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ennun's review
4.0
This was a really fun read. The story was easy to follow along and chose an interesting theme to run with (fairies in their meanest form)
The art was also very nice and I especially liked the color choices!
The art was also very nice and I especially liked the color choices!
critter's review
1.0
This book had a lot of potential. It is a story about changelings that surrounds queer characters. The art style works very well with the story. However, I did come across some issues that impacted my enjoyment of the story.
The first issue I would like to bring up is the asexual representation and I am using ace for this character as the word asexual was used, but no other labels were. Being that I am ace myself, I would normally love to see this kind of representation. I am not accusing anyone who worked on this book of anything, but I do want to point out the issues with the representation that I had. When introducing the character as being ace, they have her yell at the main character to keep her gross allosexual fantasies away from her. The issue I have with this, is that this is how aphobes love to portray asexual people and actively use stories like this to justify the hatred and harassment of ace people. The main character was also talking about her romantic life and her romantic feelings, not her sexual life or feelings. The term that would be most correct here would be alloromantic. Asexuality and aromanticism are two different things and should be treated as such. Ace and aro people also do not get mad at allo people for trying to discuss to their romantic or sexual feelings with them, unless the allo person has been crossing boundaries after being told that the person they are talking to is romance or sex repulsed. Also I feel that I need to add that not all ace or aro people are sex or romance repulsed. The ace representation felt really bad to me because I have seen stuff like this used as a weapon against the ace and aro communities.
I otherwise had issues with the pacing of the book. Everything felt rushed and things were poorly explained in the context of the story. The relationships of the characters were barely touched upon and I would have loved a greater buildup towards the end of the of the plot. I would have loved a lot more of the tensions between the the main group of girls and the antagonists, who unfortunately came across as bland mean girls. Again, I felt that there was a lot of great potential for this book, but it was ultimately bogged down by the issues that I had throughout it.
I would like to thank Diamond Books for providing me with a copy.
The first issue I would like to bring up is the asexual representation and I am using ace for this character as the word asexual was used, but no other labels were. Being that I am ace myself, I would normally love to see this kind of representation. I am not accusing anyone who worked on this book of anything, but I do want to point out the issues with the representation that I had. When introducing the character as being ace, they have her yell at the main character to keep her gross allosexual fantasies away from her. The issue I have with this, is that this is how aphobes love to portray asexual people and actively use stories like this to justify the hatred and harassment of ace people. The main character was also talking about her romantic life and her romantic feelings, not her sexual life or feelings. The term that would be most correct here would be alloromantic. Asexuality and aromanticism are two different things and should be treated as such. Ace and aro people also do not get mad at allo people for trying to discuss to their romantic or sexual feelings with them, unless the allo person has been crossing boundaries after being told that the person they are talking to is romance or sex repulsed. Also I feel that I need to add that not all ace or aro people are sex or romance repulsed. The ace representation felt really bad to me because I have seen stuff like this used as a weapon against the ace and aro communities.
I otherwise had issues with the pacing of the book. Everything felt rushed and things were poorly explained in the context of the story. The relationships of the characters were barely touched upon and I would have loved a greater buildup towards the end of the of the plot. I would have loved a lot more of the tensions between the the main group of girls and the antagonists, who unfortunately came across as bland mean girls. Again, I felt that there was a lot of great potential for this book, but it was ultimately bogged down by the issues that I had throughout it.
I would like to thank Diamond Books for providing me with a copy.
sarahlucine's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
this moved waaaay too fast. if this had been longer or a full length novel, it would’ve easily been a 5/5. because the pace was so fast, I didn’t know what was happening half the time and kept getting lost. the ending was too quick and everything resolved itself within a matter of 3-4 pages. kind of disappointed.
squidney_ink's review
2.0
I was so excited for this fun, spooky little comic as I’ll be attending SCAD in only a few months but I find upon finishing I found myself, sadly, quite disappointed.
The art style is loose and the monochrome color palette works with it really well, but the story overall comes across as half baked and fails to portray anything that, as the title may suggest, ties us to Savannah….this could’ve been any town and with the rich paranormal history that Savannah has I’m surprised the author didn’t try to borrow more from the local lore
The art style is loose and the monochrome color palette works with it really well, but the story overall comes across as half baked and fails to portray anything that, as the title may suggest, ties us to Savannah….this could’ve been any town and with the rich paranormal history that Savannah has I’m surprised the author didn’t try to borrow more from the local lore
eyelit's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
forestborn's review
4.5
I really liked this because it felt so different than anything I'd read before (in a good way obviously!) But I really wish this book expanded more on certain plot points and was a bit longer. The ending felt a little abrupt, so that's why it's not a 5-star read for me.
a_potter_nerd's review
4.0
I received this and as an eARC to read for free in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and Maverick for giving me access.
More of a 3.5 rounded up.
Nightmare in Savannah was a quick graphic novel and I mean quick. There were moments that felt rushed and choppy, but the story was still intriguing. I did love that there was sapphic representation! I am always here for that and any LGBTQI+ positive stories. While more information or a different ending (the ending was fine, I just wanted more) would have been nice, this was still a fun read.
More of a 3.5 rounded up.
Nightmare in Savannah was a quick graphic novel and I mean quick. There were moments that felt rushed and choppy, but the story was still intriguing. I did love that there was sapphic representation! I am always here for that and any LGBTQI+ positive stories. While more information or a different ending (the ending was fine, I just wanted more) would have been nice, this was still a fun read.
kittykult's review
2.0
I had such high hopes for Nightmare in Savannah. The blurb read like The Craft or Lost Boys, but with faeries instead of witches or vampires. I have read a couple in the past (such as Damon Clark's The Circle, or The Merciless) so "new kid accidentally joins paranormal clique" is one of those tropes I am drawn to. However, it was mostly just literally ripping off The Craft and Lost Boys the whole time, and the rest of it was so poorly paced and abrupt that I just found myself reading it to get it over with. I liked the lesbian vibes and the cute little ending, but there were far too many scenes that were EXACTLY the same as The Craft/Lost Boys - there is a sequence where the girls use their powers to taunt their bullies (including a hair-loss scene that is almost sequence-for-sequence the same as the Christine Taylor "it just keeps falling out!" scene in TC); a scene where someone is nearly bewitched to jump/fall out of a window (TC); a trippy midnight, alcohol-sharing party wherein the morning after the main character has transformed into more than just a hungover teen (Lost Boys); a character who is shy and bullied for an obvious skin difference (much like Bonnie's scars in TC); and the main character's personality is literally Nancy by any other name (TC). Throw in some very clear references to Mean Girls and even Jawbreaker, there's just not much originality happening, which is sad, because with a few minor changes, this could have been a really good homage to all of these teen movies instead of just a "changeling" made to mirror them.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
booksofdahlia's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0