This story is a cozy mystery with a touch of whimsy but is also so, SO sad. I loved the story but it gave me that feeling in your chest when you've needed to cry for a long time and just haven't found the right time so all your tears are just creating a pressure bubble in your chest with a BO US feeling of WHY DON'T I HAVE A SLIGHTLY MAGICAL GIRLFRIEND WHO IS INTO BOOKS AND/OR ANIME

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. I loved the art style and the colour palette, it is a lovely seasonal read. I found it well paced and the plot was interesting from the start. I just wanted more, I loved the characters and just wanted to know more about them and spend longer with them. They strike the balance between likeable, relatable and realistic.
I think this book will be really popular in my library and I cannot wait to be able to recommend it.

This just wasn't for me... art style, plot, characters, or storytelling.
First of all the art style seemed kind of lazy. Despite being initially drawn to this graphic novel by the cover, the faceless characters got old real quick. I couldn't tell the difference between many of the characters as they had no faces to distinguish them by and other distinguishing factors such as body, hair, and outfits weren't enough to do so.
Plot? I don't even know if there was one.
The main character Teresa is a "I'm not like other girls and that means everyone else is shallow and an asshole" type. I thought we were over that type of internalized misogyny. Guess not.
The storytelling was confusing. At times I didn't even know who was talking and it seemed to have no real direction.
Anyway, unimpressed.

Mysterious story that leaves you pondering and wanting more. Night Cry is a quick graphic novel to run through with an unconventional art styling where each character is absent of facial features. I did like the mystery, but I was hungry for more. More of Laura, Matilda, and Teresa as characters and their backgrounds. I wanted to know more about the missing women from the town. There is much to explore with this story and these characters, but I felt that between the storylines of the missing girls and Teresa trying to figure out what to wish for with the demon named Laura, it was not as fleshed out as it could have been. I truly enjoyed the art styling and the color palette for this piece, but a more defined plot and character development would have made this a stronger graphic novel.

2.5⭐️
I tried this read now graphic novel as a part of the Netgalley book challenge 2021.

I like the cover.

I have never read a graphic novel before. I can see that a lot of work goes into the graphics.
I struggled to physically follow it as I had to view on the Netgalley app and view on my phone which didn’t give me the best experience.

I have to say that I struggled to follow the story. I don’t think that this is a genre for me.
I don’t think my review is reliable as Ian not used to this genre.

A wistful, witchy comic. It's more of a vibe focused story than plot, exactly. The author doesn't give all the answers and leaves a lot to our imagination which added to the surreal feeling of it all. I loved the art style and how the characters are drawn with no faces. Certainly made for a unique reading experience.

It was a very strange read. I liked the characters a lot and the influence of Japanese culture and manga combined with Western witches. However, I kept feeling that the story did not have any conclusion in the end, we are left with an open ending.

For me it was confusing. The art and images are pretty nice, and this kept me going on with the lecture. I would have liked to receive more background about the characters or even a next volume to see where the story was going.

This books art style isn't something I would normally gravitate to but the description caught my interest and I'm glad it did. The art is simple but so charming it didn't take long for me to fall in love with it. The story is just as cute with a hit of macabre and even had me laughing out loud at points. With an angsty book witch and a demon weeb, the characters are relatable to those who don't quite fit in. The only part I didn't like was the ending because I didn't want to stop reading.

This graphic novel was a bit weird but in a good way. I loved the beautiful art work with its unique features. I also, surprisingly, enjoyed how the plot sort of meanders and leaves you confused. It’s a strange little book but definitely a good read.

~I absolutely love the art style of this comic!! If you like Adventure Time's art style, think of that but with a much darker and witchy tone to it!!
~As the synopsis states, people have been vanishing from the blue city and there are rumors of a weeping ghost. The atmosphere and the main character, Teresa, are very gloomy. The story itself is gloomy. But, Teresa summons Laura, a pink haired, anime-loving demon. Laura is there to grant a wish for Teresa, but she doesn't know what to ask for. So, you see Teresa and Laura cohabitating until Teresa's wish is granted.
~I loved the fact the Sapphic representation just felt natural even in this gloomy atmosphere. As a manga + anime fan, I enjoyed all the mentioning of different artists + manga/anime.
~If you're looking for a clear cut ending, then this may not be the read for you. The ending was very open-ended and up to interpretation.

I absolutely love graphic novels and this one was really cool. It was a fun fast read that had beautiful graphics that were pretty creepy. The story was good also, I loved how creepy and dark it was and the storyline was pretty interesting. I loved the ending and I really hope there will be more. Because I need to know what happens next!! lol

I would like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this Graphic Novel in exchange for an honest review.

