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(Rating : 4.5/5)
Nova is a teenage witch working with her grandmas at their bookshop. Tam, her child-hood best friend (and maybe a little more than that), come back to their old town, needing help against dark forces that are pursuing them. I KNOW : this is the graphic novel you didn't know you needed. And you will probably fall in love with it as I did.
You cannot not love this graphic novel. First of all, let's talk about the obvious : the art. Wendy Xu's art is all I love : from the sweet, soft lines to the gorgious color palette, the comic boards are immensly aesthetically pleasing and just beautiful. Overwhelming, but in a good way. I wanna use them as wallpaper for my room.
The storyline and drawings carry a cute, witchy ambiance that I loved. We are given magic, witchcraft, and a spark of romance, all surrounded by books. I mean, that's all i ever asked for.
Of course, the strengh of the book is its characters. It can be hard to develop complex characters when the authors also want to develop an action-packed storyline. Well, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu did it. The grandmas are simply iconic, Nova is absolutly sweet and inspiring, Tam is touching and Tatyana is hilarious. I want to be best friend with all of them and participate in their adventures.
The storyline itself is not outstanding but still is good enough and satisfying. There are some plot twits that really had me SHOOK - even though one seemed pretty obvious.
The only thing I could hold against the novel is the pacing. It was maybe a little too quick. Although that can be just me, wanting the story to last longer.
Nova is a teenage witch working with her grandmas at their bookshop. Tam, her child-hood best friend (and maybe a little more than that), come back to their old town, needing help against dark forces that are pursuing them. I KNOW : this is the graphic novel you didn't know you needed. And you will probably fall in love with it as I did.
You cannot not love this graphic novel. First of all, let's talk about the obvious : the art. Wendy Xu's art is all I love : from the sweet, soft lines to the gorgious color palette, the comic boards are immensly aesthetically pleasing and just beautiful. Overwhelming, but in a good way. I wanna use them as wallpaper for my room.
The storyline and drawings carry a cute, witchy ambiance that I loved. We are given magic, witchcraft, and a spark of romance, all surrounded by books. I mean, that's all i ever asked for.
Of course, the strengh of the book is its characters. It can be hard to develop complex characters when the authors also want to develop an action-packed storyline. Well, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu did it. The grandmas are simply iconic, Nova is absolutly sweet and inspiring, Tam is touching and Tatyana is hilarious. I want to be best friend with all of them and participate in their adventures.
The storyline itself is not outstanding but still is good enough and satisfying. There are some plot twits that really had me SHOOK - even though one seemed pretty obvious.
The only thing I could hold against the novel is the pacing. It was maybe a little too quick. Although that can be just me, wanting the story to last longer.