Graphic Novels (part 3)

My love of graphic novels just keeps growing! It's amazing how they can say so much in such a short space. These all have such different colour palettes and art styles but I really enjoyed them all.

You can start with this suitably arty cocktail, Arte De Volar. Shake all the following ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail coupe. 60ml blanco tequila, 7.5ml creme de violette, 7.5ml lavender syrup, 20ml lime juice, 2.5ml sugar syrup. Enjoy!

Evil Emperor Penguin: The World Will Be Mine! by Laura Ellen Anderson 

Evil Emperor Penguin keeps coming up with more nefarious plans for world domination but somehow they never work out. They just keep getting weirder and more insane and so, so funny. I just love his little helpers, they remind me of Gru's minions but even less evil. And EEP's secret love for Eugene is adorable, the way he never wants to admit how much he cares.

Though this was the latest book in a series, it didn't feel confusing without reading the previous ones. That being said I will definitely be reading the others too.

Witches of Brooklyn series by Sophie Escabasse

Effie finds herself dropped off to live with her 2 extremely weird aunts she's never met before. She soon realises what exactly it is that makes them weird, they are witches and it turns out she is one too!

Effie is such a sweetie and her aunts are great characters. I really liked the art style too. I bought myself the first book while on holiday in New York and enjoyed it so much that I've since ordered the rest in the series. I still have book four which I'm looking forward to and I hope there will be more.

Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Emily Cannon

Chelsea will do anything to fit in with the popular girls at school, including doing her best to hide the fact that her father runs a ghost hunting company. Unfortunately for her, getting grounded means working for her Dad and she realises she's actually perfectly suited to the job!

I loved the style and the colours, I'm sure the finished version will look absolutely amazing! It was such a fun book to read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Mamo by Sas Milledge

Jo goes in search of the Witch but doesn't expect to find Orla who has taken up the mantle from her grandmother, Mamo. Together they try to fix the many things that have gone wrong in town since Mamo's death.

Orla is clearly very conflicted about being back in her hometown but Jo loves it there and can't imagine leaving. Somehow they complement each other perfectly and it's lovely seeing their friendship and trust grow.

How to Love by Alex Norris

Not strictly a graphic novel but I wanted to include this anyway. It's an adorable and funny collection of comics covering everything from whether you really need love, to what happens when you've found The One.