A review by bladelikesbooks
Season of the Bruja, Vol. 1 by Aaron Duran

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Season of the Bruja is an SFF graphic novel about Althalia, a Latinx woman learning to use her gifts and battle threats from the past. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for this eARC. I really liked this! The opening scene plunges you straight into an exorcism and is a great starting point. The book discusses colonialism and scenes of police brutality which can be quite upsetting. The characters are so lovely, I loved the character designs and I loved the friendship/family bond they had with each other, that was done so beautifully. 

I really liked the art style and the colour palette. And I really love the extra character art at the end of the book. The lush colours really added to the story, it was great. I think this was a good start to a series, but I can’t wait to read more of Althalia’s story!! 

I also enjoyed reading the author and illustrator’s notes at the end too. It really made me feel more connected with them and I liked learning about their own personal experiences in relation to this story. 

Rep - Latinx (Althalia); Own Voices (Latinx - Aaron); POC (Dana; Althalia); Queer (Sara)

TWs/CWs - Colonialism; Death of a loved one; Demons; Police Brutality; Racism
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