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I Disliked This Enough To Not Even Come Up With A Pithy Title

Stars, Hide Your Fire by Kel McDonald and Jose Pimienta

January 9, 2022 by GentleRain 4 Comments

The best I can say here is that this is perfectly inoffensive teen fantasy. I didn’t hate it but neither will I remember much about it in a few months. It was fine as a palate cleanser book. This YA-aimed graphic novel follows Andrea and Darra, who are high school freshmen feeling trapped in their small town. Apparently that town is in Massachusetts, but I had to check the back of the book because nothing I read made me realize it was set there — […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, angsty teen, Faerie, female friendship, Kel McDonald and Jose Pimienta, suburban fantasy

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:4 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, angsty teen, Faerie, female friendship, Kel McDonald and Jose Pimienta, suburban fantasy ·
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