From the back of the book -There's something unusual about Pamela Isley—the girl who hides her bright red hair. The girl who won't let anyone inside to see what's lurking behind the curtains. The girl who goes to extreme lengths to care for a few plants. Pamela Isley doesn't trust other people, especially men. They always want something from her. Something she's not willing to give.
When cute goth girl Alice Oh comes into Pamela's life after an accident at the local park, she makes her feel like pulling back the curtains and letting the sunshine in. But there are dark secrets deep within the Isley house. Secrets Pamela's father has warned must remain hidden. Secrets that could turn deadly and destroy the one person who ever cared about Pamela, or as her mom preferred to call her ... Ivy.
Will Pamela open herself up to the possibilities of love, or will she forever be transformed by the thorny vines of revenge?
Review- A great re-imaging of Poison Ivy and her origins story. Pamela is very isolated by her father and she is trying to find her way as a young woman and a scientist. When a classmate has to stay with her, Pamela learns to start expressing herself and what she wants from the world. There are some heavy subjects in this graphic novel like child abuse and sexual harassment. But they are important to the story, not just there to be shocking, but to show the reader what Ivy has to overcome to become her true self. The art is good but I would have liked a more styled style for Ivy but it is good and the coloring fits the characters. I would like to see more of this Ivy and what she is going to do next now that she is free from her father and hometown. I would recommend this graphic novel.
I give this a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this from my local library.
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