Reviews with content warning for Bullying - Witchy, Vol. 1

This was a very interesting and imaginative concept overall! The world building was very well done. With such a unique art style and cast of characters I was intrigued from page one and I am very curious to find out how the story continues. It was very refreshing to see such a diverse cast of characters and different types of people represented (Eyang is definitely a favorite!). Volume 1 sets the story up very nicely and it will be interesting to see how the plot interweaves with the various characters.

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btwnprintedpgs's review

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

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emily_mh's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a solid start to a graphic novel series. The art was decent, the colour palette definitely being the best bit with lots of muted greens and purples. The magic system was cool, linking hair length to magic strength with a glimpse into some finer details. I'm hoping we'll see more development of this in future instalments. Overall, it was the political intrigue that really hooked me. I was left with questions, but in a good way!

Is what happened to the royal family the truth? How are Jung and Nyneve's mum connected? I'm also interested to see where the rebellion goes, and to understand how the current political and magic system is damaging the spirit world.

Nyneve was a really interesting MC and her arc posed a lot of questions like, what do we owe the world if it has hurt us so much? What do we owe our fellow citizens? How can you love and trust others when historically that's led to lots of hurt? Nyneve doesn't have any answers to these questions so we are stumbling along beside her as the reader, trying to figure things out. The other characters were great too. They all felt individual and dynamic. I love how fleshed out Nyneve's mum was, and the potential of Prill's character.

The gripe I had with this story was that it felt very much like a set-up book for the rest of the series, as beyond the first half of the book it lacked good structure.

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brookey8888's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this and it’s pretty easy to understand the magic and the world. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next. I did enjoy the characters and I hope we get to learn more about them and have them developed more.

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folkofthebook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Queer Asian witches, whose power is determined by the length of their hair set in a semi-tropical high fantasy backdrop? Sign me up.

The art is gorgeous and the way Kindle now has an option to move through comics frame by frame really gives it a cinematic feel. While cute and sometimes whimsical, heavy topics are also addressed from the jump (TW: there is the death of a parent in the opening).

I suspect that this is going to be a slow burn, rivals-to-lovers with the trans character, Prill, but I'm not too sure. Not enough evidence yet, but they have an interesting start.

This was a fast but fun read and I'm excited to read Volume II!

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karcitis's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

On one hand, this is quite enjoyable, with an interesting premise and a world I'd like to learn more about. But on the other we are told so little about anything, barely anything is explained, why was her father's hair deemed too long thus dangerous when plenty of other characters have equally long or longer hair but are still alive and in some cases considered great and respectable? Why does cutting her hair immediately notify the authorities and deem her a traitor when other characters have clearly cut their hair for fringes?
The art style is so simplistic that the panels that show them using their magic are very hard to follow and you can't really understand what's happening.

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