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Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

20 reviews

lady_bountiful's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, and Toxic friendship

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

A fast, fun coming-of-age story - with ghosts! I found the climax somewhat anticlimactic, but otherwise, really enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexism, Classism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a fun, creepy little book. There's a lot of girl on girl hate here (though to be clear, it's not treated like it's a good thing), and that's just something I'm really over, so that brought it down a bit for me, but I had a good time with it none the less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Fire/Fire injury

idesofmarch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

pich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

i adore brosgol’s works, with her storytelling and her art. i like her frequent use of russian characters, since it gives some sense of relatability to me, at least. in regards to the story itself,

i definitely would’ve liked a little more unraveling of emily’s character. although i did enjoy the twist, it would’ve made more of an impact to see her behavior grow more and more obsessive, or to have just a little more background on her besides just the lying about the murder and her need to involve herself into a somewhat modern version of herself through anya. i think anything of the sort would’ve made the ending a bit less anticlimactic.

i really liked this graphic novel nonetheless, and definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: War and Sexual harassment

chris_reads's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Bullying

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Murder

nytxia's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infidelity

anniereads221's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Violence, Fatphobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Sexism

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Child death, Toxic friendship, Racism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Body shaming

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I have been meaning to read Anya's Ghost for the longest time and I am glad I finally picked it up! The story was fun, spooky and had a twist in it too! I enjoyed the story and the characters despite our main character of Anya being somewhat problematic. I think the story could have been improved with some more depth and detail into the plot line as I feel it was very rushed at the end and we could have more involvement with the ghost. I felt Anya could have been a nicer character as well but I suppose, she was being portrayed as a moody, rebellious teenager. Overall, I really enjoyed the story and it was perfect to read at this time of year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, and Murder