The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang [Review]

Title: The Prince and the Dressmaker

Author: Jen Wang

Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, LGBTQ+, Graphic Novel

Publisher: First Second

Publishing date: February 13th 2018

Pages: 288   

Rating

★★★★★

Hello, today I’m reviewing a graphic novel that’s been kind of popular since its release. The day I knew about it, just by the cover and title, I had to have it and one day during a book signing at Mysterious Galaxy I spotted it and it was signed! So I had to get it. I read it in two sits and totally loved it.

The Prince and the Dressmaker tells us the story of Prince Sebastian, who is looking for a

Frances and Sebastian.

bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!

Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances―one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend?

All's Faire in Middle School - Victoria Jamieson [Review]

Title: All's Faire in Middle School

Author: Victoria Jamieson

Genre: Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Fiction

Publisher: Dial Books

Publishing date: September 5th 2017

Pages: 248

Rating

★★★★☆

Impy as a Knight.

Hello! Today I’m reviewing a cute middle grade graphic novel titled All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson. I got an ARC of this at comic-con this year.

This graphic novel follows the life of an eleven-year-old girl called Imogene (Impy), who has

grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and she's eager to begin her own training as a squire. First, though, she'll need to prove her bravery. Luckily Impy has just the quest in mind--she'll go to public school after a life of being homeschooled! But it's not easy to act like a noble knight-in-training in middle school. Impy falls in with a group of girls who seem really nice (until they don't) and starts to be embarrassed of her thrift shop apparel, her family's unusual lifestyle, and their small, messy apartment. Impy has always thought of herself as a heroic knight, but when she does something really mean in order to fit in, she begins to wonder whether she might be more of a dragon after all.