I'm completely hooked! This is such a dorky and delightful manga. I love it!

I enjoyed this graphic novel so much! The artwork is beautiful, and I love the use of shadow and light to bring emphasis or attention to a particular character or one side of the page or panel. Just brilliant! The art really tells a big part of the story.

I immediately connected with the main character, Maggie, since she was homeschooled and is going to high school for the first time. (I was also homeschooled, then I attended high school my Senior year.) Seeing her dealing with being a huge school filled with people was just like my experiences in school.
However, unlike myself, Maggie is also dealing with her mom's abandonment, her 3 older brothers, and a ghost that is haunted her! I have to admit the ghost seemed out of place to me at first, but as the story progressed I saw how it fit in with the rest of the narrative.

Maggie is very insecure in the beginning of the book, but she starts to find some courage and self-assurance as the story goes on. She makes friends and finds out about people, good and bad. She just learns a little more about the world and the society around her.

I loved seeing how Maggie's brothers will tease her, but are also very helpful, caring, and supportive to their baby sister. All the brothers have such unique characters, even the twins, so that they are well-rounded and develop through the story.

The plot is part high-school drama, part family drama, part ghost story, part coming-of-age story, with a dash of criminal action and street gang fights. There's some delightful humor too! This book has everything!

It bothered me that the mystery of the ghost is not completely resolved at the end, so I'm hoping that there will be a sequel!

There is so much nastiness and profanity in this book that I couldn't finish it. Bleh.

I love this story! The artwork is so gorgeous, and I love how the colors subtly change between the real and virtual worlds. The story is really compelling and interesting, and I like that in the beginning Anda is a newb in the game, so that we get to discover the virtual reality along with her and learn about the Coarsegold world.

I'm so impressed that Anda has both parents with her, and they are loving, caring people who are involved in her life. So many stories, especially about teens, completely leave out any family influences, and that is a shame. I'm so glad that this graphic novel includes a positive family experience that plays a major role in the development of the plot.

The Coarsegold world is so cool! I'm not a gamer, but this might make me dive into it. I love how Anda is totally immersed when she's in the game, and she brings the reader along with her. She's slaying dragons and kicking butt, and it gives her the confidence to slay some dragons in the real world too.

The two story lines between the game and Anda's real life converge perfectly and mirror each other in such a unique way. I really love how this story is set up and developed! The characters grow and change and discover, and the action and pacing are just right.

I'm so impressed and inspired by this graphic novel! Every young girl should read this.

I adore this graphic novel! Juniper is a scholarship student who attends a fancy girls boarding school. She makes friends (and enemies) on her very first day, and has to hold her own in the new more competitive learning climate. But there is also a mysterious legend about the old forest and whatever monster or myth might be lurking in its dark shadows.
I'm growing to love Faith Erin Hicks work! Her stories are interesting and surprising, and the artwork is just so beautiful!

I really liked the character development in this book. Each character has their own background story, their own motivations and flaws. I felt really connected to the characters within just a few pages. It's just brilliant story-telling!

The action in this story is told so powerfully through the artwork, that I was pumping my fist in the air and hollering, "Yes!" when someone (who shall remain nameless) got punched in the face! How amazing is it that a picture can call forth that kind of triumphant emotion in a scene?!

Can't wait to read more graphic novels from this artist!

Ah, this comic is making me laugh and breaking my heart a little and making me smile and yell at the characters when they are stupid. haha!

I liked this futuristic graphic novel about half-human genetically-engineered "bumans". The story centers around one Christian senator who is struggling to find the truth about bumans, whether they have souls or are just animals, and whether they have the ability to function in society. Then he has to make decisions about how his stand for freedom and mercy will affect his political career.

I loved that it's not just a story about politics, but there is a personal side as the senator's family meet and befriend a buman. His marriage is tested as the plot becomes more intense, and he worries for the safety of his family as terrorism and mob violence escalates.
There's tons of espionage and political intrigue, and I liked that the local church gets involved and shapes the story's direction as well.

I like the artwork. It tells a clear story with every panel. The pacing is good, although sometimes the transitions between scenes are very abrupt.
An enjoyable read, and it really makes you think and face your ideas about what makes us human and what gives us worth.

This is not a graphic novel for young kids, since there are some intense subjects like prostitution, racism, violence, and pornography. These issues are addressed tastefully from a conservative Christian viewpoint, so it would be appropriate for older teens.

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the thoughts expressed here are my own true opinions and are not influenced by anyone.

I liked this comic a lot! The girls are always getting into trouble, and they have the funniest one-liners. The drawing style kind of weirds me out sometimes, but I like the colors and the action scenes. The story is hilarious and unpredictable, all kinds of craziness going on. I love how the characters are all so different, and they stick together as true friends.

My favorite thing is that the girls are always saying stuff like, "How in the Annie Smith Peck did you get up there?" or "For the love of Agnodice...would you come down?" Every time it's different and these are the names of all kinds of amazing women from history.

Annie Smith Peck- Adventurer, Suffragist (1850-1935)
Agnodice - First female doctor in Ancient Greece
Juliette Gordon Low- founder of the Girl Scouts
Bell Hooks- American author, Feminist (1952- )
Anahareo- Mohawk Iroquois writer, Conservationist (1906-1986)
Phillis Wheatley- First female African American poet (1753-1784)
Mae Jamison- Doctor, NASA Astronaut (1956- )

I just adore that little feminist touch in these comics. Every time one of these sayings comes up, I have to stop reading and google the famous person's name!

I liked this comic a lot! The girls are always getting into trouble, and they have the funniest one-liners. The drawing style kind of weirds me out sometimes, but I like the colors and the action scenes. The story is hilarious and unpredictable, all kinds of craziness going on. I love how the characters are all so different, and they stick together as true friends.

My favorite thing is that the girls are always saying stuff like, "How in the Annie Smith Peck did you get up there?" or "For the love of Agnodice...would you come down?" Every time it's different and these are the names of all kinds of amazing women from history.

Annie Smith Peck- Adventurer, Suffragist (1850-1935)
Agnodice - First female doctor in Ancient Greece
Juliette Gordon Low- founder of the Girl Scouts
Bell Hooks- American author, Feminist (1952- )
Anahareo- Mohawk Iroquois writer, Conservationist (1906-1986)
Phillis Wheatley- First female African American poet (1753-1784)
Mae Jamison- Doctor, NASA Astronaut (1956- )

I just adore that little feminist touch in these comics. Every time one of these sayings comes up, I have to stop reading and google the famous person's name!