Witchy | 
pickBook love! Forest spirits! Raven friend! Trans rep! The colours, the art! Not all cozy fantasy feels though: challenges include corruption, abuse of power, state sanctioned killings, tightly controlled society.
Enough messaging about community vs cultish fanaticism, free will vs prescribed path to keep things interesting. Positively gleeful about the opportunity to carry right on into the second volume. 🪄🧙🏻
I don‘t give a crap what my documents say. I‘m a woman, and I will see a female medimage.
#transgirlapril
Friday Reads April 21 - Poetry, Sapphic Comics, CanLit + a biography of Jack the Ripper‘s victims
https://youtu.be/kG_zfOnaWsU
so-soIn a reading slump (again) so I've been catching up on my comic backlog. Entertaining enough to get through, but I felt like some of the story and worldbuilding were missing. May pick up the 2nd one.
pickSuch a magical graphic novel with beautiful illustrations. It takes place in a world where the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. But if your hair is too long, you are considered too powerful and eliminated. Nyneve lost her father to such a witch burning and no longer trusts the Witch Guard, who have an now come to recruit her class based on their magic skills.
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pickThat's another bingo! The tagged book is FABULOUS, but I'll have to show a picture of my favorite panel in another post.
I'm loving how much of my #unreadshelf is getting ready through the #bookspinbingo. I'm feeling so productive.
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1. @BooksNBowls 2. @KateReadsYA
3. @sprainedbrain 4. @Pogue
#LMPBC -Round15, *Group W*
Okay Witches does this look correct? Let's all comment below what color we'd like to be!!!!!
Too tired to walk the dog today (busy day at work and trying to get over a nasty cold) so letting Dottie putter around the yard while I read comics. I‘m rereading this one to refresh myself before I jump in to volume 2. V1 is a lot of setup, and I‘m interested to finally see some of the payoff. The characters are likable and I love the artist‘s style. The world reminds me a bit of Avatar, but not as goofy.
I think we can all relate to how Nyneve feels when she first gets access to a secret library of forbidden books! 📚
The second volume of Witchy came out today! It's been ages since the first volume, so I'm going to have to do a quick reread before starting the second volume of this magical graphic novel! 🧡🧡
pickI borrowed this beautiful graphic novel from a friend this month and loved spending a cozy afternoon in my reading corner diving into this story. To start, the artwork is phenomenal! The characters are so cute and expressive but the scenery is what really stands out to me. The color pallets are beautiful and calming; I spent so much time just looking at the art work. As far as the story, there were some...
Full review on IG @dearb00kshelves
so-soAnother Hoopla read! I guess I am all about the free graphic novels this week. It was nice to work on my wish list a bit and not spend any money! 💰
This was good. I didn't love it, though. I wanted to, but I felt at a distance from the story. I was curious what would happen next, but also not invested in it. It should be my type of book, but I think I have just read other strong female lead type books lately that were better for me.
I just posted an infographic book review for Witchy on Instagram (where I am PopCultureLiterary). I can‘t post them on Litsy because they‘re 5 images long, but I hope you check it out! #infographic #InfographicReview
Well I‘ve read 3 hours for the #graphicsathon now! Also added that to my #outstandingoctober #20in4readathon
I will be reading a bit more but I‘m at 6 hours total and 4 hours of audio for #littenlisten
@StayCurious #scarathlon2020 #teamharkness +76 points
pickBk11 of #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon2020 #Pageathon #Sbooktober #Gothtober #SpooksAndTea #GothicReadathon #BookishBingo #Supernaturalathon #RockyHorrorathon #ReadLikeHellathon #AnUnfortunateReadathon Bk4 of #OutstandingOctober #October20in4 & Bk1 of #GraphicsReadathon covers the prompts of #CandyBowl #LGBTQ+ #BookFeaturingWitches #GraphicNovel #CharactersUseMagic #RegardingDean #FrankNFurter #KnifeOnCover & #KlausBaudelaire 456pts #TeamSlaughter
Bk11 of #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon2020 #Pageathon #Sbooktober #Gothtober #SpooksAndTea #GothicReadathon #BookishBingo #Supernaturalathon #RockyHorrorathon #ReadLikeHellathon #AnUnfortunateReadathon & Bk4 of #OutstandingOctober & #October20in4 is a fantasy GN about witches that came in an #owlcrate box I think. Should cover a few prompts, plus it sounds really cool. How‘s your ‘thons going today? 1pt for #TeamSlaughter
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I‘m very picky when it comes to graphic novels, but I must say that this one wasn‘t bad. I definitely wasn‘t a huge fan of the art style or the hair concept that the novel revolves around. I also wasn‘t a fan of how Nyneve treated Banana for most of the book. The plot was strong, especially towards the end of the novel, and I was disappointed when it came to an end. I would definitely consider reading its sequel if I get the chance.
“Nyneve, if others pull you from the darkness, it‘s because they believe your life is worth living. Don‘t push them away because you don‘t feel you deserve it.”
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Love Love LOVED this graphic novel!
Halfway mark! This is my 4th finish for #24b4Monday, and right at 12 hours. The husband is about to turn on 🏈, so I see an evening filled with reading in my future.
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pickLong-haired Nyneve lives in a dangerous world where witches' hair length is an indication of magical strength, but if your hair is too long, the local government murders you. She must figure out how to survive in a society that would rather burn her. I rather enjoyed this volume & look forward to reading more. The world building is excellent, and the art is lovely. I also appreciate non-binary and transgender visibility here. #lgbtq #comic #magic
Bk5 of my #JuneBookHaul is a graphic novel that also came in a book box, I think it was #Owlcrate this time. In the Witch kingdom of Hyalin, the strength of your magic is governed by the length of your hair. Those strong enough are conscripted into the Witch Guard but those whose hair is too long are burned as heretics. It reminds me a bit of that new series, Motherland:Fort Salem, which I was expecting to be awful but was pretty good all up.
#71 this looks fun and colorful 🌻💛✨ also the next book I plan to read, I‘ve heard such great things about The HellFire Club!
pickRecovering from a killer cold that was my two-year-old nice‘s holiday gift. Luckily, I have a huge stack of comics to keep me busy. Witchy is the first volume in a series, and is mostly just the inciting incident and world building, but I can‘t wait to see where it goes. The characters are likable, the magic system is interesting, and it has a slightly Avatar flair/humor, though it is a shade or two darker. Can‘t wait for Volume 2!
pickThis is a well crafted story. Not only is the magic system in the story different from anything I‘ve read and intriguing (hair length is a sign of magical power) but each character, from the guards to the main character‘s mother, seems to have their own story and inner emotional life.
pickFinally read this one (and at a very seasonally appropriate time too), and I'm so glad I did. Reading it online gave me Nimona flashbacks, though very nice it's now in book form too. Witches whose power is connected to their hair length, corrupt government, and secret rebellions. Interesting worldbuilding and magic system and I got some Last Airbender vibes from it which I am SO on board for.
http://www.witchycomic.com/comic/page-1
pickI really enjoyed this first off. Nyneve was such a fascinating character to read and learn about. The LGBTQ representation was a nice surprise! But I must talk about the art. Such a pleasant style
I loved the colors and the panels on occasion reminded me of the brilliant samurai jack.
This story is Kiki‘s delivery service and Samson and Delilah set in the world of Korra with a tweeny witch vibe sprinkled over.... 4/5⭐️
1 🌟 Too many important words blanked out. There were interesting things about transgenderism in this fantastical world, but as mentioned above the words were blanked out in my galley. I did not find myself liking any of the characters, and to be honest it reminded me a bit of Children of Blood and Bone for the way the teacher was illustrated, but there were also hints of Mortal Engines, etc. This was not for me. I tried, but it failed.
Illustrated here is one of the things I hate that publishers do with galleys. They leave the words out of select pages so people don‘t put them on on file share sites. I am assuming this is a conversation about being a transgender witch but I have no idea.
Finished the tagged book which was DELIGHTFUL and I'll be yelling about it sooner rather than later, but for now, a break. I've had many breaks already, as you can tell from how little reading-time I've had, but alas. Coffee, then deciding between another netgalley ARC or Aru Shah. ☕💃#24in48
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(this is so strange and wonderful and guys, GUYS, THE ART gosh it's so pretty) #24in48
pickI read it in one sitting. I love the art, the characters, the magic. It‘s so different and just fun. Also I love that they have a trans character in Prill and they don‘t hide the fact Nyneve clearly has a crush on Io ( which I might too lol)
