A review by saramarie08
Spy x Family, Vol. 10 by Tatsuya Endo

5.0

Read more graphic novel reviews at www.graphiclibrary.org. This volume opens up on several young children playing, pretending to be soldiers in the war effort. One in particular never has a toy gun like the rest because his father disapproves of their make believe. Then, the war breaks out between the East and the West. The kids become embroiled in the ear for real, and one of the children grows up to become Twilight. In present times, Yor goes out to find cookies for Anya and ends up befriending Mrs. Desmond, the wife of Twilight's target! The wait was definitely worth it to get Twilight's backstory. It was tragic and touching, and I enjoyed watching him evolve into the super-spy. Endo acknowledged that, at some point, he would not have been as good as he is now, so I appreciated seeing his humble beginnings and the struggle to get to what we know him as in the present day. There was definitely a tone shift with the beginning of the story to what we normally have, so Endo had to liven it up a lot with Yor's silliness in the second half. Sara's Rating: 9/10 Suitability Level: Grades 10-12