Sweeney Boo

Absolutely begs for an extra chapter or two of Mindy continuing to recognize who she wants to be and the changes that will enable her to love herself.

Love the autumnal vibes and beautiful illustration. Story was just meh.

I really loved the art, but the plot was a bit... lacking for me. The characters were all mostly fine but none felt especially original to me or anything. The reveal to the mystery also just felt kind of... meh? The villain's reasoning just didn't really make sense to me it all felt kind of shallow and generic. There was nothing wrong with it and like I said the art was all nice. I liked the setting, but it just didn't feel especially memorable.

full color teen graphic fiction (244 pp) - a young witch student goes missing just before the Halloween/Samhain celebration/formal ball/dance and her friends (and their familiars) are determined to find her. Two supporting characters are incidentally queer.

a quick read with lovely witchy illustrations and a diversely melanated cast.

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