A YA romance set in a Disney-like amusement park named Sommerland, this story follows a Spiriter—a devoted Sommer superfan—during her dream summer job at the park. It’s a charming tale with great representation for girls.

I loved this a lot more than I thought I would. As someone who grew up on Disney, surrounded by “Disney adults,” I have a lot of criticisms about the company, along with a lot of love and nostalgia. This book shattered my expectations, and I ended up really identifying with the main character- dreaming of being a princess but not having the desired “looks” to be one. The romance was incredibly sweet, and I enjoyed the art style a lot! I will say that some of the story beats felt a bit off and some of the characters felt a bit underdeveloped, but the main two were perfect. As soon as our mom deems her old enough for romance, I’ll be giving my little sister this book to read.

This book is amazing! It is definitely fun to see a behind the scenes view of a large theme park. It also begs the question, "Why aren't there any bigger princesses?" So many people, including princesses, are not stick skinny. Why can't there be a fantasy princess that mirrors reality? Hopefully, this will become a trend. Thank you for being awesome, Marissa Meyer.

I received an ARC from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group via NetGalley. This YA romantic graphic novel has Tabitha wants nothing else but to work at the theme park Sommerland. Her goal is to get a character role, hopefully as a princess. Through strong work and determination, she truly believes this will happen. Tabitha wants nothing more than for other people to be immersed in the magic of Sommerland. However, many of her co-workers don’t have the same goals and don’t see her as the ideal princess. Tabi does meet James who shares her passion for Sommerland.

While the theme park is based off its own fantasy stories with its own creator Winda Sommers, there are definitely nods to Disney. The art style and cute characters were engrossing, the story felt magical, I just had a different hope for the ending. Very readable.

10000000/10!! SO SO good, ugh I LOVED this story!! I used to know someone who was a major Disney fan and worked at the parks as an intern, so this is way cool to see it featured in a story like this. Especially knowing that so much of the park is never as magical as you want it to be, if people are not 100% invested in bringing the joy and magic.

"We Could Be Magic" is a YA realistic fiction graphic novel written by Marissa Meyer and illustrated by Joelle Murray. Tabi grew up loving princess movies and believing in true love, until her parents got divorced. Afterwards, her father took her to Sommerland, a giant theme park with princesses, a castle, and magic, and the experience restores her belief in true love. As a college student, she gets accepted to Sommerland's summer internship program. Tabi wants to be a princess character actor, but gets a job as a food vendor. She tries out for a character job and is turned down the first time. She puts in the work and gets a character job in a giant furry suit, but she still dreams of being a princess, even though others bluntly tell her that she's too fat.
Tabi is a compelling and likable character that readers will root for. Disney fans will definitely enoy the parallels between Disneyland and Sommerland. The setting was mostly believable, thought the ending may seem a bit farfetched, it fits in perfectly with the Sommerland magic. A must-buy for YA graphic novel collections.