Over My Dead Body
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Summary
Fans of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will love diving into the mysterious and witchy world of award-nominated creator Sweeney Boo。 Enchanting full-color illustrations will be sure to charm readers as they explore the halls of Younwity's Institute of Magic and the forbidden forest that lies beyond。
In the days leading up to Samhain， the veil between the world of the dead and the living is at its thinnest。
One day， everything was exactly as it was supposed to be。 And the next， the closest thing Abby ever had to a sister， Noreen， was just… gone。
Distracted by the annual preparations for the Samhain festival， Abby’s classmates are quick to put Noreen’s disappearance aside。 The Coven will find her， Abby’s friends say。 They have it under control。
But Abby can’t let it go。 Soon a search for answers leads her down a rabbit hole that uncovers more secrets than Abby can handle。 As mounting evidence steers her toward the off-limits woods that surround the academy， she begins to see that Noreen’s disappearance mysteriously has a lot in common with another girl who went missing all those years ago…
In the days leading up to Samhain， the veil between the world of the dead and the living is at its thinnest。
One day， everything was exactly as it was supposed to be。 And the next， the closest thing Abby ever had to a sister， Noreen， was just… gone。
Distracted by the annual preparations for the Samhain festival， Abby’s classmates are quick to put Noreen’s disappearance aside。 The Coven will find her， Abby’s friends say。 They have it under control。
But Abby can’t let it go。 Soon a search for answers leads her down a rabbit hole that uncovers more secrets than Abby can handle。 As mounting evidence steers her toward the off-limits woods that surround the academy， she begins to see that Noreen’s disappearance mysteriously has a lot in common with another girl who went missing all those years ago…
Reviews
Elizabeth
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4。5 rounded upThank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an arc of this title！ I really enjoyed this witchy comic！ There seemed to be some definite nods to Harry Potter but the school within this book has enough individuality to make it stand apart from Hogwarts。 The story was well written and the twists weren't easily predicted。 The artwork is nice， with a few panels I'd describe as gorgeous。 This is a must read for anyone into witchy things and graphic novels！ 4。5 rounded upThank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an arc of this title！ I really enjoyed this witchy comic！ There seemed to be some definite nods to Harry Potter but the school within this book has enough individuality to make it stand apart from Hogwarts。 The story was well written and the twists weren't easily predicted。 The artwork is nice， with a few panels I'd describe as gorgeous。 This is a must read for anyone into witchy things and graphic novels！ 。。。more
Chante Marie
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~ ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion ~3。5☆ I love witchy reads。 I enjoyed SB's graphic novel EAT - and I also enjoyed this。 A simple witchy graphic。 The art was super cute - reminds me a little of an adultier HP。 ~ ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion ~3。5☆ I love witchy reads。 I enjoyed SB's graphic novel EAT - and I also enjoyed this。 A simple witchy graphic。 The art was super cute - reminds me a little of an adultier HP。 。。。more
Alissa
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I was really excited for this one: A Witchy mystery， a snarky talking cat， a bit of LGBT+ representation （which is always a good thing）， and a Samhainesque vibe。。。 We ARE getting into That Time of Year， after all。 So as soon as I saw this on the Waiting-To-Be-Processed Shelf at my library， I knew I had to borrow it for the afternoon。 The reality。。。 Although the artwork was gorgeous and the idea for the story was fab， I didn't love the book as much as I hoped I would。 The plot was actually pretty I was really excited for this one: A Witchy mystery， a snarky talking cat， a bit of LGBT+ representation （which is always a good thing）， and a Samhainesque vibe。。。 We ARE getting into That Time of Year， after all。 So as soon as I saw this on the Waiting-To-Be-Processed Shelf at my library， I knew I had to borrow it for the afternoon。 The reality。。。 Although the artwork was gorgeous and the idea for the story was fab， I didn't love the book as much as I hoped I would。 The plot was actually pretty predictable and I guessed the culprit long before they were revealed。 Perhaps my Scooby Senses are just that good。 Hmm。。。 Mostly， it was a bit too much of a Harry Potter vibe for my taste。 I mean: A Witchcraft school， a Forbidden Forest， nefarious goings-on and a tricksy Culprit that would have gotten away with it too if not for a group of Meddling Kids。。。 I was hoping for something more along the lines of Camp Spirit or Mooncakes。 Something not so。。。 Hogwart-ish。It was still enjoyable， though。 。。。more
Taylor
