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A review by chaosandbooks
Ghosted in L.A. Vol. 1 by Sina Grace
4.0
I've been having pretty good luck with graphic novels lately and this one is another to add to the pile. I was a bit wary of the start, which came out of nowhere, but it ended up just fast-tracking to the actual story so it ended up being alright.
We meet our main character, Daphne, as she's fresh in college with that all too familiar existential crisis, when luck should have it that she stumbles upon a manor of ghosts. As far as main characters go, she was well-written although a little bland in comparison to the rest of the cast.
I really enjoyed the various backstories of each ghosts and how the art was drawn to fit the era. There's a lot of little nuances that make the story feel more realistic, despite being paranormal.
My only criticisms are that the text talk in the story is pretty unbelievable and is written like how adults think college students talk. That paired with the fact that Daphne so easily accepted that the ghosts were real and treated them like she just ran into a kind stranger was a bit odd. It would have flowed better if she had spent a few pages panicking and then came back out of curiosity.
The largest criticism that I have is that the plot is paced pretty fast. It jumps from scene-to-scene and sometimes leaves some things out of explanation. It would have benefited from a little bit more detail for each chapter and could have easy been double the amount of pages and flowed much better.
Overall, it was a good read with diversity and stunning art. It's a 3.5/5 but I boosted it since the problems didn't overshadow the enjoyability of the work.
Note: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
We meet our main character, Daphne, as she's fresh in college with that all too familiar existential crisis, when luck should have it that she stumbles upon a manor of ghosts. As far as main characters go, she was well-written although a little bland in comparison to the rest of the cast.
I really enjoyed the various backstories of each ghosts and how the art was drawn to fit the era. There's a lot of little nuances that make the story feel more realistic, despite being paranormal.
My only criticisms are that the text talk in the story is pretty unbelievable and is written like how adults think college students talk. That paired with the fact that Daphne so easily accepted that the ghosts were real and treated them like she just ran into a kind stranger was a bit odd. It would have flowed better if she had spent a few pages panicking and then came back out of curiosity.
The largest criticism that I have is that the plot is paced pretty fast. It jumps from scene-to-scene and sometimes leaves some things out of explanation. It would have benefited from a little bit more detail for each chapter and could have easy been double the amount of pages and flowed much better.
Overall, it was a good read with diversity and stunning art. It's a 3.5/5 but I boosted it since the problems didn't overshadow the enjoyability of the work.
Note: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.