Friday, February 4, 2022

Raven

Today’s post is on Raven by Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author) and  Gabriel Picolo (Illustrator). The cover has raven in profile on it. It is the first in the Teen Titans series. It is 192 pages long and is published by DC Ink. The intended reader is someone who likes DC superheroes. There is mild foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this graphic novel. The story is told from third person close of Raven. There Be Spoilers Ahead. 

From the back of the book- When a tragic accident takes the life of 17-year-old Raven Roth's foster mom--and Raven's memory--she moves to New Orleans to recover and finish her senior year of high school.

Starting over isn't easy. Raven remembers everyday stuff like how to solve math equations and make pasta, but she can't remember her favorite song or who she was before the accident. And when impossible things start happening, Raven begins to think it might even be better not to know who she was before.

But as she grows closer to her new friends, her foster sister, Max, and Tommy Torres, a guy who accepts her for who she is now, Raven has to decide if she's ready to face what's buried in the past...and the darkness building inside her.


Review- A fast paced and interesting retelling of Raven’s origins. The story starts with a car accident and Raven is the only survivor but she doesn’t remember anything from her past. So she moves to New Orleans to live with her mother’s sister and her cousin. Raven is troubled by dreams and hearing voices but her cousin helps her understand that she can hear other people’s thoughts and how to control that. There is a little love story and a revelation of the big bad at the end. Of course there is more going on than just Raven and this is the start of the Teen Titan series, so we see some players that will come back in later volumes. I liked this volume and I look forward to reading more from this imprint. 


I give this graphic novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this graphic novel from my local library. 



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