Swamp Thing: Twin Branches

By Maggie Stiefvater 

Illustrated by Morgan Beem

187 pages

Graphic novel

Paperback 

I never read much Swamp Thing before; this is a reboot. 

This was great! And a very quick read - maybe about an hour?

I love the art.

and the shifts in tone. 

The relationship between the various family members is interesting, relatable, and realistic. 

The protagonist has diabetes, and it's not a plot point. Just a characteristic. 

When I ordered from my local bookstore, I was able to get it personalized & signed! Shout out to One More Page Books! ❤

This was a cool origin story, and I'm curious to see where it goes next!

Witchy

Volume 1

By Ariel Slamet Ries

253 pages

Owlcrate 

Graphic Novel

This graphic novel was a bonus book in one of the Owlcrate boxes. 

Both of my teens snatched it up and read it - one the same day it arrived, the other the next morning. Apparently it's an online comic - they both went off and read the next chapter as well. 

Isn't this the cutest about the author page? 

In all honesty, though, although this was a fast read I don't really care about it. The characters didn't stick with me, nor the world. The magic isn't super interesting to me either. 

I'll probably take this to my classroom library, if we ever go to school again.