![]() The War at Ellsmere is yet another fantastic Faith Erin Hicks original! She’s so good at writing believable, real characters that are effortlessly likeable. The war between Jun and the Ellsmere mean girl posse begins! Juniper wins a scholarship to the prestigious Ellsmere Academy boarding school but soon finds herself at odds with the rich toff girls who see poor people as entertainment. Turns out more like a nightmare!!Ī middle grade graphic novel about magic boarding school?! THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A MAGICAL CREATURE DOES NOT COUNT AS MAGICAL REALISM, OKAY!īottom line: Faith Erin Hicks + magic + boarding school sounds like a dream. It just felt like a story done in broad strokes, drawing on stereotypes and tropes in order to avoid dedicating the time to actual storytelling or character development.īut the main thing is that I’ll always hate Mean Girl and Girl Hate and Girls Fighting stories, whether or not there’s suddenly a magical beastie in the mix. ![]() I read this in approximately 20 minutes, so it’s hard to feel much about it. ![]() ![]() That’s the only nice thing I have to say.Īlso, it’s one of the only things I have to say at all. Ever since I read Pumpkinheads three times in three months last year, I’ve been on an FEH kick, and honey I just can’t shake it! ![]()
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