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kice7788's review
4.0
Really loved this book! Haunted mansion is my all time favorite ride at Disney so of course I needed to read this as soon as I saw it! It was a cute read! I loved all the references to the ride! They really kept true to Disney’s version!
sbsterling's review
4.0
The artwork in this book is so engaging and so is the story. This book will really appeal to all those kids who think that they've already read through your graphic novel collection as well as for Disney lovers. A great book to have top of mind for ref suggestions.
meredithmc's review
3.0
I can totally see this for sale in Memento Mori.
Unfortunately, this one fell short for me. The art was very fun and appropriate, so it pushed it to 3 stars. I loved how the characters from the ride were incorporated and the history at the end is perfect for kids who want to know more about the HM (anything to encourage future theme park nerds!).
I didn't really care for the Bride and Sydney didn't feel fully fleshed out (no pun intended) - I think she was more of a vehicle to get us into the building and understand the dynamics so, if that's the case, she did a good job.
Unfortunately, this one fell short for me. The art was very fun and appropriate, so it pushed it to 3 stars. I loved how the characters from the ride were incorporated and the history at the end is perfect for kids who want to know more about the HM (anything to encourage future theme park nerds!).
I didn't really care for the Bride and Sydney didn't feel fully fleshed out (no pun intended) - I think she was more of a vehicle to get us into the building and understand the dynamics so, if that's the case, she did a good job.
kyera's review
3.0
I love the Haunted Mansion in Disney World, it's been my favourite ride since I was a little kid. The idea is that it is like a retirement home for spirits to spend the rest of their unlife and there is room for one more spooky guest. This graphic novel follows the newly deceased Sydney as she proves her worth and joins the ghoulish ghosts of the Haunted Mansion. As a former customer service/hotel manager type person - it is her goal to make the Haunted Mansion more efficient, spooky, and put her skills to use.
If you're familiar with the Haunted Mansion, you'll love seeing familiar characters from the stretching portraits, the piano, the hallway, the ballroom scene and more. Each little element from the ride feels like a secret that you've discovered. The art is also very cute (while still being spooky), colorful, and appealing. I just wish that the story had been as entertaining and engaging and I would have really enjoyed this. I appreciated it more because it was Haunted Mansion and it gave me Disney Parks nostalgia, rather than because the plot itself was interesting.
If you're familiar with the Haunted Mansion, you'll love seeing familiar characters from the stretching portraits, the piano, the hallway, the ballroom scene and more. Each little element from the ride feels like a secret that you've discovered. The art is also very cute (while still being spooky), colorful, and appealing. I just wish that the story had been as entertaining and engaging and I would have really enjoyed this. I appreciated it more because it was Haunted Mansion and it gave me Disney Parks nostalgia, rather than because the plot itself was interesting.
anxious_librarian's review
2.0
The Haunted Mansion: Frights of Fancy is an adorably illustrated graphic novel for young readers. The graphic novel was written to honor the 50th anniversary of the Hunted Mansion at Disneyland, and follows a ghost named Sydney who finds herself betting the infamous Bride (you know, the one who famously killed her husbands and lives in the mansion's attic) that she can double the scares!
The artwork is really colorful and cute. There are many famous characters and scenes from the mansion, like Tightrope Girl aka Sally, the Bride, and the Duelists. However, even the adorable style cannot make up for the messy plot and the planning. The panels jump around sometimes like chunks of script or entire panels were cut from the storyboard. This means that the characters' movements and conversations feel really awkward and don't flow between pages.
The conflict with the Bride feels really forced and I'm not entirely sure how it all gets resolved at the end. Sydney was a hospitality manager when she was alive and spends a lot of the book talking about hotel management. This leads to much of the humor feeling too dry and adult to really resonate with kids.
Though the art is cute and colorful, The Haunted Mansion: Frights of Fancy feels a bit clunky and fails to provide readers with a rounded plot.
The artwork is really colorful and cute. There are many famous characters and scenes from the mansion, like Tightrope Girl aka Sally, the Bride, and the Duelists. However, even the adorable style cannot make up for the messy plot and the planning. The panels jump around sometimes like chunks of script or entire panels were cut from the storyboard. This means that the characters' movements and conversations feel really awkward and don't flow between pages.
The conflict with the Bride feels really forced and I'm not entirely sure how it all gets resolved at the end. Sydney was a hospitality manager when she was alive and spends a lot of the book talking about hotel management. This leads to much of the humor feeling too dry and adult to really resonate with kids.
Though the art is cute and colorful, The Haunted Mansion: Frights of Fancy feels a bit clunky and fails to provide readers with a rounded plot.
sarahrusty's review
5.0
The Haunted Mansion is one of my favorite attractions and this graphic novel is a great blend of a new story with all of the classic characters from the attraction included. Any Disney fan would enjoy this! Constance Hatchaway is sassy and wonderful!
xosarahirene's review
4.0
Sydney and the infamous Bridezilla go head-to-head to test the loyalties and scare factor of the grinning ghosts haunting the Mansion! As the newest resident at the “retirement home for ghosts,” Sydney needs to show off her scare skills to earn her place. Between the magical graphics, the charming theme, and the Ghost Host Guide to the Haunted Mansion’s History, this Disney book is an exciting addition I want to see off my classroom library shelves and in the hands of readers! #netgalley #hauntedmansion
howlinglibraries's review
4.0
This was a really cute little graphic novel, especially for anyone who already loves the Haunted Mansion attraction! I could see this as the perfect story to hand a child who's about to visit Disney for the first time, or even just any kid who likes spooky stories without anything legitimately scary going on. The art is lovely and colorful, there are some pretty cute and funny side characters, and it's impossible not to like Sydney, even if she comes off as a little bossy and over-bearing at times. I'll definitely be recommending this one to young readers!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!