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Simply marvelous. An adventure tale bursting with colour, exhibiting a really expansive variety of ways to fill the pages beyond the traditional grid of panels style, character design seen in the 'monster' unlike anything I've seen before, as well as other imaginative fantasy characters. An almost exclusively female cast of characters with a variety of skills, interests, backgrounds, personalities and foibles. 1/?

It hurt to bail on this, since it contains the #HauntedShelf #WordSearch word “Chestnut“ 😂 but it really wasn't working. Too whimsical for my taste, and the premise that the main character is blind and so has no idea her aunt is literally a monster just didn't sit well with me.

I‘ve been reading a lot of middle grade graphic novels lately and they do not disappoint! This one started out with a sad event but quickly moved on to adventure and mystery. Something about the thread of the story seemed convoluted at times but not so much that i lost it altogether. Loved the artwork! 4/5⭐️
(July 9, 2023)

I almost returned this to the library unread (all my library books went back today) - but then I thought - I‘m not in a hurry, the sun is out - I‘m going to sit on this bench and read it.

And I really liked it - it does have “setting up for a series” vibes and I hope we get to see some further adventures of this little family unit - comprising of a blind orphan, the worlds greatest adventurer & a former agent of chaos.

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Moby Richard - I see what you did there 🤣

Bright and colorful graphic novel, but it was confusing plot/wise and with too many characters. It‘s the fantasy aspect that threw me off too.

#Pantone2023 @Clwojick

This was a really cute and exciting graphic novel! I loved how the story unfolded, the diverse cast of characters, and the fun artwork. The way it ended makes me wonder if there will be a sequel exploring Safia and Hebes relationship and lives. It was a pleasant surprise, as I didn‘t realize it was a graphic novel at first.