romance – GN
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Crave by Maria Llovet – REVIEW
“Black Mirror meets Eyes Wide Shut in this dark and sexy erotic thriller.” YES, PLEASE. How am I supposed to pass up a graphic novel with a cover as beautiful as this? The answer is I can’t. With a cover this gorgeous, I couldn’t possibly pass it up Crave by Maria Llovet if I tried. Continue reading
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Wolfpitch by Balazs Lorinczi – REVIEW
Wolfpitch is a delicious and pitch-perfect YA graphic novel. With an impressive combination of diverse women, friendships, competition, music, and milkshakes, there’s not more you could want. Not to mention, it completely made my day when I read it. Continue reading
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I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle
You know when you start reading a book and you know it’s going to be a great read? That feeling when the setting is so comfortable you could sink into it or when the characters feel like old friends you’re catching up with. That’s how reading I Feel Awful Thanks felt for me. I Feel Awful, Thanks is Continue reading
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The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught
I love a good cozy fantasy as much as the next person. I ate up The Tea Dragon Society a few years ago and a few indie cozy fantasy novels in 2023. I’d had my nose to the ground for the perfect cozy fantasy graphic novel, though, because the combination just made sense to me. Continue reading
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Giantess by Jean-Christophe Deveney
Giantess is a story that seeps into your soul. Translated from the original French, Giantess centers on the life and adventures of Celeste, a giantess in a world of people who have never seen giants; in many ways, it is the ultimate fantasy bildungsroman. Giantess is lovely, gentle, and unapologetically feminist. More than anything, it Continue reading
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Coral’s Reef, Vol. 1 by David Lumsdon and Shiei
Coral’s Reef is the adorable tale of Coral, a teenage sea-sprite who lives in the riverside town of Reef Beach. Populated with creatures that are not quite human, Coral’s Reef is a fantastical delight. If you love high school tales, full-color mangas, and stories of sweet friendships, then this manga is perfect for you. Continue reading
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Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs
Ghost Roast tells the story of Chelsea Grant, a high-schooler in New Orleans who finally got in the cool crowd at school this year. Only, they don’t know her dad is the local ghost-buster in town with the super-embarrassing commercials. After a pretty wild party on the last day of school, Chelsea’s grounded and forced to Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Heart Attack by Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadzki
Are you interested in comics and graphic novels but unsure where to start? If you’re a fan of progressive dystopian stories and romantic subplots, I have found you the perfect graphic novel! Heart Attack from Image Comics is a powerhouse of supernatural abilities, secret government agendas, and grassroots revolutions. There’s also female friendships, an enemies-to-lovers situationship, and Continue reading
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Graphic Novel Review: Two Graves Volume 1: Wish You Were Here
Two Graves: Wish You Were Here is a lushly colored and decadently illustrated road trip between a woman named Emilia and Death. Two Graves weaves a dark re-telling of Persephone through a modern perspective. It’s not all fun and games for Emilia and Death. Emilia can’t remember things she desperately wants to, and she’s developing Continue reading
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Gotham High: Your Favorite DC Villains and Heroes At Their High School Best
Gotham High is my second graphic novel from the DC Ink line from DC Comics, and I’m already so in love with this collection. DC Ink makes quality YA graphic novel retellings for classic DC characters, and they’re full of beautiful art and even more beautiful diversity. Gotham High is a stand-alone re-imagining of the Continue reading