A review by kajoreads
Squire by Sara Alfageeh, Nadia Shammas

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

3.5

Pros:

  • The story deals with important topics and portrays them well.
  • The art conveys mood very effectively.
  • The outfit designs are gorgeous and detailed.
  • All the beautifully illustrated horses and camels (dromedaries?)
  • The chapter where the characters wrote letters home had a cinematic quality I really liked.

Cons:

  • I found some of the more action-heavy scenes a bit hard to follow.
  • I wasn’t able to get fully immersed (but that’s the case with most graphic novels, so it’s probably more of a me problem)
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