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Amelia Erroway: Castaway Commander: A Graphic Novel by Betsy Peterschmidt

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thishannah's review

A beautifully illustrated heartfelt adventure story that left me wanting to see more of the world where it takes place. I especially loved the visual interest on the pages that went deep into detail about the mechanics of the airship--so much to look at and so many cute little hidden moments within the details. The watercolor style is refreshing and luscious to look at.

kaloughl's review against another edition

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4.0

I was really taken by these illustrations. They were so lively and moved beautifully throughout the story. While the story started out strong (it felt like Treasure Planet meets the Amulet series), there was something missing and it just didn’t have as much substance as I wanted.

jennicajackson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.25

therearenobadbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I absolutely love graphic novels with complex artwork full of detail that makes me feel the world-building on oppose to anemic minimalistic flat art that is so common nowadays. The traditional artwork made me stop in each panel and admire: light, texture, contrast, watercolor technique, and color scheme that inspires me to love art and illustration again.

It takes me back to my favorite Franco-Belgium bands dessinées series that I grew up with.

I love that Amelia gets lost and the journey/ goal becomes part of empowering of a dreamer to find where true home is.
In a way, she is leaving behind the patriarchal disapproval and following her own path, a future where she can have a voice.

emilyg0663's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

librerika's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

2.75

Not my personal favorite art style (although I think part of that was not really the art and more that I was straining my eyes trying to see the tiny text) and the pacing was kinda uneven, but this was still a fun, adventurous coming of age story about a girl accidentally stealing her father's ship and becoming a pilot to get herself home