Night cry...

This book, personally, is really freezing confusing. It starts of with a discussion about a girl who's gone missing, from this the reader learns that many people in the town have vanished recently, so no one really notices the girl's absence too. But the narrator does, and gives us examples as to why she's memorable.

Anyways it moves to a bookshop seller who goes out late at night, whilst there's several people missing in her town, and someone comes out of the book she's using and grants her three wishes.

Truthfully, I didn't finish this book. Bluntly, I am and was too busy try and get into this book. So, please take my review as you will, because I only read the few bit of it.

Honestly, I think I could have eventually gotten into this book, depending how the story went. But it was just really weird and it wasn't for me.

The graphics are absolutely stunning though and overall, I rated this book two stars.

Thank you to netgallery for allowing me to read this oddity.

Night Cry by Borja Gonzalez is a masterpiece. Moody, gorgeous, and atmospheric; each panel jumps off the page and makes you want to dive right in.

I LOVED the artwork in this but overall I wish it was longer so that the story had more time to develop. It felt like a section of a larger take that just didn't go anywhere...and that all is to say that I would adore to have more of this story to devour. Half-hearted witch drunk summoning a demon who would rather be in japan reading manga? Honestly I am so here for these characters.

"Night Cry" by Borja Gonzalez is an atmospheric graphic novel that takes place in a blue town where girls go missing. The protagonist is Teresa, a witch that owns a bookstore with mainly magical and occult items that one night invokes a demon named Laura.

The artwork is simply stunning and I really enjoyed that a minimal color palette of blues and blacks was used, which made the rare occasion of other colors appearing more significant. I also liked how the author/artist decided to leave every character faceless in this graphic novel.

Even though I enjoyed this quite a bit and was pretty much hooked from the start, I feel like the story itself lacked some as we received no clear answers and it felt a bit vague and abstract overall with no clear connections.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

Night Cry is a graphic novel that features a witch, a demon, and a major comic book fan living in a place where girls are going missing. I was hooked by this premise and immediately enticed by the beautiful artwork, color palette, and storyline. The end of the story features a very open-ended conclusion. Usually, I feel unsettled by this sort of ending, but it just worked in Night Cry. The occult elements make this story feel almost like my favorite podcast. I'd love to read more by this author!

This is a lovely graphic novel with on open interpretation ending. It's the type of work you want to discuss with a friend, someone who likes to dissect and analyze and look at the details of a story.
It's a fantasy comic, very atmospheric, about little towns and loneliness and a woman zine writer, who does not quite know what she wants...
Said like that it might not sound this different or intriguing, but there is something both charming and compelling about this comic that keeps you reading to see what happens next. If you are the type of person that needs clear cut endings, though, this might not be for you.
The illustrations are beautiful, thought the characters are all featureless. This means the feelings of everyone is in their body language, hair and the image composition. It is an intriguing choice, and yet it works, at least on me it did. I was sucked into the story and if I had a physical copy I would definitely flick through it again to try to catch the hints and information I have missed in my first reading.
If you like unconventional comics, strong female presence, modern gothics, open endings, then this is for you.

I received a free eARC from the author/publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Night Cry is an eerie and atmospheric graphic novel about a grumpy witch, a demon, and a comic fan, set in a town where girls are going missing.

I thought the art was beautiful. I loved the colour palette and the simplistic clean lines. I thought these choices really added to the atmosphere. Sometimes, however, I was unclear about who was speaking due to the lack of faces and identifying characteristics of the characters.

I finished this, and I can't even tell you what it was really about. It seems more like vibes and atmosphere, rather than a clear story. So sadly this one was a bit of a miss for me, despite the lovely art.

Night Cry is a graphic novel about a witch, a demon and a comic fan set in a town where some girls have gone missing.

It's not you're average graphic novel, it's quite dark with a lot being left unsaid, allowing you to come to you own conclusions.

The art is really beautiful with some really amazing drawings. The colour palette changes throughout which I think in a way links into the story perfectly.

An interesting and beautiful graphic novel which will leave you wondering.

night cry is a dark, dreamy, quiet graphic novel. the nighttime art is super pretty and atmospheric, and perhaps the best part of the book.

it's about three girls - an apathetic witch, a grumpy demon, and a friendly comic fan. they're all spirited and relatable. the art style doesn't give them facial features, but they communicate with expressive body language and dialogue, which is very creative.

there's also a theme song, holly golightly's all around the houses, which helps bring the wistful witchy vibes.

but i couldn't really say what this story is about. there's a nighttime radio show that talks about local girls going missing. there's a secret issue of the witch's comic series. there's the demon's struggle to grant a wish for the apathetic witch. but i'm not sure what actually happens in these pretty pages. the ending seems like it's supposed to pack a huge twisty punch, but i was lost.

oh, and it's interesting that some reviewers describe this graphic novel as sapphic. i suppose there's a small hint of a romantic bond between witch and demon, but i wouldn't classify it as wlw representation. it's always nice to have at least a lil hint of sapphic though.

i'd still recommend this to readers who enjoy melancholy vibes, atmospheric nighttime art, and moody characters. but be prepared for an abstract and unresolved storyline!

