Thanks NetGalley, IDW Publishing, and Top Shelf Productions for this arc!!

5/5 stars!

I love graphic novels and I love cryptids, so I knew I was going to enjoy this, I just didn't realize how much!!! This was so much fun to read!! I loved being on the road trip with Deja and her family, meeting all these different cryptids and hearing their stories, and how the whole fam came together to save the day in the end. This was really fun and full of heart, i loved it!

A fun, sweet book reminding us to live and let live. We follow Deja and her family on a road trip through several states, along the way Deja wants to see as many cryptids as she can and makes some unusual friends. I loved the art work and the underlying message that we as humans have a duty to protect instead of exploit.

Deja's family trip turns into a cryptid-filled adventure when she enters into a conversation with an actual chupacabra. This fun tale is sure to appeal to middle grade readers looking for something different.

Deja and her family are off on a trip to investigate the cryptids Deja is so fascinated with. Her brother is moody, and her parents are enthusiastic, but not believers like Deja. So when Deja actually meets a creature she has read about, she feels she need to hide it from her family. Hijinks ensue, more creatures are met, and a greedy bad guy threatens to mess everything, and everyone, up.

I thought this was an interesting take on cryptids! I definitely would've devoured this book when I was younger. The lesson of online stranger danger is a good lesson to emphasize, especially in this day and age of social media and other online forums. The art style was really cool, and I loved the use of color!

Another one that I think my wife downloaded to read, but I really enjoyed this! It’s canny and it’s cute… all while being a little bit scary! Deja is trying to find urban legends, but when she does is she putting them in MORE danger? Loved the sibling relationship.

Cryptids are one of the most fun topics to read about and this author nails it! Not only does it hit on some who are not as well-known but does it in a very funny and quirky way. Deja and her family are incredibly relatable, though the parents do make some questionable decisions like leaving their children to fend for themselves in a random state. This just adds to the fun hijinks and who doesn't love a chupacabra named Greg?!

Loved it, loved it so much!
An awesome story, perfect for middle-grade readers. The art is quirky and unique, and perfectly complements the story. I can really see this book being a hit with that age group.

LOVED IT!!!

I really loved the art and all of the creatures featured, Having their backstories really tied everything together. Can't wait to buy this from my LCS :)

Good story, rather simple but effective illustration. Fantastic how little it needs to express complex emotions and thoughts. The wordless communication was very well expressed.
I fell in love with several characters, and I want to read more of their adventures and meet new cryptos :-)

A really good story for middle school type age kids and more. The story, dialogue and art are engaging. Deja Ross is on a road trip with her family and she wants to find out more about supposed monsters out there like the chupacabra. And she finds some! The great thing is that they get to tell their own stories.

It a great story just as itself but there are also messages about family, don't judge people or beings by their appearances, be careful what you put out on the internet, be careful what you believe from reading and seeing things on the internet, not everyone is to be trusted and something are better just left alone out in nature. But these things aren't delivered in a preachy way.

Read, enjoy and learn something.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

Do your middle schoolers love cryptids? Then this is the perfect book! There are some great messages for kids, as well as some excellent art and an engaging story. Read all about Deja as she road trips with her family, meets monsters and deals with the consequences of her actions!

OH MIO DIO CHE STORIA CARINAAA
piaciuti moltissimo i disegni, soprattutto per via dei colori utilizzati, mi hanno ricordato un po' quelle illustrazioni Pulp e Scooby Doo. Una lettura decisamente perfetta per Summerween, onestamente lo consiglierei a chiunque, non solo bambini ma anche adulti. Molto molto bello

lettura perfetta per i weirdos

This graphic novel by Lisa Naffziger is so cute I had to read it. First, I love the art style. It’s fun and the color palette gives that perfect ambience you except in a creature feature.

I love the authors take on Cryptids, giving them their own little personalities creating an image less of a monster and more of misunderstood creatures.

Perfect for those who love cryptids and are desperately on the hunt to catch a glimpse of one. It may be fantastical but it sure beats blood sucking monsters that go bump in the night.

Deja is my favorite character in this graphic novel. I love her independence and her positive attitude even when her family seems to tease her about her macabre hobby. Deja is all of us. Halloween/horror lover, crypto’s connoisseur.

Adorable middle grade graphic novel. Perfect for kids that are interested in creatures and learning more about cryptids.

Deja Ross is a cryptozoologist in training and with her family travel around in hope of finding and collecting stories and adventures. When Deja meets Greg a chupacabra that introduces her to other creatures.

This was fun and the characters were real cute. I liked the simplicity of the art and text font.

Thanks to NetGalley and IDW publishing for an eARC.

Super cool. Good for adults and kids. Colourful and interesting artwork. It was an interesting story and I enjoyed reading it.

This book was so cute and had a really good message too! I loved the illustrations, the story, the magic, the fun, the morals, all of it!! Highly recommend everyone read this one.

A cute little comic about a young cryptozoologist finding creatures of urban legend and learning some valuable moral lessons along the way.
I would recommend this book to any young person with an interest in urban legends or who enjoyed shows like Jem and the Holograms.

Such a cute fun story about urban legend creatures. I found this fast paced and addictive. I’d love to read more about Deja’s adventures.

**Disclaimer: I recieved a free eARC of this through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very cute graphic novel.  I liked the depiction of the various cryptids that were included in the story.  The main character, Deja Ross, was really interesting.  I liked how she used her family road trip to try and learn more about cryptids across America.  It had good pacing and development.