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A review by inkdrinkers
Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Younwity is a magical school where witches go to learn the ropes - there's the witches born into magical families, then the changelings, who are witches born to non-magic parents and taken to the school as children to learn the ropes. Abby falls into the group of witches who don't know their parents, and when one of her close friends goes missing, a dark past of the school is revealed to her and her friends.
I've wanted to read Over My Dead Body since it came across NetGalley a few months back! Unfortunately, I missed the window for the advanced copy, but knew that I needed to keep checking my library for it when it did finally release. When I saw it come through, I snapped it up immediately to settle in for an end-of-year spooky romp and boy did it deliver.
This is my first Sweeny Boo book and the art is STUNNING, full color illustrations with so much emotion and expression held in them. The way she draws characters is truly amazing, each section could be an art print of its own with the amount of detail in them. I also really enjoyed how the author used the colors to convey the darker themes of this graphic novel and set it apart from other, similar works.
Without giving too much away, the first 30% of the plot struggled to get me on board. It felt very trope-heavy and leaned into the genre expectations, but the ending half really sold me on the connections made in this book and the way it ended. I'd be completely on board to see a sequel with the same characters!
Overall, great read, it had it's slow moments and small bits I didn't like, but the art, characters, and representation in it were wonderful!
content warnings: occult imagery, some light body horror (think Stranger Things, it didn't bother me, but if you're sensitive you might be disturbed)
I've wanted to read Over My Dead Body since it came across NetGalley a few months back! Unfortunately, I missed the window for the advanced copy, but knew that I needed to keep checking my library for it when it did finally release. When I saw it come through, I snapped it up immediately to settle in for an end-of-year spooky romp and boy did it deliver.
This is my first Sweeny Boo book and the art is STUNNING, full color illustrations with so much emotion and expression held in them. The way she draws characters is truly amazing, each section could be an art print of its own with the amount of detail in them. I also really enjoyed how the author used the colors to convey the darker themes of this graphic novel and set it apart from other, similar works.
Without giving too much away, the first 30% of the plot struggled to get me on board. It felt very trope-heavy and leaned into the genre expectations, but the ending half really sold me on the connections made in this book and the way it ended. I'd be completely on board to see a sequel with the same characters!
Overall, great read, it had it's slow moments and small bits I didn't like, but the art, characters, and representation in it were wonderful!
content warnings: occult imagery, some light body horror (think Stranger Things, it didn't bother me, but if you're sensitive you might be disturbed)
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror