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mehsi's review
2.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I am so sorry, but this book just wasn’t for me. Or well, the premise sounded good, there were some good things in there, but often the choices and the route they took were just odd and felt really off. At times I was confused as what the hell happened? Like when the girl goes back after that meeting and find her house dilapidated but we don’t know why. Or the security guard who suddenly goes in the basement and then comes out half-dead???
I tried reading this book, I tried doing other routes, but I am still so utterly confused. I am still not even sure what happened 80% of the time. I did get that the main thing was the house and the witches, and Astrid being highly sus. But other than that… nope. It just didn’t work out for me.
Which just made me sad as I really really love these kind books. I love Choose Your Own Adventure books. Read plenty of them. Love making maps with routes. I love it when they are spooky and scary and creepy and OMG, what will happen next. I love that this one is a graphic novel, most of the Choose Your Own Adventure books I read were normal novels. But this one needs some serious work. Better routes. Showing clearly why x happened because often it just made zero sense when you went into a route. Less convenient things (like the phone not having a lock or anything). A better understanding what the main route is.
The art though, I quite liked that one. So I am giving the book half a star more.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I am so sorry, but this book just wasn’t for me. Or well, the premise sounded good, there were some good things in there, but often the choices and the route they took were just odd and felt really off. At times I was confused as what the hell happened? Like when the girl goes back after that meeting and find her house dilapidated but we don’t know why. Or the security guard who suddenly goes in the basement and then comes out half-dead???
I tried reading this book, I tried doing other routes, but I am still so utterly confused. I am still not even sure what happened 80% of the time. I did get that the main thing was the house and the witches, and Astrid being highly sus. But other than that… nope. It just didn’t work out for me.
Which just made me sad as I really really love these kind books. I love Choose Your Own Adventure books. Read plenty of them. Love making maps with routes. I love it when they are spooky and scary and creepy and OMG, what will happen next. I love that this one is a graphic novel, most of the Choose Your Own Adventure books I read were normal novels. But this one needs some serious work. Better routes. Showing clearly why x happened because often it just made zero sense when you went into a route. Less convenient things (like the phone not having a lock or anything). A better understanding what the main route is.
The art though, I quite liked that one. So I am giving the book half a star more.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
geekwayne's review
4.0
'Choose Your Own Adventure: Eighth Grade Witch' by Andrew E.C. Gaska, E.L. Thomas And C.E. Simpson with art by Valerio Chiola is a graphic novel version of the famous book series for a new young audience.
You are Rabbit, a young girl who has just moved in to a new, and presumably haunted house with your parents. Things in the house are not as they seem and there are all kinds of suspicious characters around, including the mysterious witch Prudence Deadly. Your choices may end well or badly for you, so choose wisely.
It's great to have this series back. There are quite a few possible endings, some better and some worse. It's definitely on the creepy side and might disturb some really sensitive young readers. The art is pretty good too.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
You are Rabbit, a young girl who has just moved in to a new, and presumably haunted house with your parents. Things in the house are not as they seem and there are all kinds of suspicious characters around, including the mysterious witch Prudence Deadly. Your choices may end well or badly for you, so choose wisely.
It's great to have this series back. There are quite a few possible endings, some better and some worse. It's definitely on the creepy side and might disturb some really sensitive young readers. The art is pretty good too.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
dame_samara's review
4.0
This was a fun romp; I would recommend it!
I had never had the pleasure of reading a "Choose your own adventure" book; I only got to learn how they are the groundwork to things like Table Top RPGs and RPGs in general. So it was fun to dive in and enjoy it.
I also enjoyed the amount of diversity shown in this book. Especially when "fantasy" often feels incredibly white, and while change towards inclusivity seems to be moving slowly, this is a step towards it.
I had never had the pleasure of reading a "Choose your own adventure" book; I only got to learn how they are the groundwork to things like Table Top RPGs and RPGs in general. So it was fun to dive in and enjoy it.
I also enjoyed the amount of diversity shown in this book. Especially when "fantasy" often feels incredibly white, and while change towards inclusivity seems to be moving slowly, this is a step towards it.
jen1988's review
3.0
I used to love choose your own adventure books as a child so I jumped at the chance to read and review one for Netgalley. This is a graphic novel so it’s a lot different to what I read in the past.We begin as Rabbit as she moves into her new house and have to decide the choices she makes. Does she follow that trail? Does she stop the evil?
