This books art style isn't something I would normally gravitate to but the description caught my interest and I'm glad it did. The art is simple but so charming it didn't take long for me to fall in love with it. The story is just as cute with a hit of macabre and even had me laughing out loud at points. With an angsty book witch and a demon weeb, the characters are relatable to those who don't quite fit in. The only part I didn't like was the ending because I didn't want to stop reading.

This graphic novel was a bit weird but in a good way. I loved the beautiful art work with its unique features. I also, surprisingly, enjoyed how the plot sort of meanders and leaves you confused. It’s a strange little book but definitely a good read.

~I absolutely love the art style of this comic!! If you like Adventure Time's art style, think of that but with a much darker and witchy tone to it!!
~As the synopsis states, people have been vanishing from the blue city and there are rumors of a weeping ghost. The atmosphere and the main character, Teresa, are very gloomy. The story itself is gloomy. But, Teresa summons Laura, a pink haired, anime-loving demon. Laura is there to grant a wish for Teresa, but she doesn't know what to ask for. So, you see Teresa and Laura cohabitating until Teresa's wish is granted.
~I loved the fact the Sapphic representation just felt natural even in this gloomy atmosphere. As a manga + anime fan, I enjoyed all the mentioning of different artists + manga/anime.
~If you're looking for a clear cut ending, then this may not be the read for you. The ending was very open-ended and up to interpretation.

I absolutely love graphic novels and this one was really cool. It was a fun fast read that had beautiful graphics that were pretty creepy. The story was good also, I loved how creepy and dark it was and the storyline was pretty interesting. I loved the ending and I really hope there will be more. Because I need to know what happens next!! lol

I would like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this Graphic Novel in exchange for an honest review.

This wasn’t for me. The artwork was ok but the story was confusing. I can’t say that I really enjoyed it.

Beautiful cover is what initially drew me to read Night Cry and it was stunning and fun it was a bit gay. Overall awesome.

The art style in this was very beautiful and the concept was very unique. Leaves you feeling kind of confused but in a good way. Like how you have to really pay attention to the art as well as the dialect to drawl conclusions about what's going on. Hope there are more instalments of it would love to delve more into this world. Quick read would recommend.

This Graphic Novel caught me off guard. I was hoping for a fun little story with witches and stuff and got my face slapped with melancholy and self reflection. Great read, I'm really glad I got the opportunity to read it.

I received this book for free on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Night Cry (2o21) by Borja Gonzalez is a YA graphic novel that is mysterious and melancholy. There are three leads, Teresa, a witch who runs an occult book shop, Laura, an otaku demon that Teresa summons, and Mathilda, a younger woman who enjoys the occult book shop and is fascinated by the missing people in their town.

The basic premise is that Teresa has summoned a demon who can grant one wish, but Teresa struggles to identify what to wish for. As time goes on, Teresa, Laura and Mathilda grow closer. Mathilda and Laura investigate the missing persons in the town and bound over manga, and Teresa and Laura search for Teresa's desires, wishes, dreams, so that Laura can complete her summoning. The missing people are eerie and also very reminiscent of real life - people come in and out of the news cycle, are mostly forgotten by the public consciousness, though the vague details linger and haunt: the beginning of a name, a fear to stay out late, etc. The author executes this darkness well - the characters are all faceless. Most of the book is in dark hues and colors, save the demon Laura., who is always fully vibrant. As the book progresses, it in fact seems to get darker and darker in color, following the tone and hopelessness of the missing people, errant occult magic and Teresa's struggle to identify one wish.

The ending was also very haunting. Teresa finally has a wish, Laura grants said wish, but Teresa never says her wish aloud and neither does Laura confirm it aloud. The reader can only guess Teresa's wish from the few pages that follow. And it is in these few pages that someone finally has a face - or, at least, part of a face. An eye. (An eye first being a classic symbol in the occult. An eye second being noteworthy, since the characters observe this sensation of being watched. An eye third being interesting because why now? Has the character gained self-awareness, power, independence? Or is it a symbol of the character losing themselves?)

