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emotional
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
4.0
You Still Have a Family
Author Jennifer Dugan and Illustrator Kit Seaton team up to create a vibrant graphic novel about found family, and healing from tragedy. Emily Sarah Covington (Emsy) loves her life of surfing in sunny California with her friends, and girlfriend Joss. Where she lives a normal life despite her abilities as an elemental witch. When a sudden death in her family’s coven brings her and her parents back to New York she faces family secrets, and a mysterious killer. Emsy must help her new friends Ben and Ash find answers, and come to terms with the darker powers of magic.
Kit Seaton’s artwork is beautiful in every page. Capturing the atmospheres of each location, and the feelings of each character. Emsy travels from bright sandy beaches in sunny California to a New York fall. Kit Seaton also captures the blandness of Emsy’s reluctance to enjoy her new home, and scenes of blue and gray when she is afraid of losing her family. Every image moves the story as Jennifer Dugan writes about the choices Emsy must make for the sake of her newfound family.
Emsy does not learn a lot about her coven or elemental magic of fire due to a lot of coven secrets. She is left to find out answers by herself in order to help the mourning Ben, with the help of his secret crush Ash. She struggles to come to terms with her previous normal life, and her current responsibilities to her coven. This leads to a sad breakup with her girlfriend, and a lot of growing up. What is most important is that, despite all the intrigue, Emsy stands by Ben as he mourns his family. Though their coven is small, the three of them are family.
Author Jennifer Dugan and Illustrator Kit Seaton team up to create a vibrant graphic novel about found family, and healing from tragedy. Emily Sarah Covington (Emsy) loves her life of surfing in sunny California with her friends, and girlfriend Joss. Where she lives a normal life despite her abilities as an elemental witch. When a sudden death in her family’s coven brings her and her parents back to New York she faces family secrets, and a mysterious killer. Emsy must help her new friends Ben and Ash find answers, and come to terms with the darker powers of magic.
Kit Seaton’s artwork is beautiful in every page. Capturing the atmospheres of each location, and the feelings of each character. Emsy travels from bright sandy beaches in sunny California to a New York fall. Kit Seaton also captures the blandness of Emsy’s reluctance to enjoy her new home, and scenes of blue and gray when she is afraid of losing her family. Every image moves the story as Jennifer Dugan writes about the choices Emsy must make for the sake of her newfound family.
Emsy does not learn a lot about her coven or elemental magic of fire due to a lot of coven secrets. She is left to find out answers by herself in order to help the mourning Ben, with the help of his secret crush Ash. She struggles to come to terms with her previous normal life, and her current responsibilities to her coven. This leads to a sad breakup with her girlfriend, and a lot of growing up. What is most important is that, despite all the intrigue, Emsy stands by Ben as he mourns his family. Though their coven is small, the three of them are family.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent, Violence, and Toxic friendship
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