I enjoyed this book and think that younger kids will devour it. As I was reading it, I got Harry Potter and Divergent vibes from the story. It was a cute adventure graphic novel and I enjoyed reading and seeing how they faced their fears. I hope that in the books to come there will be some more back story as to why Cleo is the way she is and where she came from. I would recommend this book to my students.

This graphic novel feels like it wants to be My Little Pony. Not quite Equestria girls, but maybe a step below. Seven magical unicorns are at school for Melowy training and time has come to pass an important test. Five of the girls have become best friends, and two others not so much. One of the five friends doesn’t even understand how she can be at Melowy since she has no magical powers. She was left at the school as a baby, not send as a special envoy. This book both reads and looks like a cartoon movie from the 80’s. Think the Care Bear Movie, The Last Unicorn, Flight of the Dragon. All covered in bright and sparkly unicorn illustrations. While this is an okay read, and I know kids who will devour it, I think it would have made a better B side animated movie.

Aura is a magical place made up of four separate areas where the Meowly's exist. they study magic like in Harry Potter but have wing markings alike the My Little Ponies do and also have a similar but not the same build of design and their wings are more gauze fairy style too.



The illustrations are magical and captivating with the style and colours used which I would expect in a graphic novel aimed at young girls when the subject is based around magic and unicorns.



The unicorns show their separate and individual bonds as they navigate life in their realm and the problems they face which they overcome together. The book portrays good friendship and problem solving and how a team is a good thing. The novel sends out a positive message for young readers as well as being a nice escape of magical proportions.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

*thank you to Netgalley and Papercutz for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

3 stars.

This just screams My Little Pony. In fact it was a little too similar. But then girls and ponies are so so popular that this could easily be a big hit. There wasn't really anything original about it though but it was still enjoyable. The art work was quite good. Lovely colours.

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I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

Well... sadly I can't be very positive about this book. I am very disappointed. It seemed like such a fun book and I was happy that it was a Read Now on Netgalley. I was looking forward to reading it, but now I wish I hadn't. :(

For one this is volume 1, but it felt more like a volume 5 or 6 in a series to me. We jump right in the story, get a very short introduction on the characters and that is it. We hear them talk like they are best friends forever, we hear about other adventures. I just couldn't click with any character because of this. It felt like I was peeking a day in the adventures of a group of very close friends.

Next up is the weirdness/was it really meant to be drawn like this? These girls are unicorns/pegasus. They dance/walk on two legs, but also move on four legs, or on 3 of them. They sit in chairs like humans do, but then in other parts of the story they are being very much horsey. In the end I was just laughing when they suddenly got up on two legs from walking/flying on 4 legs. I guess I have to go for a serious case of it is all magic, and let's not ask any questions as to why these girls are walking around on four legs mostly, but then dance and do other things on two legs...
I guess the same could be said about clothes. Why are some of them wearing tops and others are just wearing skirts... And some are just wearing everything. :P

The test they had to do? It was frankly boring, and maybe I would have been more interested if I had a proper introduction to the characters. If I had the chance to actually get to know them more than just casual "these are their names and kingdoms".

As for the art. I can see it has potential (well with the exception of how the unicorns/pegasus look they just look a bit like play-do creations), but sadly due to Netgalley stuff the art is also blurry/grainy.

And of course there is also a mean girl and a villain. No fantasy story or school story could be without one it seems. :P

So yeah, not for me, sadly. I was definitely hoping I would find a new series to enjoy, but this just isn't it.