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Je remercie les éditions Europe Comics et NetGalley pour ce service presse.

Nous allons suivre Teresa, une jeune sorcière qui va alors débuter l’histoire en faisant un rituel qui va faire venir un nouveau personnage : Laura. Laura est un démon qui adore les anime et tout ce qui provient du Japon, c’est pourquoi elle est déçue de ne pas avoir été invoquée là-bas. Laura va alors commencer a enquêter sur les disparitions qui ont eut lieu dans la ville.

Teresa est un personnage qui n’est pas très sur d’elle et qui va être en recherche de plusieurs choses au cours de cette bande-dessinée, je recommande la lecture de cet ouvrage qui n’est qu’en anglais pour le moment mais que je n’ai pas trouvé trop complexe à lire.

La bande-dessinée n’est pas très longue, elle fait 144 pages et ne comporte pas énormément de dialogues ou de descriptions écrit. Mais les dessins sont vraiment superbes, simple, doux, j’ai beaucoup aimé ! Les couleurs restent très proche du noir et blanc et certains objets ou certaines parties du corps des personnages seront parfois colorés. Je trouve que cela permet d’accentuer sur certaines scènes et j’ai beaucoup apprécié la patte de l’auteur !

It’s lovely, albeit mysterious story of a girl Teresa, with a fondness for the occult and a pink haired demon she doesn’t know what to do with. The story is set against a blue city that has seen the disappearance of a number of people. The simple colours of the artwork are so crisp and preserves the atmosphere of the story without being dreary. It left me slightly confused at the end, but I don’t mind it.

Thank you to Net Galley for providing me with a free copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful night time illustrations and art style. The author is great at building tension and building quirky characters.

I was very interested by the premise of this book but the ending is left so open it feels more like the beginning of a story rather than a complete novel. I was left with more questions than answers which is rather frustrating, especially with a spooky book!

An enticing little story with beautiful artwork and a small cast of loveable characters. I think the plot of this graphic novel is intentionally non-linear with several instances of a story within a story: for example, the main character publishes a zine with one of the issues echoing the plot of the graphic novel itself, and two of the main characters keep discussing a fictional story that also repeats itself on several layers of the story. The unusual storytelling together with the dark, witchy, small town ghost story atmosphere is what made this comic quite unforgettable for me.

Also, Sailor Moon.

Loved this.

Thanks to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing an ARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

I really enjoyed the artstyle and the characters in this, and it was interesting how expressive they felt despite being faceless! The only art related thing I thought was annoying was in parts where it's super hard to tell the characters apart due to the lack of color.
Other than this, I'm not sure I understood it properly. It's one of those very abstract ones, where they drop mini clues that could mean nothing but also everything, and I'm not sure I managed to piece them together. I did notice some details that COULD be clues tho, so I'm sure this just wasn't for me.

I loved this graphic novel. The characters were my favorite part with the artwork being a close second. Teresa runs a bookstore that specializes in magic and the occult. One day she summons a demon named Laura. Laura will grant any wish to Teresa, but therein lies the issue. Teresa doesn't know what she wants. So in the meantime they are stuck with each other. No spoilers here so you'll have to read and find out if Teresa ever thinks of a wish. Definitely, check this graphic novel out!

The illustration style was beautiful, however I wish the story was more flushed out. I would have loved more information about the characters and this spooky town, but the art style was breathtaking!

Hola, el dia de hoy les traigo la review de una historia un tanto misteriosa y es que me atrajo principalmente por el arte. Esta es mi primera experiencia con Borja Gonzalez y me gusto bastante asi que he buscado mas sobre el artista. En este libro conoceremos a Teresa una chica medio aburrida que trabaja en una libreria de libros de todo tipo pero lo que mas abundan es la magia y ocultismo. Una noche Tessa trata de hacer un hechizo que al parecer sale mal e invoca a un demonio pero no cualquiera si no uno super peculiar y divertido. Este demonio es otaku y lo unico que busca es una aventura con cosplay o los tomos de manga populares en turno. Asi conocermos a Matilda una compradora recurrente de la libreria y nos sumergiremos poco a poco en un mundo melancolico, oscuro y el misterio de una chica desaparecida.

Lo buenisimo del libro es sin duda el arte y el que los personajes no cuenten con rostros asi que a tu criterio e interpretacion las emociones que rodean los escenarios. Me gusto mucho por que deja en el aire lo que esta pasando y el lector puede hacerse mil y un teorias.

Desconozco si es un tomo unico o habra mas pero si lo seguiria leyendo.

I love the style of the illustrations, the characters are faceless but still very expressive. The Anime-loving demon is so cool and very sweet, definitely not a typical demon. I was enjoying the book, though quite confused about some elements, but then it just ended quite abruptly so I was left really not knowing what happened at all. Also, I don't think the blurb gives an accurate description of what you're getting into.
Maybe it has been left open-ended for a sequel.

3,5* rounded up.
The artwork is amazing but I found the plot a bit confusing even if I liked the relationship between Teresa and Laura.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I enjoyed this graphic novel at some points. The art style is very spooky and helps to add to the overall vibe of the story. Unfortunately I just didn’t love the plot as much, I found it confusing and and didn’t pull me into the story.