If Blob Ghost doesn't escape the mall soon, their afterlife might be coming to a very sticky end. But Kat's mentor has set her own vile scheme in motion. Kat is everything Beetle wants to be: beautiful, cool, great at magic, and kind of famous online.
And now Beetle's old best friend, Kat, is back in town for a sorcery apprenticeship with her Aunt Hollowbone. is cursed to haunt it, tethered there by some unseen force. She'd rather skip being homeschooled completely and spend time with her best friend, Blob Glost. Then there's twelve-year-old goblin-witch Beetle, who's caught in between. In the eerie town of 'Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity. Seven Impossible Things Before BreakfastĮnter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall-perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time.One Book, Two Books, Old Books, New Books.Characters and relationships are grounded in real emotions, making this as much of a work of contemporary fiction as it is a fantasy. Layne delivers with writing that heartfelt, honest, and funny. Look, if you’re going to foray into the trope-filled world of witchcraft, you better bring something new to the party.
Beetle must find a way to set Blob Ghost free before the mall becomes a pile of rubble. Beetle’s old friend Kat comes back to town, along with her creepy aunt Hollowbones, who promptly buys the mall and begins the process of tearing it down. Actually, they don’t really have a choice of location because of a secret force that keeps Blob Ghost from leaving the premises. In her free time she hangs out with her best pal Blob Ghost at the local mall. Twelve-year-old Beetle is a goblin in training. Sometimes a debut comes along that so thoroughly shakes you out of your semi-jaded reading life malaise that you find yourself stopping mid-page to ask the universe, “What IS this?!” An absolutely fresh and winning take on the world of witchcraft, Aliza Layne’s Beetle & the Hollowbones is as vibrant a debut as you’re likely to find this year.
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