2.83k reviews for:

Squire

Nadia Shammas

4.16 AVERAGE

northofnow's review

4.0

hopeful 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: Complicated

azalia's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

finnegannn_bp's review

3.75

adventurous funny 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: Yes

declaired's review against another edition

5.0

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Girls! Swords! Alfageeh's art, which is so wonderful!!

lizzy_hill's review

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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: N/A

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An adventurous and accessible YA graphic novel that questions the role of empire and the stories told by those in power, set in a richly historic (but imaginary) version of the Arab world. Protagonist Aiza is a naive, goofy, and tenacious outcast who goes undercover to train as a squire, joined by a diverse group of teens with their own motivations and loyalties. Give this stand-alone to teens who enjoyed Nimona or Alanna: The First Adventure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

laureliz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

penleguin's review

4.0

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Wow! A deeply immersive tale of a young girl whose dream is to become a squire and support her empire, but learns how they have treated her community and must grapple with that tension within herself as she goes through training. Adventurous and accessible for all ages, this is a warm story filled with beautiful illustrations and tender insight into the difficult decisions we make while figuring out our place in the world. Highly recommend!

e_marshall's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous 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

betherdoodle91's review against another edition

5.0

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Beautifully rendered and told. Squire takes the "scrappy girl with a sword" and elevates it to a conversation about identity, class struggle, and the morality of war.

embettis07's review

5.0

adventurous emotional 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