3.5 stars to this eerie read that has potential but had to rush to fit in limited pages. It's a riff off of the teenage girl coven in the style of The Craft, where the new girl shows up and gets adopted by the misfits who are constantly bullied by the evil popular kids who have the adults convinced that they're saints.
Alexa is a good guide to the weird happenings of the book and I like how Gween goes about explaining what's happening to the girls throughout the plot. It presents some very interesting points about bullying and even a sweetly romantic element. I honestly feel like it could get a better rating, but I'm also kind of mad that there was so much potential to explore that was just left in limbo. Just exploring the relationship between the girls further or the secret revealed about Alexa's grandfather would have been great.
Overall, it was an interesting read for the hour it took to read so I can't complain too much about it, but I really think this has the potential to be expanded.

Happy thanks to NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Maverick for the early read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers for this ARC

TRIGGERS - Child abuse, bullying, and violence.

Throw in some Faeries (of a reimagined kind), Changelings, a hunter manual; combined with gothic aesthetics, a fast paced story with spooky elements and you have this fun quick read.

I found this books to be an amalgamation of The Craft and Mean Girls, but with a switch of faeries over witches. I loved the sapphic representation. Although i feel like it had a lot more potential.

All in all a quick easy read.

Delightfully wicked. I love the artwork throughout the book, it's just the right amount of dark and gritty, without obscuring what's actually happening. The story and characters are intriguing and unique in their own rights. This is a good one for fans of Abby Howard's work.

This is a modern take on the fairy/changeling story. Alexa has to move in with her grandfather as her parents are in jail, and since high school is full of cliques she is immediately outcasted because of her parents going to jail. She joins up with another group of outcast girls and they go party in the woods. When they wake up the next day, something strange has happened to them and these changelings have fully grown up. Since most fae are chaotic, that's just what starts to happen with these girls. Interspersed with pages from the Fairy Hunter's Diary that explain ways to discover changelings/fae and to get rid of them. The story seems very rushed and not always coherent. I wanted to like it more, but the artwork feels choppy and the storyline feels unstructured. I think it will be fun for those who enjoy the mystical darker side of fae, or for those who like watching the mean girls from high school get their comeuppance.

I was unable to download before it was archived. I was really excited about this title and sad that I missed it.

Nightmare is Savannah is about a group of ladies who become fairies and get revenge on those who picked on them. This was really right up my alley, or so I thought. There were a lot of plot holes and the storyline didn't flow well, I was also put off by the art style. It might have been the digital copy I had, but the shading was SO dark I could barely make out a lot of the scenes. While I enjoyed the graphic, overall, I was left wishing for a more complete story.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for and honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers and author for providing me with an eARC of this title in exchange for my unbiased review.

Alexa, our main character, has moved to Savannah in the hope of starting over fresh after her parents were sent to jail. Unfortunately people find out rather quickly about her parents' criminal history, making her just as much of an outcast in her new town. Luckily Alexa finds a group of outcasts that accept her into their friend group anyway, but after a long crazy night they all turn into Faeries, which happen to be the towns worst nightmare.

This is a YA urban fantasy graphic novel that was a very short read for me. This book reminded me a lot of the movie 'The Craft,' except with fairies instead of Witches. There are some trigger warnings in this book including bullying, child neglect, trauma and minor violence. This book was a fun and unique take on fairies and changelings. There is LGBTQ+ representation included in the story. The pacing of the book moves along very quickly which keeps you interested in what is happening, but it can feel like you are jumping around quite a bit. I think this may have benefitted from being told in seperate volumes or as a longer work. I did find it somewhat hard to relate to the characters in the book. Since the pacing is so quick you don't really get more than a quick glimpse into what drives these characters. The ending, while sweet, also felt abrupt to me. I really think this book would have benefitted from being longer and more drawn out. I found the illustrations to fit well with the atmosphere and aesthetic of the book. I really enjoyed the Gothic style aesthetic of the book and illustrations.

Fans of 'The Craft' and 'Mean Girls' will probably enjoy this. It is a nice quick read for those who want something easy and fast to get through. The Gothic and spooky elements are great for people who like that sort of thing.

