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Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

10 reviews

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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pich's review against another edition

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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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chris_reads's review against another edition

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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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nytxia's review against another edition

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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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laurynreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Very enjoyable, read in one afternoon. I’m a sucker for anything with ghosts.

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decembermagpie's review against another edition

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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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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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lilybearillini3's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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kalira's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

Anya's life and feelings are so relatable and so easy to be drawn into here, from the very beginning. Even knowing in bits (just from the blurb/summary) what might be coming, there were some surprising twists. . . And definitely some surprises taking off from there!

The gorgeous art style and grey/blue-scale suited the story so very well, and small shifts were used beautifully to signify or alert the reader to things.

While Anya may not always have made the smartest choices - who does? - she never lost that relatable feeling, or indeed stopped being a lovable character.

I might have liked a little more of a wrap-up/follow on from where we were left the end, but it did resolve things satisfactorily, it didn't feel like I was left hanging. I was just curious how things might change/continue from there for Anya.

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kiahsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this quick graphic novel! I was actually expecting it to read a lot younger than it did, but I'm glad it read a bit older. Anya is a very loveable character despite her flaws, and we definitely do see her develop throughout the graphic novel, even though it's a very quick read! The mystery and spookiness/creepiness was brilliant and I actually didn't guess what was going to happen. Would be perfect to read around Halloween! Would recommend to anyone over the age of 13/14.

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