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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
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:
No
Loved it!! This was just so lovely and heartwarming, and there was a surprise hard-of-hearing representation which I was very excited to read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
(Rating : 4.5/5)
Nova is a teenage witch working with her grandmas at their bookshop. Tam, her child-hood best friend (and maybe a little more than that), come back to their old town, needing help against dark forces that are pursuing them. I KNOW : this is the graphic novel you didn't know you needed. And you will probably fall in love with it as I did.
You cannot not love this graphic novel. First of all, let's talk about the obvious : the art. Wendy Xu's art is all I love : from the sweet, soft lines to the gorgious color palette, the comic boards are immensly aesthetically pleasing and just beautiful. Overwhelming, but in a good way. I wanna use them as wallpaper for my room.
The storyline and drawings carry a cute, witchy ambiance that I loved. We are given magic, witchcraft, and a spark of romance, all surrounded by books. I mean, that's all i ever asked for.
Of course, the strengh of the book is its characters. It can be hard to develop complex characters when the authors also want to develop an action-packed storyline. Well, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu did it. The grandmas are simply iconic, Nova is absolutly sweet and inspiring, Tam is touching and Tatyana is hilarious. I want to be best friend with all of them and participate in their adventures.
The storyline itself is not outstanding but still is good enough and satisfying. There are some plot twits that really had me SHOOK - even though one seemed pretty obvious.
The only thing I could hold against the novel is the pacing. It was maybe a little too quick. Although that can be just me, wanting the story to last longer.
Nova is a teenage witch working with her grandmas at their bookshop. Tam, her child-hood best friend (and maybe a little more than that), come back to their old town, needing help against dark forces that are pursuing them. I KNOW : this is the graphic novel you didn't know you needed. And you will probably fall in love with it as I did.
You cannot not love this graphic novel. First of all, let's talk about the obvious : the art. Wendy Xu's art is all I love : from the sweet, soft lines to the gorgious color palette, the comic boards are immensly aesthetically pleasing and just beautiful. Overwhelming, but in a good way. I wanna use them as wallpaper for my room.
The storyline and drawings carry a cute, witchy ambiance that I loved. We are given magic, witchcraft, and a spark of romance, all surrounded by books. I mean, that's all i ever asked for.
Of course, the strengh of the book is its characters. It can be hard to develop complex characters when the authors also want to develop an action-packed storyline. Well, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu did it. The grandmas are simply iconic, Nova is absolutly sweet and inspiring, Tam is touching and Tatyana is hilarious. I want to be best friend with all of them and participate in their adventures.
The storyline itself is not outstanding but still is good enough and satisfying. There are some plot twits that really had me SHOOK - even though one seemed pretty obvious.
The only thing I could hold against the novel is the pacing. It was maybe a little too quick. Although that can be just me, wanting the story to last longer.
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I want to give this book 5 stars I really do. It is adorable and there is so much diversity here. Physical disabilities, so much queerness it was easy to love. But as this is a standalone, there is so much backstory and character development that fell short. What happened to Nova’s parents? What is this cult? Who is Tam’s mother? I loved it and highly recommend it, but it isn’t perfect.
A queer Hard-of-Hearing witch, a queer non-binary werewolf, sapphic romance, a magical bookstore and two dope grandmas... what else could I want?