Alexa is a teen, sent to live with her grandfather in Savannah, Georgia, while her parents serve prison sentences. Word gets out - it always does - and Alexa immediately finds herself an outcast at her new school before she's even shown up. She falls in with a group of fellow outcast teens - Chloe, Fae, and Skye - and discovers, after a night of partying too hard, that they've become Fairies. And not the cute, Tinkerbell-type, winged little dots of light, either. Fairies of legend; changelings who steal human babies, cause trouble, that sort of thing. I was excited to pick this book up - the art is fantastic, with loads of shadows and goth overtones; as a fan of The Craft (1996), it spoke to my post-college soul - but I never quite got onto an even footing with the pacing. I loved Alexa, who emerges as a strong female character, and Fae, who has the Fairuza Balk influence for a new generation. It's a book I'll put into my collection - I know I have readers who will love it - but this one wasn't quite my book.

Have you ever read something that had incredible potential, yet it was completely different from what you expected? That's exactly the case of Nightmare in Savannah, a very interesting and dark comic about four fae changelings. When I saw this comic while looking through Netgalley categories, something about it caught my eye and I knew I had to give it a chance. And I don't regret it. This comic has such a unique and dark art style just perfectly fits this story and atmosphere. However, no matter how much I enjoyed the art and liked the concept of the story, I couldn't enjoy it properly because of its pacing. It was too rushed from the beginning and a lot of readers (including myself) had a problem with it. So, if you like stories with a slower pace, this comic might not be the best choice for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Craft with fairies. Four teenage girls discover they have powers and go after those who bullied them. The writing was really hamfisted. The art looks unfinished and the coloring is certainly unfinished as some kind of poor artistic choice. I wanted to like this much more than I did.

Sometimes I go into graphic novels not really knowing what they are about because that's fun (right?) but with this one, it wasn't that fun. It's not that I didn't like the changeling plot, in fact I though that it was really interesting, but the pacing. The pacing of this book definitely screwed up my reading experience. From the start everything starts moving up so quickly (and I know this is a graphic novel and usually they are very short) but still there was no need to rush everything in the story.

Nightmare in Savannah is a beautifully drawn, surreal graphic novel. I always enjoy stories about faeries, and it was interesting to see Lela Gwenn’s re-interpretation of the old rules of such stories.
Alexa Bowman is a strong protagonist, surrounded by a well-rounded cast. Alexa’s struggles to fit in even among the school’s group of outcasts and her battle for power with Fae, the leader of the group, increase the story's intensity.
I really enjoyed that three out of the four main characters were queer. It felt like another reason for them to gravitate together, and gave a realistic background to their intense bullying by the school cheerleaders. My favourite parts of the story were the moments when they came out to each other. The scenes felt very natural, and I especially enjoyed seeing Alexa’s softer side.
Rowan Maccoll’s hypnotizing illustrations truly breathe life into the story. The heavy purple and black colour scheme conveys a haunting feeling from the first page, and the leaning architecture and twisted trees play up the southern Gothic feel. The use of bright pink whenever a faerie uses magic, along with the distorted effects on the edges of the panels, add to the eerie feeling of the story. I found myself searching for glimpses of pink everywhere, even on the normal pages.
Overall, this story was very fun, and I finished it in only a few hours. My only complaint is that it was too short: the book is only 177 pages from cover to cover.
While I would have liked to see more interaction between the characters, or a slower dramatic build-up, the wrap-up was quite satisfying. All of the loose ends were tied together, and the final few pages were beautifully drawn. This is a good summer read, albeit a short one, especially for those who enjoy fantasy, YA, and girls loving girls.

Nightmare in Savannah is perfect for the next wave of magic-loving teens. There's been plenty of coverage on witches and vampires, with only a dim spotlight on fairies in the occasional sub-plot. The characters in the graphic novel act their age and very much react to the changes happening to them in true teen-fashion. There's heavy stuff, lighthearted banter, and a thick binding of lore to hold together this solid, entertaining story.

This is a coming-of-age high school story with a supernatural twist. Alexa Bowman moves back to Savanhah to live with her grandpa and meets three outsiders who decide to include her in their friendship group. All is not as it seems and the truth is slowly revealed.

This is a great read, I thought the writing was witty, acerbic and depicted the characters really well. Capturing that teenage heightened sense of being on the outside, confusion around your identity and simultaneously a complete belief in your actions. This is drawn well, giving a gothic bent to character expressions and the environment. It's atmospheric and I loved that the mean girls were mean and deserved all that they got. This book didn't shy away from the unpleasant and cruel actions of its characters and yet you still root for them.

