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A review by jessicareadsit
Nightmare in Savannah by Lela Gwenn
3.0
Alexa moved to Savannah for a fresh start after her parents were sent away for their crimes. Too bad her new schoolmates have already learned of her sordid past and label her as an outcast. I very much got "The Craft" vibes from the storyline as she meets up with a group of girls who seem otherwordly.
I am a sucker for good fairy lore, and this one had an interesting concept of fairy changelings within a human environment. I highly enjoyed the LGBTQIA, and cultural representation within the book and that common teen issues such as bullying, rebellion, self-esteem, etc. are addressed.
The author did a great job of highlighting the toxicity of the teenage high school experience and the discomfort some teens feel when they have insecurities or are now coming into their identities. There is a strong lesson to learn from Nightmare in Savannah: karma will always make you pay for your misdeeds.
For me, I think the comic was well done graphically, the pink and purple tones were girly but at the same time not too overbearing but the plotline needed some additional refining.
The story accelerated at such a rate that it made keeping up with the sequence of events a bit difficult. Between the girl squad, various high school frenemies, grandpa, and the mysterious additions I found myself flipping back and forth trying to piece together what was happening.
Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.
I am a sucker for good fairy lore, and this one had an interesting concept of fairy changelings within a human environment. I highly enjoyed the LGBTQIA, and cultural representation within the book and that common teen issues such as bullying, rebellion, self-esteem, etc. are addressed.
The author did a great job of highlighting the toxicity of the teenage high school experience and the discomfort some teens feel when they have insecurities or are now coming into their identities. There is a strong lesson to learn from Nightmare in Savannah: karma will always make you pay for your misdeeds.
For me, I think the comic was well done graphically, the pink and purple tones were girly but at the same time not too overbearing but the plotline needed some additional refining.
The story accelerated at such a rate that it made keeping up with the sequence of events a bit difficult. Between the girl squad, various high school frenemies, grandpa, and the mysterious additions I found myself flipping back and forth trying to piece together what was happening.
Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.