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innastholiel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, and Stalking
emily_mh's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
5.0
What a fantastic book!! Definitely one of my favourites so far this year. Firstly, the art style was wonderful. Stephens used light incredibly well to convey atmosphere; her use of colour palettes only enhanced this. In terms of the story, it was paced so well. I especially liked how we gradually found out about Artie’s parents’ love story, and what happened to her dad. Stephen also provided new (at least to me) takes on werewolves and vampires which gave depth to her worldbuilding. In terms of characters, there was fantastic character development in Artie, but also in side characters such as her mum. Also, I wasn’t expecting the found family trope in this story but I was so happy it was there and developed like it did. Truly, love in all its forms finds a place in this book (platonic, romantic, familial) which is one of its best features!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Ableism, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: loss of loved one Minor: missing loved one, child birthbetweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.0
I loved this take on werewovles vs. vampires in middle grade graphic novel format! Artie is just trying to find her identity and ends up learning that her mother's family are all werewolves. Artie as the main character is such a driving force behind this book, as she's learning that she's a werewolf and that she also likes girls. I appreciated that that was just a natural element to the story, flowing with everything else that was going on in Artie's life.
However, at times, I really had a hard time pinpointing Artie's age. For me, I felt like she read a lot older than she's supposed to be for the majority of the book. Honestly, I don't think I really even realized she was in middle school until almost the end of the book, despite knowing that this is marketed as middle grade.
Despite that, I think the art in this was fantastic, and the twists on classic werewolf and vampire tales were really fun. Definitely an author I'll keep an eye out for in the future!
However, at times, I really had a hard time pinpointing Artie's age. For me, I felt like she read a lot older than she's supposed to be for the majority of the book. Honestly, I don't think I really even realized she was in middle school until almost the end of the book, despite knowing that this is marketed as middle grade.
Despite that, I think the art in this was fantastic, and the twists on classic werewolf and vampire tales were really fun. Definitely an author I'll keep an eye out for in the future!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racism and Pregnancy
wanderonwards's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racism
readalongwithnat's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
I received a free eARC from Netgalley and Graphic Universe in exchange for my honest review.
What a great graphic novel debut! There is a frame early on where Artie is sleeping with one leg under the covers and the other out and dang, if that is not the most relatable thing. I loved the romance on the side of the main story and I really loved the whole story concept overall. Perfect for fans of Teen Wolf (or old school fans of Twilight).
What a great graphic novel debut! There is a frame early on where Artie is sleeping with one leg under the covers and the other out and dang, if that is not the most relatable thing. I loved the romance on the side of the main story and I really loved the whole story concept overall. Perfect for fans of Teen Wolf (or old school fans of Twilight).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, and Death of parent