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Amelia Erroway: Castaway Commander: A Graphic Novel
by Betsy Peterschmidt
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“OK, so you are crazy.”
“Nothing wrong with that. Helps the genius come out.”
This one’s very tropey, but again tropes aren’t bad. It’s how you use them. Amelia was boring. I've just seen the (rich?) girl who wants to prove herself to her father and runs away too many times. But there was nothing that made me root for her.
I liked the twin brothers, Fyn and Rastor, (they’re like the Wright brothers) though they're flat besides their love of rambunctiousness, science, and engineering. We get a little preteen romance, but I don’t know what endeared Amelia to one of the brothers. Probably off-screen happenings though crushes/puppy love need no rhyme or reason.
The artwork was lovely (The watercolors were used masterfully) though, sometimes, the direction of scenes and word bubbles got downright confusing.