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Young love and demon hunting

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu

November 1, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Cozy (this is a super-sweet YA comic. While there are some dark themes, the main vibe here is absolutely cozy.) Nova Huang (she/her) is an orphaned young witch, although she sees the ghosts of her parents during each major holiday, and sometimes just when they feel she might need advice or a good talking to. She lives with her two grandmothers, who sell books of both the mundane and magical varieties. Tam (they/them) on the other hand, seems to have been on their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, BIPOC, cbr14, comic book, coming-of-age, demons, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Mooncakes, mystery, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu, Wendy Xu, werewolves, witches, Young Adult

Malin's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, BIPOC, cbr14, comic book, coming-of-age, demons, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA, magic, Malin, Mooncakes, mystery, Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu, Wendy Xu, werewolves, witches, Young Adult ·
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The fluff that almost, almost got interesting

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu, Suzanne Walker

February 1, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Mooncakes is a fluffy light read, but it could have been so much more. Like a lot of the graphic novels I tend to pick up, this one features a fairly YA story about 2 queer characters probably in their late teens who have something supernatural about them, and they must face some sort of supernatural problem while dealing with their mutual attraction to each other. Nova is a witch in training, and Tam is her werewolf childhood friend/possibly something more who moved away but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Graphic Novel, LGBTQ, LGBTQ romance, LGBTQIA, magic, magic education, Mooncakes, Romance, Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu, Wendy Xu, Suzanne Walker, werewolf, witches, YA

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Graphic Novel, LGBTQ, LGBTQ romance, LGBTQIA, magic, magic education, Mooncakes, Romance, Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu, Wendy Xu, Suzanne Walker, werewolf, witches, YA ·
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