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ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。One of my favorite settings for any type of media is magic schools。 Maybe it's because I grew up a Harry Potter nerd and I've recently started rereading them， but there's something about the idea of young people learning how to use magic that's just absolutely irresistable and this graphic novel is no exception。 We have magical school filled with young witches， a dangerous magical forest filled with demons， and a student that's gone miss ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。One of my favorite settings for any type of media is magic schools。 Maybe it's because I grew up a Harry Potter nerd and I've recently started rereading them， but there's something about the idea of young people learning how to use magic that's just absolutely irresistable and this graphic novel is no exception。 We have magical school filled with young witches， a dangerous magical forest filled with demons， and a student that's gone missing。 Obviously， this is a recipe for success。 The plot doesn't disappoint， but the main sell of this one is the art。 Sweeney Boo is incredibly talented and the illustrations are absolutely to die for。 I'm eagerly anticipating her future works because I absolutely could not get enough of the gorgeous art。 Even the way she styled the checkered patterns on the skirts was so cool and I absolutely loved it。 5 stars for sure。 。。。more
Deborah Zeman
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A quick read graphic novel。 Beautiful illustrations， a story of witches and trying to “Find your family” & friendship。 A little choppy here and there， kind of hard to follow along and wrapped up too quickly for my taste。 Should be 3。5 stars
Jenna
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A big thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books for the digital ARC of 'Over My Dead Body' by Sweeney Boo。So， I will admit， I was a more focused on looking at the description of the book that I somehow missed that it was a Graphic Novel。 It was very pleasant surprise when I opened up the story in app at 3am when I was having trouble sleeping。 I've always been an avid collector of comics， and before teaching I used to assist at comic conventions - it's always exciting for me to se A big thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books for the digital ARC of 'Over My Dead Body' by Sweeney Boo。So， I will admit， I was a more focused on looking at the description of the book that I somehow missed that it was a Graphic Novel。 It was very pleasant surprise when I opened up the story in app at 3am when I was having trouble sleeping。 I've always been an avid collector of comics， and before teaching I used to assist at comic conventions - it's always exciting for me to see stories that are NOT the typical superhero story。The things I loved:- Each chapter began with a few lines of 'Alone' by Edgar Allan Poe。- The artwork， and subject matter。 I always love books that deal with magic - no matter what form they're in。- The dark secrets that Abigail uncovers， that have been hidden for so long。My only issue:- There was so much story to tell， and I wanted more backstory。。。 more detail。 The story felt a little rushed。 This was a graphic novel that could have been better as a multiple volume story。。。 not a single volume 240-ish page read。Overall though， I loved it， and wish there was more to continue reading。 This is definitely something I want to add to my home library， and classroom library。 5/5*Review will be posted to Goodreads closer to release date。 。。。more
Stephanie M。 Wytovich
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This was so much fun and the artwork was insanely gorgeous！ Highly recommended to all my fellow witchy readers！
Dione Basseri
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Magic school graphic novel！ Let's be fair， it's hard to get into this genre without echoes of THAT series， and there's a bit of that here。 A lot of British/New England vibes in the clothing and architectural design， but thank goodness the CHARACTERS have wider representation。 The plot and schemes are also a fair bit more。。。bloody。 This MIGHT be because you can see everything， instead of just reading about injuries， but there's a higher sense of peril in this comic。Abby is our focus of the story， Magic school graphic novel！ Let's be fair， it's hard to get into this genre without echoes of THAT series， and there's a bit of that here。 A lot of British/New England vibes in the clothing and architectural design， but thank goodness the CHARACTERS have wider representation。 The plot and schemes are also a fair bit more。。。bloody。 This MIGHT be because you can see everything， instead of just reading about injuries， but there's a higher sense of peril in this comic。Abby is our focus of the story， as she investigates the disappearance of her best friend and fellow orphan。 In the course of her search， Abby learns about a much older disappearance at the school， and begins to connect the teachers of the present to those students involved in the past。The artwork is where this book really excels。 Not to say the plot isn't great， but WOW。 There's so much DETAIL。 Backgrounds are never glossed over， with the school in particular full of ornate windows， fancy furniture， and textured/molded walls everywhere。 This castle's interior designer must be on-site CONSTANTLY， because the Aesthetic is paramount。 Sweeney Boo also put a lot of effort into maintaining perspective， so the backgrounds always look in place and sized right。The hair。 Oof， the effort put into that hair。 Especially near the end of the book， when everyone is frazzled and the fancier styles are just in ruins。 That must have taken ages。Boo had to have poured several thousand hours into this book， and while I could READ it in under an hour， I'm interested into returning to Younwity for any sequels！Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
