Some of the character designs are odd I don't understand why the mother's head is so long and skinny, but the full-color illustrations and backgrounds are gorgeous. I liked the combination of steampunk-style additions, (robots, spaceships, rayguns and gadgets,) with classic fantasy characters, (like elves and other monsters.) That's something I haven't seen that often in middle grade books. There is still plenty of originality intermixed that I didn't feel like I was reading the same old, same old.
The story is a familiar one a magical object passed down in the family contains enough power to save the world, and a young girl is now tasked with making the right decisions to save those she loves. Now, that's an accomplishment! I'll admit though, I'm a bit of a softy when it comes to moms or husbands dying, so your mileage may vary with that.
Not very many novels, let alone a graphic novel, stir up a visible emotional response from me (for example: something might be funny but I'll rarely laugh out loud.) This book, however, made me cry within the first 15 pages.
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