This wasn’t for me. The artwork was ok but the story was confusing. I can’t say that I really enjoyed it.

Beautiful cover is what initially drew me to read Night Cry and it was stunning and fun it was a bit gay. Overall awesome.

The art style in this was very beautiful and the concept was very unique. Leaves you feeling kind of confused but in a good way. Like how you have to really pay attention to the art as well as the dialect to drawl conclusions about what's going on. Hope there are more instalments of it would love to delve more into this world. Quick read would recommend.

This Graphic Novel caught me off guard. I was hoping for a fun little story with witches and stuff and got my face slapped with melancholy and self reflection. Great read, I'm really glad I got the opportunity to read it.

I received this book for free on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Night Cry (2o21) by Borja Gonzalez is a YA graphic novel that is mysterious and melancholy. There are three leads, Teresa, a witch who runs an occult book shop, Laura, an otaku demon that Teresa summons, and Mathilda, a younger woman who enjoys the occult book shop and is fascinated by the missing people in their town.

The basic premise is that Teresa has summoned a demon who can grant one wish, but Teresa struggles to identify what to wish for. As time goes on, Teresa, Laura and Mathilda grow closer. Mathilda and Laura investigate the missing persons in the town and bound over manga, and Teresa and Laura search for Teresa's desires, wishes, dreams, so that Laura can complete her summoning. The missing people are eerie and also very reminiscent of real life - people come in and out of the news cycle, are mostly forgotten by the public consciousness, though the vague details linger and haunt: the beginning of a name, a fear to stay out late, etc. The author executes this darkness well - the characters are all faceless. Most of the book is in dark hues and colors, save the demon Laura., who is always fully vibrant. As the book progresses, it in fact seems to get darker and darker in color, following the tone and hopelessness of the missing people, errant occult magic and Teresa's struggle to identify one wish.

The ending was also very haunting. Teresa finally has a wish, Laura grants said wish, but Teresa never says her wish aloud and neither does Laura confirm it aloud. The reader can only guess Teresa's wish from the few pages that follow. And it is in these few pages that someone finally has a face - or, at least, part of a face. An eye. (An eye first being a classic symbol in the occult. An eye second being noteworthy, since the characters observe this sensation of being watched. An eye third being interesting because why now? Has the character gained self-awareness, power, independence? Or is it a symbol of the character losing themselves?)

I think the author used symbolism and art really powerfully - it conveyed a lot, though I definitely missed some of the nuances. Additionally, awkwardly, I sometimes had trouble keeping characters distinct - more so the missing women from the posters, the ghostly figure that appears, and less so the main characters.

Ultimately, I think this book was a solid three point five stars out of five, rounded up to four stars on Netgalley. The author had a memorable art style and narrative, but some things were difficult to distinguish with the dark colors and faceless characters. This would be a good read for Halloween and I would recommend it to people that enjoy somewhat scary or mysterious narratives - like Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. Also, people that like more cerebral narratives, like Alison Bechdel's books - though stylistically, Bechdel does a lot of telling/contemplating and Gonzalez does a lot of symbolic/metaphoric showing.

Night Cry is a very stylistic graphic novel about... magic, I think.
While the cover got me interested in the dark and somewhat mysterious drawing style, I found it somewhat lacking in the book itself. We only ever get a vague idea of what the characters look like. Which isn't that bad by itself, but because a lot of colours in the scenes change drastically to visualise light and shadows, soon you realize it's extremely hard to recognise the 3 charathers. And as the story progressed I found it more and more hard to understand the movements and actions of the people, which added to the confusion,
As for the story, I'm not entirely sure what to say. It started out as a mystery about disappearing girls, but soon we when into a fully different direction, only to get another twist and... I got lost. I don't know what exactly this story tried to convey, as I didn't even understand it very well.
If you like dark and vaguely told stories (which I know can be a very real preference, more power to you guys, honestly) this might be just up your alley. But it wasn't for me, as the only thing I really got to enjoy were the colours.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with an free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.*

It was alright. Not what I expected, and the ending didn’t make much sense. However, I thought it was interesting the decision to not include facial features on the art.

This graphic novel was equal parts creepy and surreal. I sort of followed along with the plot, but it kind of meandered and didn't really go anywhere. I didn't mind, though, because it somehow worked for this book. Plus, the art was interesting and not something I'm usually into.

I love the art style! It's a melancholic and good comic, I really enjoyed reading this story.
I loved the use of colors, the mood and the metaphors behind everything.
I didn't see the time pass during my reading and by the last page, I wanted more but at the same time it was enough.
Plus, it's a queer story, so it's obviously great (kidding)