AF
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I loved Over My Dead Body！ The art - outstanding， and probably one of the best illustrations I've seen in a graphic novel。 The story - amazing， magical， and mysterious。 I loved the whole dark academia vibe， and I know many people will agree with me。Very excited to recommend this one！ Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this early！ I loved Over My Dead Body！ The art - outstanding， and probably one of the best illustrations I've seen in a graphic novel。 The story - amazing， magical， and mysterious。 I loved the whole dark academia vibe， and I know many people will agree with me。Very excited to recommend this one！ Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this early！ 。。。more
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/I enjoyed this graphic novel。 The plot is definitely nothing new or original but it has its own charm （even if it feels like a Harry Potter fanfic）。 The underlying heart is the relationships of women， from friendship to love - as well as the good and bad that comes from them。 The artwork is vibrant and cleanly drawn， with each character being unique and individual。Story: There is a tale that the Younwitty Witch School More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/I enjoyed this graphic novel。 The plot is definitely nothing new or original but it has its own charm （even if it feels like a Harry Potter fanfic）。 The underlying heart is the relationships of women， from friendship to love - as well as the good and bad that comes from them。 The artwork is vibrant and cleanly drawn， with each character being unique and individual。Story: There is a tale that the Younwitty Witch School is haunted - and that orphans in particular are a target of a demon in the nearby forest。 Abigail herself is a foundling and has been given the Younwitty last name as a result; yet she scoffs at silly school legends。 Until her best friend and fellow orphan disappears in the forest。 Abigail takes it upon herself to do what the adults are apparently not doing: finding answers and uncovering a secret as bitter as the witch school's past。 The characters are fun and had nuance。 Also appreciated is the sheer diversity - from genderqueer and gay characters to different races being represented。 It felt like a nicely modern school with a very old fashioned setting。That said， The plot is such a retread as to be incredibly disappointing。 It felt more Scooby Doo （or Nancy Drew） than something fresh and interesting。 The school itself might as well have been Hogwarts - complete with pointy hats。 As beautiful as the illustration work and coloring are throughout， the setting felt like a very yawn inducing retread。The illustration and especially color work are superb - the colors leap off the page， the characters have good expressions， the panel work interesting， and the designs were intriguing。 I found I was reading for the illustration/coloring even more so than the plot at one point。 It is the illustration work that gives this reread value， certainly not the plot。In all， this is a quick read that is well worth the time。 It is surprising the cover is so colorless in contrast to the colorful work inside。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Hannah
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I overall enjoyed the graphic novel and think it will appeal to fans who enjoy magical academia。 The art was quite impressive and one of the reasons the book is a joy to read。 Best read during the month of October to get into the spirit of things。 （Thanks to Harperalley and Netgalley for the ARC）
Maddie
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Thank you to HarperCollins for providing this ARC via Netgalley！ Does this stand out from the countless other witch stories I’ve read this year？ Not really。 Is it still a delightful and spooky graphic novel that I recommend？ Yes。 Over My Dead Body takes place at a school for witches， and follows Abigail。， who is trying to solve the mystery of two girls who went missing years apart from each other。This story isn’t particularly new and exciting， but Sweeney Boo makes it up for with her beautiful a Thank you to HarperCollins for providing this ARC via Netgalley！ Does this stand out from the countless other witch stories I’ve read this year？ Not really。 Is it still a delightful and spooky graphic novel that I recommend？ Yes。 Over My Dead Body takes place at a school for witches， and follows Abigail。， who is trying to solve the mystery of two girls who went missing years apart from each other。This story isn’t particularly new and exciting， but Sweeney Boo makes it up for with her beautiful art and likable characters。 Every character is drawn to be so lively and special， and they are easy too root for。 I wanted them to solve the mystery and have their own happy endings。 I loved the cozy vibes of the art， and think this is a perfect fall read。 It fully transported me。 Overall， this wasn’t my favorite but I really enjoyed and think the art was great。 I will suggesting we add it to our library collection and think this is the perfect Halloween recommendation。 Read if you want some witchy， spooky fun！ 。。。more
