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briarsreviews's review against another edition
3.0
Beach Nightmare was a really intriguing horror graphic novel!
Emma went to the beach and lost her phone in the water. Luckily someone returned it! But now there's some strange pictures on it... much scarier than before. Suddenly everything is going wrong and she's being called back to the beach.
This gives me Goosebumps vibes but in a graphic novel! It's quite the read and is great for young horror fans (and older ones!). I think it's a great addition to horror lover bookshelves everywhere! There's mystery and suspense in this book in combination with the absolutely amazing illustrations.
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
Emma went to the beach and lost her phone in the water. Luckily someone returned it! But now there's some strange pictures on it... much scarier than before. Suddenly everything is going wrong and she's being called back to the beach.
This gives me Goosebumps vibes but in a graphic novel! It's quite the read and is great for young horror fans (and older ones!). I think it's a great addition to horror lover bookshelves everywhere! There's mystery and suspense in this book in combination with the absolutely amazing illustrations.
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
jennmarshall27's review against another edition
4.0
Emma loses her phone in the ocean. It returns but begins flashing underwater images and when the phone rings there is nothing but crashing waves on the other side.
The book is really short, but I did not feel like I was missing anything from the story. I think being only 40 pages is a big selling point for my students. The art and story are super creepy and I would love to see more of these stories getting made and then compiled into a larger volume. I will definitely be looking up more books in this series.
At the end of the book, there are questions. These are worded so well and have complex answers that can easily be added to my classroom discussions.
4 stars
Creative Team:
By Steve Foxe
Illustrated by Alan Brown
Published by Stone Arch Books
The book is really short, but I did not feel like I was missing anything from the story. I think being only 40 pages is a big selling point for my students. The art and story are super creepy and I would love to see more of these stories getting made and then compiled into a larger volume. I will definitely be looking up more books in this series.
At the end of the book, there are questions. These are worded so well and have complex answers that can easily be added to my classroom discussions.
4 stars
Creative Team:
By Steve Foxe
Illustrated by Alan Brown
Published by Stone Arch Books
lazyowl's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great graphic novel aimed at a middle grade / young audience.
At the end of the book there were some workbook questions for the reader and I think this would be a great resource for teachers and those that are home schooling their children.
The artwork was good and although this story is of a supernatural theme, it would not be too scary for a middle grade child.
At the end of the book there were some workbook questions for the reader and I think this would be a great resource for teachers and those that are home schooling their children.
The artwork was good and although this story is of a supernatural theme, it would not be too scary for a middle grade child.
etienne02's review against another edition
4.0
A small comic for young readers. As an adult I find it more funny than horrifying but I guess it could be for children. I like that it was very accessible, not much writing and easy reading, the illustrations have some sort of modern style that was pretty enough and the «dark» ending was something I also find interesting, because it isn't something a lot of author would allow themselves to do in children literature. Totally worth the time!
bobbiesdustypages's review against another edition
2.0
I received an e-copy of Beach Nightmare through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Beach Nightmare is a quick and easy horror comic that I think is great for younger readers but that doesn't really work for older readers. The art is very fun and the coloring is great but the story is very simple and not really engaging. The biggest problem for me is the pacing especially near the end just felt rushed and didn't make that much sense definitely could have been a bit longer. The other thing was the dialogue it felt off and just very adult trying to write as a kid.
All in all this is a fun and spooky story that has a lot of potential but sadly just fell flat.
Beach Nightmare is a quick and easy horror comic that I think is great for younger readers but that doesn't really work for older readers. The art is very fun and the coloring is great but the story is very simple and not really engaging. The biggest problem for me is the pacing especially near the end just felt rushed and didn't make that much sense definitely could have been a bit longer. The other thing was the dialogue it felt off and just very adult trying to write as a kid.
All in all this is a fun and spooky story that has a lot of potential but sadly just fell flat.
rebelstorm's review
2.0
Well... It's horror for young readers but I just can't figure out how young. I remember being 8 and reading Goosebumps and we all know that those books were scary. I was a bit disappointed by [b:Beach Nightmare|50552418|Beach Nightmare|Steve Foxe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1589262175l/50552418._SX50_.jpg|75550152]. Obviously I'm not the target audience.
The cover is really really nice but the art inside of the book reminded me of those small comic pamphlets you got form the Samaritan's Purse shoebox gift. Not that it's a bad thing it just really took me out of the story.
Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The cover is really really nice but the art inside of the book reminded me of those small comic pamphlets you got form the Samaritan's Purse shoebox gift. Not that it's a bad thing it just really took me out of the story.
Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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