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Serenity Rose Volume 1: Working Through the Negativity
by Aaron Alexovich
Serenity “Sera” Rose is a 20-something girl with a fondness for black. While living with her step-mother and half-sister, she tries to lead a quiet life, relying on her two friends Kelton and Tess. Despite her best efforts to remain anonymous, she is quite the local celebrity, for reasons revealed later in the book as an infamous bus accident she caused and the fact that she is one of fifty witches in the world. As a “curse” starts to wreck havoc around town, Serenity is forced to use her powers to save a club full of Goths during a concert, which only results in even more attention on our heroine. Serenity struggles to figure out who she is and what she wants out of life while other people wish to prey on her power.
Aaron A. has created a world just a bit more supernatural than ours, with a limited number of witches and an ogre pile the local children climb on. The art is done in black and white, which he has used to create a unique cast of characters. While most of the art flows, some page layouts might leave the reader questioning the order of the panels. The voice of Serenity is what will draw readers into the story. While she may be dealing with the life of a celebrity-witch, her existential questions will be familiar to any young adult trying to find their own answers. The pop culture reference are an added bonus, with most coming from smaller cult references which are not as likely to date the novel as quickly. The novel is text heavy, written as Serenity’s journal, but as her character develops, one wants to read more of what is going on inside her head.
Aaron A. has created a world just a bit more supernatural than ours, with a limited number of witches and an ogre pile the local children climb on. The art is done in black and white, which he has used to create a unique cast of characters. While most of the art flows, some page layouts might leave the reader questioning the order of the panels. The voice of Serenity is what will draw readers into the story. While she may be dealing with the life of a celebrity-witch, her existential questions will be familiar to any young adult trying to find their own answers. The pop culture reference are an added bonus, with most coming from smaller cult references which are not as likely to date the novel as quickly. The novel is text heavy, written as Serenity’s journal, but as her character develops, one wants to read more of what is going on inside her head.