Suzanne
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A great YA graphic novel that deals my favorite subject， witches。 This is a fast paced magic mystery。 The illustrations were amazing and middle school students would love to read this。 Thanks to HarperCollins Children’s Books for an E-ARC via NetGalley。 Anticipated publication date is 8/30/2022。
Minda King
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If you are looking for a dark paranormal book， look no further。 Abby’s friend Noreen goes missing in the woods around the Witch Institute。 Addy worried about her friend tries to unravel a mystery。 With beautiful imagery and interesting characters， you will be sucked into this story from the beginning。Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book。
CR
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When I grabbed this I didn't realize it was a graphic novel。 But I was not disappointed。 I need this as a movie ASAP！！ This was so good and I could not put it down。 I loved every page and could not put this down。 It was kind of predictable but that was ok。 If you love witches check this one out。 When I grabbed this I didn't realize it was a graphic novel。 But I was not disappointed。 I need this as a movie ASAP！！ This was so good and I could not put it down。 I loved every page and could not put this down。 It was kind of predictable but that was ok。 If you love witches check this one out。 。。。more
Darcy Roar
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10/10 for the best witch-y Halloween spoops vibes in a graphic novel in a while！ The art in Over My Dead Body is Gorgeous， full color， jewel tone-ish palate， intricately drawn world and characters， we are so spoiled for loveliness！ I liked the story， but it did fall a bit flat for me in the character development area。 Everyone just feels a bit cardboard or over exaggerated。 Maybe this would have worked a bit better as a long form novel where we may have gotten more insight into each character。 10/10 for the best witch-y Halloween spoops vibes in a graphic novel in a while！ The art in Over My Dead Body is Gorgeous， full color， jewel tone-ish palate， intricately drawn world and characters， we are so spoiled for loveliness！ I liked the story， but it did fall a bit flat for me in the character development area。 Everyone just feels a bit cardboard or over exaggerated。 Maybe this would have worked a bit better as a long form novel where we may have gotten more insight into each character。 Despite me grousing， I still found this to be an enjoyable read。 Give it a shot if you are into witch-y things at all！ 。。。more
Jean
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Thank you to Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this！When Abby's friend and mentee， Noreen， goes missing， she takes it upon herself to look for her--despite teachers telling her not to， and despite her meddlesome roommate。 This is a story of friendship and found family with beautiful illustrations and a cozy setting at a magical school （with requisite forbidden forest）。 I'd read a million other stories just for the setting， but the characters are also compelling， and I'd love to see more of them Thank you to Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this！When Abby's friend and mentee， Noreen， goes missing， she takes it upon herself to look for her--despite teachers telling her not to， and despite her meddlesome roommate。 This is a story of friendship and found family with beautiful illustrations and a cozy setting at a magical school （with requisite forbidden forest）。 I'd read a million other stories just for the setting， but the characters are also compelling， and I'd love to see more of them， too。 This is a great option for fans of Harry Potter。 4。5 stars 。。。more
Hillarie （Hillareads）
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4。5/5It’s the days leading up to Samhain and a student at Younwity Institute of Magic goes missing。 Most of the students are fairly certain that Noreen， the missing student， will show up eventually。 Abby， her friend and mentor， isn’t so sure。 She decides to investigate， which leads to trouble and mayhem。 Abby discovers how Noreen’s disappearance might be linked to a similar disappearance of another student over a century ago。First and foremost， I adored the art style and use of color in this gra 4。5/5It’s the days leading up to Samhain and a student at Younwity Institute of Magic goes missing。 Most of the students are fairly certain that Noreen， the missing student， will show up eventually。 Abby， her friend and mentor， isn’t so sure。 She decides to investigate， which leads to trouble and mayhem。 Abby discovers how Noreen’s disappearance might be linked to a similar disappearance of another student over a century ago。First and foremost， I adored the art style and use of color in this graphic novel。 