First up a big thank you for allowing me to read this book. Sadly, I haven't had the chance to read it. I was planning on doing so today, but then I found out that my copy expired in ASCM and that apparently the book, despite not releasing for another 3 months, has been archived... So I sadly cannot read the book. I have to give a rating though as that is how Netgalley is. So given that I love the cover, and the blurb sounds amazing I will still give it 3 stars and I do hope that I can one day read the book. :) Maybe it will be translated in Dutch (as English is hard to find in my country).

Summary from the publisher: Alexa moves to Savannah to get away from her past. Too bad her past is a Google search away and her parent’s criminal acts quickly make her an outcast. Good thing Fae, Chloe, & Skye aren’t high on the social ladder and give Alexa a group to feel comfortable in. But after a long night of debauchery they transform into the town’s worst nightmare; Fairies.

I enjoyed this comic well enough. The art was really cool, and I’m always up for a story about female friendship. The story wasn’t as fleshed out as I might have liked, but I liked the bits of queerness peppered throughout. I love that it’s set in Savannah, but I would have liked just a little more out of the story. Would definitely read more from Lela Gwenn, though.

A Funky, Jazzy Tale

This is a twisty, twitchy tale of four teenage Fae changelings who find themselves, and their powers and natures, while navigating the usual teen and high school angst. It isn't written as a "realistic" story. It is dark and strange and jumps from incident to incident as it follows various narrative arcs.

The project has a jazzy, disconnected feel. We switch back and forth from action to quiet moments of reflection. The tale is punctuated by the occasional excerpt from some sort of Fae hunter guidebook that serves as an info dump, a pause in the action, and narrative background to the story. That sounds disjointed and a bit disorienting, but it works and it adds to the energy and strangeness of the material.

The art takes some getting used to. It is all sharp lines and edge, with an impressionistic feel when the action or the emotions ramp up. It's sometimes hard, at first, to tell some of the characters apart, but once the reader warms up to how they are being represented the characters become easier to follow and more recognizably expressive.

The book screams along and is a quick read even though there's a lot packed into it. There are lots of cuts and jumps and sharp turns that the reader has to pay attention to, but that's what makes it so intense and compelling. It's a wild ride, and I enjoyed it.

Couldn't get the Galley to download correctly unfortunately. But I will probably try reading this when it is released in print.

Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. <i>Nightmare in Savannah</i> is scheduled for release on October 26th, 2021.

Alexa moves in with her grandpa after her parents are send to jail for embezzlement, which does not stay secret past second period, where she discovers her people so to speak. After Alexa’s secret is outed by her new school’s head mean girl she meets a trio of outcasts, Fae (a little on the nose but whatever), Skye, and Chloe who immediately adopt her into their group. Together they realize that they have powers and they decide to use those powers to get back at their local bullies and tormentors. But what kind of story would this be if somebody didn’t go too far?

If you like <i>The Craft</i> (1996) then you’ll probably enjoy this story too. I think that the fat mythology used and the journal pages interspersed throughout the book add a fun and new take on the classic trio-adding-a-fourth trope.

I really only had two issues with the story, not counting that one event really close to the end that just straight up sucked so I guess three issues, whatever. The first one: Alexa looks like she’s in her mid-thirties, I was shocked to find out that she’s in high school. And the second one: This love triangle between <spoiler>Skye, Alexa, and Lucas</spoiler> got real old real fast especially because the center point made it clear from the beginning who they wanted to be with. Y’all already know about the third one but I don’t wanna spoil it for you so I won’t say anything else about it.

I wouldn’t say that this book is inappropriate for younger readers, but it does have the lightest dusting of mature themes (specifically drinking and the mention of sex) so if I had to give a limit then I would say it’s best for readers 14 and up, but really I think anyone can read it and enjoy it.

All things considered, I enjoyed this graphic novel; the art was beautiful, the story was fun, and it’s being released just in time for spooky season. I would definitely recommend picking this up.

I could never download this book. That’s sad. I believe there was a problem with the platform, so I don’t blame the author or the publisher.
Since I’ve never read it, I can’t give my opinion. That’s why I’m choosing a neutral rating.