The first in a new series, we follow Evelyn as she learns to harness her talents. But growing up different in a world where being a witch can cause your demise, she must keep her wits about her and her tell-tale purple hair under a hat. Entrusted to a Hat-maker, she soon discovers he may not be as ordinary as he seems...
With Manga style illustrations, this an accessible and fun story for any graphic novel reader and I look forward to where Evelyn's travels will take her.

This was a quick, cute, magical read - though I do wish it had been longer. Hopefully the next part will be!

I felt really sorry for her that she was left at the monestary, noone should be left behind :( But hopefully her new home will be better as the story progresses. Her cat is the cutest, amd reminds me of my own Kitty ^_^. I love her purple hair - I wish I could pull it off.

I also really aprpeciated this art style, it is different from a lot of other graphic novels that I've seen, and I really liked that unique-ness.!

Although the start of this comic is quite dark, it does provide the backstory necessary for what follows next. Evie's purple hair brightens up every room, as does the incredible art style of Molinatti. Admittedly, it took me quite a while to actually like the character of Evelyn, especially since most of the "pranks" she plays on the nuns could have easily resulted in severe injury or death. The hat-maker's secret was predictable but that made it no less enjoyable, and Benedict's sarcastic comments add humor to the story. This comic is best suited for younger children who don't needle out plot holes like teenagers/older readers do, and was a short but entertaining introduction into the world of Magic.

A lovely introduction to a new series. In this story we meet little Evelyn. She was born with purple hair and because of this her father arranged to have her abandoned on the doorstep of a convent. Purple hair is a sign of witchcraft and he couldn’t tolerate the thought of his daughter being a witch.

And so Evelyn grows up with the nuns until she becomes too much to handle and she is sent off to live as an apprentice to a hat maker. This hat maker has secrets of his own and Evelyn’s life is about to change.

The graphics were good and the colours are bright and engaging. This graphic novel will appeal to all ages. It is a very entertaining story with interesting characters and definitely a series to follow.

Copy provided by Europe Comics via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

This was a short and sweet young graphic novel about a little with growing up with nuns. It's too short to make much impact, in my opinion, but it was cute enough to be worth it.

Magic I a cute little graphic novel, with some unexpected depth. I went into the story thinking it would be all cute fluff, but there is definitely some substance there. Topics of loss and loneliness are touched on. Although some heavier topics are touched on, we still get a wholesome story of a young girl and her black cat trying to have fun in a world that rejects them.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing Magic in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for this honest review.

This is a beginning of a new comic series about a little girl with purple hair who finds out she is a witch. She is orphaned as a baby, after powerful witch hunters came after her mother. She is raised by nuns until they need to find her an apprenticeship once her powers grow too strong to be contained.

While the art style is not my favorite, that is a personal preference. I did appreciate the sassy cat familiar, and I think that children in elementary school and maybe into early middle school will like this witchy little story. I definitely think this is a children's comic that is simple and will appeal most to a younger audience.

A very cute story of a baby born with purple hair left growing up dealing with coming into her powers. Almost Wizard of Oz vibes but cute for younger readers under 10.

This little comic is a short middle-grade book about a witch with purple hair, who gets sent away by her father to live with a group of nuns. As she grows up, she has all kinds of rebellious fun with her magical powers, which gets her in trouble more often than not. It's a quick, fun, and easy-to-read story, and I think kids would love to read it. The art is bright and colorful, which I always love to see, and it's a fun adventure. It would definitely make for a great gift for a child in your life!

I really wanted to like this. I love the illustrations and all the color. But I hate the main character. Evelyn, is just a little girl, all of 7 years old. She was abandoned at birth because her purple hair is the sign of a witch. She was raised by nuns, and you would think she might be sweet and nice, but no, she’s a little snot. She is always playing pranks on the nuns and just is a terror. They send her off to apprentice which has its own complications. There is a trigger warning for suicide. It’s at the beginning of the book, and is what helps create Evelyn in the first place. Over all this book is not for me. Someone will like it, but please, while this looks like a kids book, don’t hand it to a kid.

I really loved the artwork and colours in this graphic novel! The character design kind of reminded me of a character from a show or kid’s toy—I can’t remember exactly, so if you have any idea what I’m referring to, please comment below. The plot of this story was pretty straightforward and easy to follow. I think kids would enjoy this, especially the antics Evelyn gets up to. Holy moly though, Evelyn’s father was a grade A a-hole and I can’t believe he did that to her mom. Also the part where Evelyn grows up with the nuns really reminded me of the “how do you solve a problem like Maria” part of The Sound of Music 😂 I don’t think I’ll be continuing with this series because I found it to be a bit boring as I didn’t really have any feelings for the characters, aside from Evelyn’s mom lol. I would recommend this for kids though!

