character design is amazing. From the different sizes to different vibes that characters had, all was wonderful. The fashion for even the nonhumanoids was breathtaking. I wanted nothing more than the best for all three of the main characters. I squealed multiple times. The cutest possible dragon!!

xsleepyshadows's review against another edition

5.0

AH! I really love the style, color pallet, design of the characters, expressions, and world building in this graphic novel! Obviously a lot of time and care went into this entire creation! Everything is very thoughtfully done and just in general really creative AND FUN!

Def. one of my favorite reads this year and reminds me of [b:Taproot|35833506|Taproot|Keezy Young|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1570462987l/35833506._SY75_.jpg|57340135] a little bit.

Really awesome to have spooky/fantasy vibes in such a great work such as this. Our goblin has ambitions to become a great magic user and find that her own goblin type magic...disappointing. She runs into a previous friend who has some major magic and they reconnect. They find that their friendship may be tested by authority figures, a bit of a mystery to get a ghost out of the mall, and a chance at love??? Exciting and really fun adventure!

radrieley's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kthicks2001's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wall0w's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

read as a content reader for an LGBT book resource

taylor_reads's review against another edition

4.0

Eeee! This was amazing! I absolutely loved the characters, BG's communication style was portrayed really well and despite no dialogue we were able to know exactly what they were feeling and what they wanted to express. The relationship between Beetle and Kat was adorable and the art style is STUNNING

booklover160's review against another edition

4.0

So cute!! This follows Beetle, a young goblin-witch, and her friend Blob Ghost. Blob Ghost is tied to the local mall that Beetle’s old friend Kat’s grandmother wants to destroy. They team up to try and save BG before the mall is demolished.

Art is gorgeous, the plot is nice, the characters are great!! Super great read for middle grade and up!