hardcover, 256 pages
Published May 31, 2021 by Graphix, GRAPHIX.
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love. Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends...who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting to kiss another girl.Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie. The two become friends and suddenly life on the island doesn't seem so stifling anymore.But Keltie has some secrets of her own. And as the girls start to fall in love, everything they're each trying to hide will find its way to the surface...whether Morgan is ready or not.
Molly Knox Ostertag has made a wonderful coming of age story set here in Nova Scotia and brimming with heart. This comic captures the sweetness of first romance and packs in secrets, ecological concern, and a a warm cast of characters. Ostertag's art has delighted me since her work on Strong Female Protagonist, and it's in fine form here.
I loved this graphic novel. The illustrations are so good and the story is unbelievably beautiful!
Extremely charming, thoughtful, and perhaps a bit too short to for some aspects of it to stick the landing, but a lovely time nonetheless.
Queer Selkies!!! I loved the story and the art is LOVELY, but I thought the ending was really sad, and that's not how I wanted it to end.
Well now, that was a lovely read with some lovely art.
It's predictable, yes, but I am a sucker for a selkie story, and a difficult romance.
This was so cute! I love the lesson Morgan learns in this and the easy way she is around Keltie. I love selkie stories and this one is done in such a nice way. Plus, I really appreciate that Keltie isn't drawn as skinny, but with a chubbiness that makes sense with her seal self. I really enjoyed reading this story!
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