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Brooms by Jasmine Walls

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robinks's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

3.75

Don’t read the inside jacket or the book’s description on here if you don’t want spoilers! The representation in this book was great, though the art wasn’t really my style. The best part was the epilogue.
The creator’s note explained why there were some things left unexplained (like how Billie Mae harnessed the lightning power), but it didn’t make sense to me that Luella got her powers back in the end and then didn’t use them?
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dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

If there’s a historical fantasy graphic novel that you need to read, it’s this one. 

In an alternate reality of 1930s Mississippi, magic is restricted to certain people and those who fail to conform, specifically people of color, could face their powers being removed from them. Luella, who has had this happen to her, she tries everything in her power to avoid the same fate happening to her cousins, Mattie and Emma. When Luella brings Mattie and Emma to a broom racing competition and meet Billie Mae and the Night Stormers, readers are brought in for a tale of found family and standing up for what you believe in. 

The illustrations are beautifully done and the story has readers glued in till the very last page. The six main characters featured are each given their own chance to shine and I love the diverse representation that Walls and DuVall have highlighted in this book. 

If you’re looking for a graphic novel that blends together fantasy and a lesson in untold U.S. history with a diverse cast of characters (include LGBTQ+ and disabled rep), I definitely would recommend checking out this book. 
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marena02's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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greenlivingaudioworm's review

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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el_wheel's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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abookwormspov's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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hmbrokaw's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Intersectionality, fighting systemic injustice, found family, magic, mischievous youths, gorgeous illustrations and the power of girlhood— what’s not to love? A perfect recipe of all the things I adore


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bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! It was a fun, cute graphic novel that also dealt with more serious topics well! 
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devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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booking_along's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

this was fantastic! 

it’s was a magical historical fiction with so much diversity in realistic ways - it was beautifully done! 


i do wish the magic itself would have been a bit better explained but at the same time that wasn’t the focus of the story but rather that everyone white tried to control aspects of culture that didn’t fit into their specific measurements and knowledge. 
it was clearly a commentary on real historic events and what diverse people have to go through simple to have even just a small amount of rights that white peoples take for granted. 

but it also was very much a story about love and becoming yourself and coming i to yourself. 

again - beautifully done!

a great book for all ages middle grade upwards! 
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