102 reviews for:

Beetle & the Chimera Carnival

Aliza Layne

4.61 AVERAGE

calcanei's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

pixiewings's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

elizabeth_ripley23's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Adorable Halloween children's graphic novel. Lgbtq representation, magic, kidnapped dragons, and empowered young female characters. Loved this and highly recommend!

raki's review against another edition

4.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kalynwebb's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

chenoa552's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katybug25's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mj_them's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense 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: Yes

cavalierhousebooks's review

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-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

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This is a charming story of love and acceptance with a mythical twist!

The artwork is stunning—I could get lost in its magical illustrations for ages. The two main characters navigate a minefield of sinister magical powers and stereotypes and learning to love themselves.

Beetle is very relatable in her self-doubts, but she perseveres and learns to trust those around her. She also discovers how to stand up for those who need help. 

 - Sarah

amelia9100's review

5.0

emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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Beautiful art, lovely characters, hopeful story, I got tears in my eyes while reading this. I'm so excited for more stories from this author!