Malice in Ovenland: Vol. 1

author: Micheline Hess
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.46
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2016/12/04
date added: 2016/12/04
shelves: children-s, graphic-novels
review:
'Malice in Ovenland: Vol. 1' by Micheline Hess collects the first 5 issues of the comic. I've read some of the individual issues out of order, so it was nice to get all the context.

Lily Brown used to love her mom's cooking, until her mom started eating healthier. When Lily is left home to do chores, she loses an earring in the stove while she is cleaning it. Climbing in after it, she falls into a hole behind the stove and finds herself in a strange world that lives below her stove. It is ruled by strange creatures that live off of grease, but with Lily's mom's new diet, the supply of grease has kind of dried up. Lily is imprisoned, but finds strange allies in this new world, including someone who may have a new idea of how to feed this world.

It's a strange story, and all the grease references are a little gross, but maybe that's the point. The art is perfectly fine for this book, and it's a good story for younger readers. Lily is a brave hero and her new friends show us that we can find help in places that you may not be looking for it in.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Rosarium Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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