The atmosphere of the school reminded me a lot of another series I’m not going to name for obvious reasons， but it actually has openly LGBTQIA+ characters， so that’s a major plus。 I also loved that the characters had familiars。 I haven’t read many witchy books where that’s a thing。 The characters all felt distinct， which is hard to accomplish in a graphic novel under 250 pages。 Also， I absolutely loved Seymour。 More talking cats in books， please！My only complaint is that it felt like things wrapped up a little too quickly， but maybe that’s just a gripe because I was enjoying the story and artwork so much。 I want more！ I’m not sure if this is intended to be a standalone， but it seems like it’s open to the possibility of a sequel， which I would gladly welcome。I highly recommend Over My Dead Body to anyone who wants a witchy graphic novel with a mystery at the center of it。Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children’s Books （Harperalley） for allowing me to have an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
destiny ♡ howling libraries
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This was absolutely the queer， sweet， beautiful found family of witchy students I needed in my life， and I loved every page of this story。 The characters are so lovable and the plot was interesting and suspenseful， all set in a magical world that I wanted so much more time in！I loved the Younwity school setting， and most of all， I adored the familiars — especially Seymour， the nervous， kindly little cat that accompanies Abby， the protagonist。 And then that ending， too？Truly， everything about thi This was absolutely the queer， sweet， beautiful found family of witchy students I needed in my life， and I loved every page of this story。 The characters are so lovable and the plot was interesting and suspenseful， all set in a magical world that I wanted so much more time in！I loved the Younwity school setting， and most of all， I adored the familiars — especially Seymour， the nervous， kindly little cat that accompanies Abby， the protagonist。 And then that ending， too？Truly， everything about this graphic novel made my witchy little heart sing and I can't recommend it highly enough！ ♥✨ Representation: Goldie is Black and queer; Goldie's father is Black; Violet is queer （and Asian？）; Enver uses they/them pronouns✨ Content warnings for: （view spoiler）[possession， kidnapping， blackmail （hide spoiler）]———twitter | booktok | bookstagram | blog 。。。more
Patti Davis
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Thanks to Goodreads Giveaway for the ARC！ We loved the art especially the beginning with the color - it will be awesome when completed。 The character development was a little weak ， the diversity was great but we didn't get to care about the characters that much。。。 reviewed by me and my 16 y。o。 g-daughter。 Thanks to Goodreads Giveaway for the ARC！ We loved the art especially the beginning with the color - it will be awesome when completed。 The character development was a little weak ， the diversity was great but we didn't get to care about the characters that much。。。 reviewed by me and my 16 y。o。 g-daughter。 。。。more
Tiffany mainely_reads
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wanted to like it。 Hell， I wanted to love it。 But， so much of this was unoriginal。 It felt like a cheap Harry Potter knock off to the point where even lines were the same。 Only thing， the main character was a female instead of male。 The super smart， school first best friend and then the just there for support other best friend。 The head master looked IDENTICAL to Mcgonagall， and there was a teacher， who was actually just a disguised individual looking for revenge。 The story line had a lot of p I wanted to like it。 Hell， I wanted to love it。 But， so much of this was unoriginal。 It felt like a cheap Harry Potter knock off to the point where even lines were the same。 Only thing， the main character was a female instead of male。 The super smart， school first best friend and then the just there for support other best friend。 The head master looked IDENTICAL to Mcgonagall， and there was a teacher， who was actually just a disguised individual looking for revenge。 The story line had a lot of potential。 The graphics were beautiful and the bright orange with the cool blue and green undertones really set the mood for the novel。 。。。more
Caylie Ratzlaff
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Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel！ 4。5/5 stars。 This is such a good spooky season graphic novel。 I was kind of hesitant at first because I hate the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina （I can't do scary） but this had all the elements of Dark Academia and witchiness I love。 It's such a quick read （since it's a graphic novel） and the illustrations are beautiful。 I love the witchy vibes it gives off， and I would love to have more done in this series to explore what seems like Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel！ 4。5/5 stars。 This is such a good spooky season graphic novel。 I was kind of hesitant at first because I hate the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina （I can't do scary） but this had all the elements of Dark Academia and witchiness I love。 It's such a quick read （since it's a graphic novel） and the illustrations are beautiful。 I love the witchy vibes it gives off， and I would love to have more done in this series to explore what seems like an interesting world。 I think this could be an amazing series。 And I would love to learn more about the characters， their magic， the familiars， and how the world works SO much。 Abby is an interesting MC with being an orphan， and I would love to see her and Noreen's （her mentee） relationship even more so。 。。。more