I think the author used symbolism and art really powerfully - it conveyed a lot, though I definitely missed some of the nuances. Additionally, awkwardly, I sometimes had trouble keeping characters distinct - more so the missing women from the posters, the ghostly figure that appears, and less so the main characters.

Ultimately, I think this book was a solid three point five stars out of five, rounded up to four stars on Netgalley. The author had a memorable art style and narrative, but some things were difficult to distinguish with the dark colors and faceless characters. This would be a good read for Halloween and I would recommend it to people that enjoy somewhat scary or mysterious narratives - like Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. Also, people that like more cerebral narratives, like Alison Bechdel's books - though stylistically, Bechdel does a lot of telling/contemplating and Gonzalez does a lot of symbolic/metaphoric showing.

Night Cry is a very stylistic graphic novel about... magic, I think.
While the cover got me interested in the dark and somewhat mysterious drawing style, I found it somewhat lacking in the book itself. We only ever get a vague idea of what the characters look like. Which isn't that bad by itself, but because a lot of colours in the scenes change drastically to visualise light and shadows, soon you realize it's extremely hard to recognise the 3 charathers. And as the story progressed I found it more and more hard to understand the movements and actions of the people, which added to the confusion,
As for the story, I'm not entirely sure what to say. It started out as a mystery about disappearing girls, but soon we when into a fully different direction, only to get another twist and... I got lost. I don't know what exactly this story tried to convey, as I didn't even understand it very well.
If you like dark and vaguely told stories (which I know can be a very real preference, more power to you guys, honestly) this might be just up your alley. But it wasn't for me, as the only thing I really got to enjoy were the colours.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with an free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.*

It was alright. Not what I expected, and the ending didn’t make much sense. However, I thought it was interesting the decision to not include facial features on the art.

This graphic novel was equal parts creepy and surreal. I sort of followed along with the plot, but it kind of meandered and didn't really go anywhere. I didn't mind, though, because it somehow worked for this book. Plus, the art was interesting and not something I'm usually into.

I love the art style! It's a melancholic and good comic, I really enjoyed reading this story.
I loved the use of colors, the mood and the metaphors behind everything.
I didn't see the time pass during my reading and by the last page, I wanted more but at the same time it was enough.
Plus, it's a queer story, so it's obviously great (kidding)

This was a cute but spooky read. The art style reminds me of something between Adventure Time and Oxenfree. I would definitely continue reading this, if it is a series.
I love the elements of mystery, combined with the humorous dynamics between characters.

Dreamy and mysterious - it throws you right in and you just have to figure it out. The cover being so beautiful is what drew me in, but the story didn’t quite match up - 3.5 stars.

This was an…interesting read. First and most importantly, the art style was really cool and unique, I especially loved the scenes that were mostly neutrals with pops of pinks or other bright colors. But the story as a whole didn’t super make sense to me. It was a bit jarring to be dropped right into the world with little to no explanation, story set up, or character development. Having a little more of that would’ve helped me actually care more about what was going on rather than just enjoying the art style.

This beautiful cover is what initially drew me to read Night Cry. Add on a story that promises a bookstore, witches, demons, and manga and you have me hooked.

The good: I loved the use of the blue tones through out most of the graphic novel, as well as the choice to draw the characters without a face. I also loved the all-female team we had going on.

The not so good: I can't explain the what happened in this story. I was confused during most of it.

Teresa runs a magic-inspired bookshop and writes a fanzine titled Night Cry (not sure what her short stories are about but I think it has to do with ghosts). She wants to be a witch, or maybe she really is one because she manages to summon a demon from a book. Laura, our pink-haired, Japanese loving demon, gives Teresa a chance to make a wish, literally any wish -- but Teresa doesn't know what she wants. Jump to two months in the future, Laura is still hanging around waiting for Teresa to make her wish. In the meantime, a younger girl, Matilda, has been hanging around the bookstore and somewhat reluctantly on Teresa's part, becomes a part of the group.
A subplot (if you can call it that) involves girls who have gone missing and whom have been forgotten by the people of the town over time. In the last few pages, Teresa makes a wish and Laura leaves with Matilda. It was all very anti-climatic and I'm inclined to read through this again in an attempt to better understand the story.