I picked this for the art style. Seemed very cute.

And it was. I could see this having been a lot of fun for younger me to follow along and get new issues of as they came out.

Writer me did have some critiques. More like polishing concepts than scrap the whole thing, though!

Like 6 names were introduced on p1, all but 1 not to be seen again in this installment. That’s too many. Info overload.

The villain — who now that I think of it, disappeared in an odd way from the narrative — was too expository.

Evie did not talk like a 7 year old, but there was no point where they established “she’s not like other kids” beside the powers bit. In fact, I think we wanted her to otherwise seem like every other 7 year old. So, she shouldn’t be casually saying things like “tragic plight” and “not in the slightest.”

The characterization, specifically of Evie and Benedict seemed contradictory. In the beginning the cat is all gungho on her being well-behaved and then she’s sad to miss a class and he’s like “ why, you get to miss class…” The two of them seemed to switched roles back and forth.

The scene in the convent with Lila was stiff. Why exactly does she keep the secret? I think this question adds to my villain critique which is to say a lot of things were introduced and then dropped making this feel like an incomplete installment.

Overall, most character’s motivations were unclear. Mr. F threaten Evie? If, based on what he says, he does not believe she will fail the test, why threaten her at all?

That may all sound negative but I can see a lot of young people enjoying this!

Thank you to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the ARC.

Unfortunately this was archived before I could download it.

If this becomes available again, I am still interested in it.

Cute coming of age tale! I absolutely loved the illustrations. I would be thrilled to see more from the artist!
The story was a little saccharine and a bit cliché but altogether I thought it was pleasant. Perhaps could have been fleshed out more.

Magic was a sweet and short coming-of-age story that follows a young witch named Evelyn. I struggled a little bit with the pacing, which seemed abrupt at times. Right as the action was revving up, it ended. I loved her pet cat Benedict! The artwork is very pretty and colored beautifully. I’ll look forward to seeing where her adventure takes her next! Magic is out now. Thank you to Lylian K. & Audrey Molinatti, Europe Comics, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A very sweet coming-of-age story for children which follows the young witch Evelyn. I absolutely adored the artwork which was very colourful and full of small details, evoking a dream or a fairytale. You see Evelyn growing up and discovering what it means to leave childhood and what responsibilities come with that.

I was just disappointed by the fact that this graphic novel is very short, even for a book destined for children. It ends when you are just getting into the story and when the action truly starts, leaving you wanting more. The other point I didn’t really get was the choice of London as a setting. It was very nice to see the place in a different timeframe but all the other elements of the world were so magical that the authors created a world on its own.

This story was so cute and cozy! Perfect to read during the Halloween season! I couldn’t put it down!

"Her adventure is only just beginning." And yeah, that's the problem, for this clumsy book only just gets to the start of the story before it stops. This concerns Evelyn, a girl abandoned for the simple sin of having purple hair, which apparently is a sign of witchcraft. Brought up with some nuns and a talking cat that only magically-minded people can hear speak, spooky things around her get to be too much, so they pack her off to the care of someone else. And that's where the fun begins – and stops.

The fact remains this is such a slight book, you'd need it to be launch a twenty-part franchise for the story to do anything surprising. Seriously, we don't even reach the first training montage here. The whole is set in an England so desperately removed from the real thing, with no sensible name for anyone, and no actual feel for London or any of the other settings. And while it is desperately cartoonish, in the colours and the body shapes of the characters, it starts with some wannabe Sherlock Holmesian witch hunters, whose stilted dialogue carries through at some level or another to the end. Like I say, clumsy. Two and a half stars. I'd seriously consider waiting for future volumes to come before finding out if this is worth the investment – and as the second part isn't even out in the original French, that might take some time.

After a tragic and depressing start in life, Evelyn is raised in a convent filled with an array of nuns who vary from super strict to very supportive. Evelyn's wild purple hair and her constant black cat companion make her stand out like a somber setting. Evelyn also has a penchant for mischief and pranks. She grows up loved and provided for. But soon, the nuns realize there's more to her than they can provide for her. So she's apprenticed to a hat maker in the city: London. After a few misadventures, Evelyn learns more about herself and how the world works.

The art: Evie is adorably drawn as is her black cat shadow. I love all the little details added. The full colored panels are beautiful! And yet with all that color, Evelyn's purple hair still stands out. It's so cute!

Highly recommend for a quick and sassy witchy read!

This story is really cute! I do have a problem with Europe Comics in that the story often doesn't live up to how good the art is, which happened again with this. The art is absolutely stunning but the story felt a little cliched - I would have enjoyed this more if I was much younger. This does set up the world of London with magical beings in it very well, and I think fans of Kiki's Delivery Service would love this.