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Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

19 reviews

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a very cute story that lightly touches upon homophobia and animal death. It does show depictions of deceased animals along a road, as well as various animals' bones. It also lightly touches upon a person discovering who they are as well as working towards healing familial wounds. The content tags appear rough but in general a child between the ages of 8 and 13 will be able to handle them, especially with post-reading discussion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 3 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Deadnaming

Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Homophobia

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

Snap is such a cool kid! I loved the plot and the art, and the emotional conversations in the book were so beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexism, and Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death, Blood, and Car accident

ana_the_frog's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Animal death

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

• 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

I only wish it were longer! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Transphobia and Toxic relationship

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely loveddd this!!! I’m 100% adding this to my graphic novel collection when I get the chance cause holy shit this was everything I look for in a graphic novel 
It had beautiful art, diverse characters, great character arcs, loveable characters, cute animals,  a super queer world and cast AND with older queer characters (which Omg that side plot made me tear up), super solid story and was long enough to flesh out not just the main characters story but also several side characters stories 
I desperatelyyyy want a sequel to this and just ugh loved literally everything about this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Bullying

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Transphobia

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

rickireadss's review

5.0

this one was so fun! i honestly had no idea what to expect, but it was such a great time. the illustrations were really good, the representation was fantastic, and the story was interesting!

⚠️:  animal death, bullying, transphobia, domestic abuse, animal cruelty, homophobia, car accident, toxic relationship 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Animal death

Moderate: Transphobia, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

sweetsxrrxw's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

this was a super cute and wholesome book <33 it's been a while since i read a graphic novel and a friend recommended this so i decided to give it a try! it follows snapdragon, a young girl who befriends an alleged witch who sells animal bones online. it might sound kinda weird but i promise you it's worth it to read. the artsyle and the inclusion of queer bipoc characters are also a bonus point! 

i love that, even though they were both hesitant at the beginning, they let their friendships flow easily and got invested in each other. it was so cute to see snap's interest in animals' bones and jacks trying to learn how to be a good teacher.

and the fact that jacks' former lover was snap's grandma, and the way they got to meet again at the end is just so<33

lu was also a super nice side character and im glad that her transition was accepted by her friends and family. maybe im just a bit dumb but i didnt realize what was going on until the fight scene. btw, i hope the bullies stopped being mean after that :/
anyways, i cant move on without talking about vi. she is a great mom, imo. i love that she decided to dump her abusive ex and take care of her daughter and her dog by herself. and also, during the story, she seems to be studying in order to get a better job which is so cool from her. 

i guess what i disliked was the rushed pacing. i understand that this is a graphic novel and they're usually short. but what harm would it make to add a hundred pages more and dig deeper into character development or other plot details? there are lots of things that i would have loved to see addressed such as

some kind of explanation for the magic, snap's grandma and jacks' relationship, more about lulu and her family, etc

but overall it was a nice fun read that anyone can enjoy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Bullying

Moderate: Transphobia, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Car accident, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an adorable queer, wholesome, witchy book perfect to read in the fall. I would die for so many of these characters, and I feel better having read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Minor: Toxic relationship

brnineworms's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

You know when a book is just good and you don’t have a whole lot to say about it besides that? That’s Snapdragon. The artwork is well done, with strong character designs that are simple yet highly expressive, and each panel has just the right amount of detail to make the world feel real while still being easily readable. The characters are easy to love and root for. The story is sweet yet also a little dark, but not in a way that feels inharmonious. It’s just good. Give it a read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Bullying

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia