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A book that is defined as "the way to", art is undoubtedly beautiful, I find it interesting, if I felt that very little happened and this book did not clarify many doubts, I hope the next one does.
Dangerous Journey
Yaya is searching for her parents. She thinks they are in Hong Kong with her uncle Chen. A man says he will help her, she does not know the man is a dangerous person.
After many adventures along the way the reach Hong Kong and find that her parents are not on Hong Kong but in Shanghai where they had just been. Now they have to go on a ship back to Shanghai.
The story ends there, it must continue in volume eight. The book was easy to read and the story good. It is only the second graphic novel I have read .
Thanks to Patrick Marty and the other authors, Magnetic Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of the book for an honest review.
The 7th short book in this endearing collection continues the twists and turns of Yaya's journey to find her parents.
The art of these books is super cute (reminiscent of Studio Ghibli movies) and there is an undercurrent of danger and menace in both the foreground and background of every volume. This is also a good example of a story set against the backdrop of more epic events. It's a nice storytelling technique to see the small details and the story of just a few lives set in and around the Japanese invasion of China in World War 2. This volume cranks up the farce a bit as there as missed connections, misdirection, and a lot of deceit to unravel.
I haven't read many graphic novels or comics but the cover and description of this one really caught my eye. This book is beautifully illustrated with a superb story line. This is book 7 and I had not read the previous Yaya books so I did not know the story line. I liked how the authors brought in Japanese and French cultures into the story as well as the historical background. This is a great book for middle grade readers up to adults. I purchased the first book in the series so that I could have a better understanding of the storyline going forward. And I plan to continue with the series.
The continuing story of Yaya, who is a bit of a dummy, at times, being helped by the bad guys, because he wants to ransom her to her rich parents.
And this is all happening while the Japanese invade, during World War II.
If you have read the other books in the series, you need to read this one, but this would not be the one to start with, by all means, since there are at least nine volumes.
I've been enjoying the story.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.