I enjoyed this book, I liked the idea of it being a graphic novel. I read it a few times, trying to find all the endings and I still can’t stop myself from wanting to read more, try a different path. It’s an intriguing story, with a few threads to follow. Sometimes you might have an abrupt ending as is the case with the choose your own adventure books, other times you’ll go down a weird path. It’s a fun book and it’s got me hooked on these adventure books again.
Note: I did find some errors, the page I was sent to did not follow on the story, I'm guessing this is because it's an uncorrected proof copy. But the format and the mistakes did let the book down, hopefully the mistakes will be corrected before it's published.
I enjoyed this book, I liked the idea of it being a graphic novel. I read it a few times, trying to find all the endings and I still can’t stop myself from wanting to read more, try a different path. It’s an intriguing story, with a few threads to follow. Sometimes you might have an abrupt ending as is the case with the choose your own adventure books, other times you’ll go down a weird path. It’s a fun book and it’s got me hooked on these adventure books again.
Note: I did find some errors, the page I was sent to did not follow on the story, I'm guessing this is because it's an uncorrected proof copy. But the format and the mistakes did let the book down, hopefully the mistakes will be corrected before it's published.
allie_fawn's review
This is not meant for children. Very graphic gore and violence involving children and animals. Very offensive to find this geared towards kids.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Torture, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Child death, Death, Bullying, Blood, and Animal death
lostinthepaiges's review
4.0
Thanks you to NetGalley for the ARC of Eighth Grade Witch: Choose Your Own Adventure by Andrew E. C. Gaska, E. L. Thomas, and Valerio Chiola (illustrator), based on the original work by C. E. Simpson.
Eighth Grade Witch was a really fun read and a great concept. The format of this story reminded me of the 80s text-based computer/video games.
There are so many different endings (or fates!) so you are guaranteed a different adventure each time you read and make new choices!
I also really enjoyed the illustrations. The artwork throughout was really pleasing to me and that counts for a lot when I am reading a comic or graphic novel.
Eighth Grade Witch was a really fun read and a great concept. The format of this story reminded me of the 80s text-based computer/video games.
There are so many different endings (or fates!) so you are guaranteed a different adventure each time you read and make new choices!
I also really enjoyed the illustrations. The artwork throughout was really pleasing to me and that counts for a lot when I am reading a comic or graphic novel.
allysunsun's review
4.0
Reading this book was some of the most fun I've had in awhile! I honestly forgot how much I used to enjoy reading the Choose Your Own Adventure books add in the graphic novel twist and it amplifies it by at least ten! I walked through every storyline you can in this book, starting with my normal choices and then going from there. This book definitely is a good reminder that I would die first in a horror movie. Super fun story and loved the choices. I hope we get more books in this series and style.
Thank you netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!
Thank you netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!
thewordwitch's review
3.0
This is a fun book that I think middle grade readers would really enjoy. The graphic novel adds a new aspect to choose your own adventure. The only downside is that you see spoilers for other adventures that you haven't gotten to yet as you flip through. Some of the endings also feel very abrupt and don't resolve the storyline as much as I'd like them to. Overall, a fun read that I could see using in a classroom as part of a unit around Halloween.
kiess_nyx's review
4.0
Very nice graphics.
I really enjoyed having a choice in the story and I have done it several times just the see the choices I could make.
It was slightly annoying to keep scrolling to get to the page I was supposed to be going to but that isn't the publishers or authors fault.
But it was a really creative idea to incorporate something that has only been done in games in books.
So bonus points for creativity.
The story was also engaging and the world building though I think the graphics were the best point of the book.
I really enjoyed having a choice in the story and I have done it several times just the see the choices I could make.
It was slightly annoying to keep scrolling to get to the page I was supposed to be going to but that isn't the publishers or authors fault.
But it was a really creative idea to incorporate something that has only been done in games in books.
So bonus points for creativity.
The story was also engaging and the world building though I think the graphics were the best point of the book.