Like many, I grew up on The Nightmare Before Christmas, and it still holds a certain nostalgia for me, even though I feel like one of the few horror-loving people of my generation who isn't still particularly captivated by the film. That aside, I was pretty eager to check out this new Disney Manga series about my favorite character, little Zero the pup. The story follows Zero as he gets lost in the land of Christmas, and has to survive there on his own until he can make it back home to Jack.

While the artwork is adorable and I love spending time with Zero, as well as Jack and Sally, and a lovable new elf character from Christmas, there's simply not much of a story to this volume. Most of the book is just artwork depicting Zero running around getting into trouble without anything really happening, and during a pivotal scene in Halloweentown involving Lock, Shock, and Barrel, things go predictably enough that it began to feel redundant. If you're a massive fan of the film or have a young reader in your life, I'd recommend this, but if you're like me—an adult in her twenties whose love for the film has begun to fade—I'd probably leave things be on this one.

Thank you so much to TOKYOPOP for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!