A review by melhara
Ghost Hog by Joey Weiser
3.0
This was a pretty cute children's comic book about a little hog named Truff who haunts a plum tree while waiting for The Hunter so that she can get her revenge. Two forest spirits try to get her to move on and focus her energy on finding her family instead of The Hunter. Meanwhile, Truff's parents are looking for her and somehow end up in the clutches of a mountain demon.
Pros:
I thought the graphics were really cute, although I feel like Truff looks more like a young moose than a hog (seeing as moose is my favourite animal, I'm going to let that slide). I also really like the two forest spirits, especially Claude, who looks like an adorable tiny bundle of leaves. Finally, I really like how the story starts and ends with humans sharing scary stories about the legendary Ghost Hog.
Cons:
To be honest, I found the story to be too simple and juvenile - which I guess should be expected, seeing as it's a children's book. Even so, I felt like the key message (of moving on?) in this book was glossed over - Truff overcame her desire for revenge way too easily...
ARC provided by Oni Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
***#36 of my 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A ghost story***
Pros:
I thought the graphics were really cute, although I feel like Truff looks more like a young moose than a hog (seeing as moose is my favourite animal, I'm going to let that slide). I also really like the two forest spirits, especially Claude, who looks like an adorable tiny bundle of leaves. Finally, I really like how the story starts and ends with humans sharing scary stories about the legendary Ghost Hog.
Cons:
To be honest, I found the story to be too simple and juvenile - which I guess should be expected, seeing as it's a children's book. Even so, I felt like the key message (of moving on?) in this book was glossed over - Truff overcame her desire for revenge way too easily
Spoiler
and she doesn't actually end up moving on from being a ghostARC provided by Oni Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
***#36 of my 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A ghost story***