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Haru, Part 1 by Joe Latham
4.0
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A ghibli-esque graphic novel about Haru the bird and Yama the boar on their journey to get rid of a powerful object, with the help of lovable, quirky characters.

I loved the style of the illustrations, they lent themselves well to both the cheery, happy-go-lucky scenes and the eerie, more atmospheric ones. I especially loved the quality of the colours, they were great in the way they were used to convey the different moods.

The plot is engaging, even though it's clearly only the beginning of the adventure. Overall a very cute read I'd recomment to my younger cousins (but also to myself), I'm excited to see what comes next!