A review by couchnest
Sorcerers & Secretaries, Vol. 1 by Amy Kim Kibuishi

4.0

I enjoyed the illustrations in this graphic novel, and thought the story was kind of cute, although it felt like it moved too slow and before I knew it, the book was over. In this story, Josh has a crush on Nicole, and she fights her crush on him. He comes off as a player, which turns her off and makes her hesitant to get involved with him. However, he genuinely likes her and it's not just about adding her number to the rest of his stash. The whole book seems to revolve around him chasing her and trying to get her to spend time with him and let him be her boyfriend. Interspersed in the story is a fantasy story that she is writing in her dreamlog. She kind of hides her story from other people, and hides the fact that she still enjoys reading fairy tales and using fantasy and fairy tales as an escape.

There's only one other book in this "series" and from what I have read about it, it seems to flip flop the story some on the romantic angle, and focus more on Nicole's writing.