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Witchy, Vol. 1
by Ariel Slamet Ries
I received an ARC copy from Lion Forge via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
CW: Death of a parent (in the past), bullying
Witchy takes place in a kingdom where your hair length determines how powerful your magic is. The longer your hair, the more powerful you are. But if your hair is perceived as too long, you’re considered an enemy of the kingdom and are burned for it. We follow Nyneve as she deals with being forced into a path she doesn’t want and resenting the kingdom for killing her father because of the length of his hair.
For whatever reason, the art was really not my thing. I think it might have been the colours chosen as well as I found the lines to look a bit sloppy.
I think the premise is a pretty cool one and I did enjoy what we learned about the world. However I found I didn’t really understand much about the world, and made it a bit confusing as to why certain things were happening.
The characters did have clear motivations which I enjoyed, but I don’t think any of them will leave a lasting impression on me.
I really appreciated how diverse this graphic novel was. There are multiple people of colour as well as a trans girl.
There were quite a few humourous moments that definitely lightened the tone.
Whilst reading I did enjoy the plot, but this volume only just scratched the surface of it and it wasn’t enough for me to feel like continuing.
Overall, this did nothing new for me but was a quick and fun read for the most part.
CW: Death of a parent (in the past), bullying
Witchy takes place in a kingdom where your hair length determines how powerful your magic is. The longer your hair, the more powerful you are. But if your hair is perceived as too long, you’re considered an enemy of the kingdom and are burned for it. We follow Nyneve as she deals with being forced into a path she doesn’t want and resenting the kingdom for killing her father because of the length of his hair.
For whatever reason, the art was really not my thing. I think it might have been the colours chosen as well as I found the lines to look a bit sloppy.
I think the premise is a pretty cool one and I did enjoy what we learned about the world. However I found I didn’t really understand much about the world, and made it a bit confusing as to why certain things were happening.
The characters did have clear motivations which I enjoyed, but I don’t think any of them will leave a lasting impression on me.
I really appreciated how diverse this graphic novel was. There are multiple people of colour as well as a trans girl.
There were quite a few humourous moments that definitely lightened the tone.
Whilst reading I did enjoy the plot, but this volume only just scratched the surface of it and it wasn’t enough for me to feel like continuing.
Overall, this did nothing new for me but was a quick and fun read for the most part.