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Garlic & the Vampire

Bree Paulsen

4.32 AVERAGE

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Cross-posted from my blog where there's more information on where I got my copy and links and everything.  https://lainahastoomuchsparetime.wordpress.com/2024/10/14/things-ive-read-recently-166-graphic-novels/ 

This is the cutest little graphic novel.  The cottagecore vibes are goals here. When I say cottagecore, this is what I want. I want to be a little sentient vegetable that gardens and takes my vegetables to the market every week. This is just utterly delightful.

The illustrations are adorable and I loved the details of there being puffed sleeves and pinafores. It’s so cozy and cute and would be absolutely perfect to read in the fall. This would be great for all ages but I think this would be really fun for kids, too. Loved this and I will definitely be reading the sequel.

Representation: Garlic is the most anxious little creature and I love her. Also Carrot uses they/them pronouns which. I’m not sure if it counts as nonbinary rep or something? XD But it’s cool.

Adorable graphic novel about garlic, a veggie-kin who goes on a quest to vanquish a vampire and protect her vegetable family and the neighbouring village.

Beautiful colourful illustrations. Brave little garlic with anxiety. Fun ending. Very autumnal without being scary.

Pero que cosa mas cuky!

El castillo de la colina, que lleva años deshabitado, esta dando señales de que alguien esta viviendo ahí. Hace un siglo fue el hogar de un vampiro ¿habrá regresado?

Los vegetales y frutas están muy asustados y deciden enviar a la pequeña Ajo a luchar con él, después de todo tiene una protección natural... en teoría.

Las ilustraciones son tan tiernas y ajo es un amor de personaje, es un libro corto maravilloso tanto para niños como adultos.
adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
adventurous 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: Yes
hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous hopeful lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes