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Bevat de naam: Grace Ellis

Bevat ook: G. Ellis (1)

Fotografie: via author's website

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Werken van Grace Ellis

Lumberjanes Vol. 4: Out of Time (2016) 525 exemplaren
Moonstruck, Vol. 1: Magic to Brew (2018) 362 exemplaren
Lumberjanes #1 (2014) 213 exemplaren
Lumberjanes #2 (2014) — Auteur — 67 exemplaren
Lumberjanes #4 (2014) — Auteur — 46 exemplaren
Lumberjanes #5 (2014) 42 exemplaren
Lumberjanes #9 (2014) 38 exemplaren
Lumberjanes #8 (2014) 37 exemplaren
Lois Lane and the Friendship Challenge (2020) — Auteur — 30 exemplaren

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Lumberjanes Vol. 7: A Bird's-Eye View (2017) — Creator — 270 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum
20th century
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Beroepen
comics writer

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There were some enjoyable aspects to this, like the diverse cast, the array of magical beings, and the coffee shop setting. A couple of the minor characters, like Cass, were also fun to read on page.

But unfortunately, I just didn’t really click with much else. The storytelling is sloppy- the plot is slower at the start, has a strange mix of middle sections, and then gives a THREE PAGE CLIMAX. The buildup to the climax is also very stilted and wastes time introducing a rando side character who doesn’t add anything. Also, interspersed in the novel are pages from a book within the Moonstruck universe; these pages semi-reflect the plot but honestly did nothing to make the story more engaging.

There’s also the fact that a romantic couple starts to have issues, and never actually resolve them, but just kind of look at each other in the 11th hour and say “Welp, I guess we’ll go to therapy together lol!” Obviously therapy is a great resource, but using it here made for a completely unsatisfying ending, among other things. Maybe this gets wrapped up in another volume, but I just wish this was addressed better.

Finally, I found the background/atmospheric/everything but the character artwork to be utterly bland. Moonstruck somehow has taken a story with all these mythical creatures and magic and set it in the most basic-ass looking city I’ve ever seen. There is no charm in the surroundings and it makes this story just about as visually boring as possible.

I wouldn’t necessarily not recommend this...but there are also WAY BETTER graphic novels out there, so I’d say skip this one and try something else.
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deborahee | 24 andere besprekingen | Feb 23, 2024 |
I got this in my Summer Reads box from Goodreads.

It's about quirky girls at summer camp having mysterious adventures and it's done in the form of graphic novel/comic mixed with info from the Lumberjanes handbook.

I wanted to like this but I needed more intro. I felt like I was thrown into this midstream instead of in the beginning. I was confused about who the girls were and by their strange lingo.

I think I'm really just not a graphic novel person.



 
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hmonkeyreads | 130 andere besprekingen | Jan 25, 2024 |
3.5, much better than the first volume
 
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sweetimpact | 49 andere besprekingen | Jan 18, 2024 |

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4,987
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