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A review by meganpbell
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Mags has a dark family secret, and her long lost childhood best friend has just returned to town with questions. This moving and mysterious graphic novel so vividly depicts how shame and shouldering responsibility can bleed you dry, but family, friendship, and love can give you the courage to befriend the monstrous in you and bring the darkest parts of you into the light, all through a powerful, beautiful, and tender queer love story.
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail