Member Review

Thank you to the publisher and the author for providing me a copy through Netgalley!

This graphic novel explores Mental Health, and how to overcome your personal "dragons" (struggles, anxiety, fears, etc), and exploring our emotions and learning to allow them to exist. The illustrations were vivid and beautiful, and paired well with the message of becoming comfortable with yourself, emotions, fears, and continuously growing. Emotions are not bad, and fears are not bad- one must feel them and create boundaries so as not to be overcome by them.
The author did a phenomenal job at her research on Mental Health, as well as creating a magical wizarding world where Johanna's story takes place. I also admire how this story was born out of the author herself creating personal comic strips to help her process her own emotions, and work through her therapy. Art is truly a transformative experience!
Readers will be delighted by the vivid illustrations, and moved by Johanna's story, and learning to coexist with her emotions. Whether or not they have experienced struggles with mental health, I believe readers will be able to take something away from this story, and learn about themselves in the process.