Overall, this seems like a cool idea and the artwork was great, but it's hard to enjoy a GN when you aren't able to follow with the story.

RATING: 4

Wow! Wowwwwwww!!
I can't find other words to describe this story!! I loved it! I actually wanted more!

I actually got shivers reading this. I could hear the forest and the silence, I could feel the cool wind and the darkness. I didn't expect it to be "creepy" (as in, leaning towards horror but not quite) and I loved it. But the golden prize goes to González's way of presenting the story visually. With faceless characters, we rely entirely on body language and ambience to set the tone of a scene. And honestly, that not only works for me but also brings some kind of suspense and mystery to the questions, contributing to the open interpretation ending all along!!

It's a simple plot that explains itself while you read it. You don't get all of the questions firsthand and it makes you move forward. "I want to know why this character wants this." and then "Why does this character want this?", followed by "Why does it do that?" and so on. A rhythm of interest that I, honestly, don't find very often.

While in the fantasy realm, it felt very real. The conversations about being a fan of something, the pace of the characters' days, the elements. It made it so much more vivid and alive - as I mentioned, making me feel the visuals, which is insane!

I think that my only complaint is actually constructive criticism, while fully understanding that it's probably González's way of storytelling (this is my first experience with the author). I loved it, I truly did, I was intrigued, but I wanted more development on the main mystery. Still, I love that it remained a mystery, because the impacts of the mystery seemed more important than the mystery itself. See my internal war here? I just wanted more!!! I felt like the ending was a bit rushed, because some things left unsaid made me confused, but I know many things in life are left unsaid so it makes sense! It's a story to make you feel, reflect and make YOU find the answers and questions. It doesn't give you any. I actually wouldn't even be able to tell you what it is about.

It's an experience. Read it! Look forward to reading more from the author <3

This is a very interesting comic. The art style is very cool, the concept is interesting and the anime loving demon makes a nice contrast to the melancholic atmosphere.

But the story didn't go anywhere, it just ended and left me confused.
That was probably a decision with a good reaon behind it, but I would have liked the story to have an actual conclusion and answers to the different aspects of the plot - what's happening to the missing girls, what's up with the ghost lady, what was the wish, what was that beginng/end part?

Night Cry is a very enjoyable graphic novel about witches and manga addicts. It has these mysterious vibes that made me fall in love with it instantly. The drawings were absolutely beautiful, and I liked very much that the characters didn't have a face. I think it helped a lot to relate to them more.

Now, I couldn't really describe the story on its own because it was complex, I believe. From what I understood, Teresa, a witch, summons Laura, a demon that can grant her a wish—anything she wants. The problem is that Teresa has no idea what is her wish. Her character is initially very strange. She shows little emotion to the third character, Mathilda, and seems in her little bubble until Laura pops it up. Together, they spend time doing various things, starting with walking in the forest at night, meeting Mathilda when she comes to the bookshop to get her copy of Night Cry, a story/magazine, written by Teresa. Little by little, the characters bond, and Teresa progressively knows what she wants to ask Laura.

The thing is that we, readers, have no idea what her wish is. I would guess that she asks Laura not to forget her because she seems quite preoccupied with being forgotten by people and not being believed as a witch. Or perhaps it is to take care of Mathilda so that no one forgets about her, about her disappearance? I don't know, but the plot in itself felt very mysterious and blurry to me. I couldn't figure out what the story was about, except the little hints here and there that explained the mysterious disappearances of girls, the ghost girl, and a witch summoning a demon. Even in the end, we are left with many questions.

I wondered many times if it wasn't a sort of mise-en-abyme, in the sense where Teresa writes a story called Night Cry, and we read her story called Night Cry. So maybe the story is unfinished or wants the readers to understand her, or understand what other people in the city cannot understand in Teresa? See, even my reasoning seems very complex.

Anyways, I'd still recommend this graphic novel. I liked it a lot. It's easy to read, and I fell in love with the drawings. The choice of colours was very pretty, and it sometimes felt like a camera moving progressively, like a storyboard meant to direct a movie afterwards.

Thank you so much Netgalley and Europa Comics for the opportunity to review Night Cry!