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A review by shipwrecksteph
The Backstagers and the Ghost Light by Andy Mientus
4.0
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020
Read a debut novel by a queer author
The Backstagers return. And I'm so happy, even if it's no longer as a graphic novel. Once again I stumbled onto a book that fit a challenge. I was going to read this anyways.
Old names return and it's wonderful to be back with them. The cast has been expanded nicely. The new characters fit in well. The balance of this story's stakes with the high school setting work a bit better than with the GN. In the GN, some of the events seemed way out of left field. Here, everything works. Adapting and existing IP must have been a daunting task. Mientus was up to the challenge. Can't wait to see what other stories he tells.
Read a debut novel by a queer author
The Backstagers return. And I'm so happy, even if it's no longer as a graphic novel. Once again I stumbled onto a book that fit a challenge. I was going to read this anyways.
Old names return and it's wonderful to be back with them. The cast has been expanded nicely. The new characters fit in well. The balance of this story's stakes with the high school setting work a bit better than with the GN. In the GN, some of the events seemed way out of left field. Here, everything works. Adapting and existing IP must have been a daunting task. Mientus was up to the challenge. Can't wait to see what other stories he tells.