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Lumberjanes, Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Grace Ellis, ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Faith Erin Hicks
4.0

"Doing nothing is exhausting, I am exhausted."
"At home we'll literally spend entire days reading in your backyard and NOW you're bored."
"Being here is NOT the same as being at home. THERE IS ADVENTURES IN THEM THAR WOODS, JO."


The first issue in this volume is a standalone with all the girls sitting around a campfire telling ghost stories, and there were tons of really great guest artists who illustrated the different stories. The rest of the volume follows Mal & Molly as they try to take advantage of their first quiet day at camp to have date - but it takes a strange turn, as things at camp often do. Jo, April, and Ripley attempt to stave off bored by trying to earn as many "normal" badges as they can, but are surprised that its much more difficulty than fighting mythical beasts.

The stories in the volume were really fun. I love seeing the relationship develop between Mal and Molly, and Ripley's attempts to earn badges had me smiling the whole time. The only real downside was the art for the main story arc. Carolyn Nowak's art is good, but I just prefer Brooke Allen's style. Its a bit jarring when you have this idea of what the characters look like, and it can be a bit distracting when they're drawn differently. While this is probably my least favorite volume in this series, its still really great. I love spending time at camp with the girls as they navigate both the mundane and the mythical.

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