Ayce
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The seldom acknowledged disappearance of witch and the monster is the woods lead our characters into a Chilling Adventure of Sabrina-esque mystery。 Very fun witchy and mysterious graphic novel with dark academia vibes。 There's quick queer representation with two side characters。 The seldom acknowledged disappearance of witch and the monster is the woods lead our characters into a Chilling Adventure of Sabrina-esque mystery。 Very fun witchy and mysterious graphic novel with dark academia vibes。 There's quick queer representation with two side characters。 。。。more
Jenna Wine
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I have read this ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review。Over My Dead Body is a story about a young witch whose friend went missing and she wants to find her。 The story is a pretty basic mystery story， I do wish it were longer as it felt that the characters were not super developed just yet （I think this was due to the length of the story）。 I really like the world and the characters and would like to see more of them。I give it a 3/5 mostly because it didn’t feel super developed but ove I have read this ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review。Over My Dead Body is a story about a young witch whose friend went missing and she wants to find her。 The story is a pretty basic mystery story， I do wish it were longer as it felt that the characters were not super developed just yet （I think this was due to the length of the story）。 I really like the world and the characters and would like to see more of them。I give it a 3/5 mostly because it didn’t feel super developed but overall the story was good， I was interested in the characters （though I wish we had more about them）， I love the witches theme of the story and the art was GORGEOUS。 I definitely will be buying for my library！ 。。。more
Robin Pelletier
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This was a super intense graphic novel。 I got some Sabrina the Teenage Witch mixed with some Harry Potter Vibes while reading it， It's beautifully illustrated in full color （except for the flashback purposely rendered in grey scale）。 I love how each character had their own quirky personalities， their own distinct style and their own familiar。 The familiars were amazing: cats， dogs， squirrels， birds， rabbits， mice and more。 What I loved:Each chapter started with a quote that connected to the chap This was a super intense graphic novel。 I got some Sabrina the Teenage Witch mixed with some Harry Potter Vibes while reading it， It's beautifully illustrated in full color （except for the flashback purposely rendered in grey scale）。 I love how each character had their own quirky personalities， their own distinct style and their own familiar。 The familiars were amazing: cats， dogs， squirrels， birds， rabbits， mice and more。 What I loved:Each chapter started with a quote that connected to the chapter。 The colors: super vibrant and golden hues throughout the whole story。 The murder mystery narrative - not often done in graphic novels and I think it paired nicely with the paranormal witch world that was built。 Super diverse representation in the characters but not made a central theme of the novel: just accepted as part of the world as it should be。 The spells are told in rhymes。 。。。more
⭐️Cordelia⭐️
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“Preppy witches with underdeveloped interpersonal relationships solve a mystery。” If I had known that’s what this was I would have been much less likely to pick it up。 The setting of “witch highschool” felt unoriginal， and the pleated mini skirts and blazers that were paired with comically large pointed hats read more like people dressing up like witches than any sort of actual magician。 Considering the mystery（which is that the main character's friend goes missing in the woods） I think it might “Preppy witches with underdeveloped interpersonal relationships solve a mystery。” If I had known that’s what this was I would have been much less likely to pick it up。 The setting of “witch highschool” felt unoriginal， and the pleated mini skirts and blazers that were paired with comically large pointed hats read more like people dressing up like witches than any sort of actual magician。 Considering the mystery（which is that the main character's friend goes missing in the woods） I think it might have been more interesting to set the story in a realistic contemporary setting and lean into the horror aspect of the mystery， thus heightening the fear of the main characters who would be dealing with things not of their world。 I have several other issues with the book， a rather significant one being that I thought the mystery was confusing， but in addition to that， I found the characters boring and was annoyed by the fact that two of them ended up together with less than adequate foreshadowing。 I’m disappointed because this had potential and I would love to read a similar novel with better characters and some more originality。 。。。more
Carmen
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I received a copy from HarperCollins Children's Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Younwitty， a secret school of witchcraft， is getting everything ready for their Samhain celebrations。 It’s the day that the veil between the living and dead is at its thinnest， and it’s a spectacular day for the school and coven to celebrate all night long。 When a student named Noreen goes missing， it weighs heavily on many of the students， especially Abby Younwitty。 Noreen is the closest thi I received a copy from HarperCollins Children's Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Younwitty， a secret school of witchcraft， is getting everything ready for their Samhain celebrations。 It’s the day that the veil between the living and dead is at its thinnest， and it’s a spectacular day for the school and coven to celebrate all night long。 When a student named Noreen goes missing， it weighs heavily on many of the students， especially Abby Younwitty。 Noreen is the closest thing to family she’s ever had， and now she’s missing after going into the forbidden forest。 Determined to find Noreen， Abby is willing to do anything she can to find her friend and bring her back safely， even if it means she’ll be kicked out of the coven。I absolutely loved this book！ We follow Abby， a witch senior foundling of Younwitty， and her familiar， Seymour。 While she likes to sleep in and is often late getting to where she needs to go， no one can say she’s not 100% devoted to her friends。 It’s why she’s willing to face getting kicked out of the coven if it means she did everything she could to find Noreen。 I love Abby and Seymour and would love it if we got a second installment， but it appears that this will most likely be a stand alone book。Other than Abby and her familiar， we also see a lot of her friends， Goldie and Enver。 While they are both devoted friends， neither are willing to put their necks on the line when it looks like the investigation is way out of their league。 We also frequently see Abby’s roommate， Violet， who strongly dislikes Abby。 There’s also the school staff， which includes Goldie’s father and the strange groundskeeper who unintentionally spooks many of the students。 One of the things that I love about the characters is that there is a lot of character growth throughout the story， especially for a few characters in particular。 I also found that many of them were relatable in different ways， making them even more realistic。I did find that there were some similarities to Harry Potter。 There’s the forbidden forest that everyone is banned from stepping foot in， a groundskeeper that seemingly doesn’t like anyone， ghosts that will go out of their way to bother students if they are out after curfew， and a protagonist who is willing to stick their nose where it doesn’t seem to belong if it means it’ll help someone in addition to solving a mystery。However， that’s where the similarities begin and end。 The remainder of the book is different down to many of the characters with the surname Younwitty。 These characters are each a foundling， which are magical people born to non-magical folks。 Foundlings do not know their biological families， and because of this， Noreen Younwitty and all of Abby’s other friends are the only family that she’s ever had。 It makes me sad that foundlings never got to know their biological family。I’m curious to know how the process of being taken in by the coven and school goes， but it’s not information that we are given。 This is where headcanon comes in， but I’d love it if we got another book set in the same world that covers this even if it meant we didn’t follow Abby and her friends again。 All in all， this was a wonderful read， and I’m excited to check out more of Sweeney Boo’s books in the future。 。。。more
Kat Voss
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Beautifully illustrated！ In true graphic novel style， the images tell just as much of the story as the words do。 The characters are relatable and the story line keeps you invested。
Raven
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This was absolutely delightful！ I loved the artwork a lot - very evocative and just so beautiful。 As this is a graphic novel， character and scene design is so important， and all of it lent itself to the story really well。 I really enjoyed the story/mystery as well。 It was interesting， and not too predictable， but also not too out there。 This is a great graphic novel for anyone who loves witches and mysteries， and also cats as familiars！Thank you to HarperAlley for this eARC of this book。
Stacey-Lea
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If you were a fan of The Worst Witch and the new Sabrina series then this graphic novel is for you。 Witches with familiars at a boarding and something dark in the woods has taken a student， interested yet？This was so fabulous I loved every page。 The art and the colouring is stunning， the style so very very cool。 While the story wrapped up a little quickly at the end I still enjoyed this overall and would love to read more in this world。
Reference
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