I’ve never read a manga not based on Asian culture so this was a fun surprise to get. I wish there had been some more backstory into who the main character was and what she had gone through to the point. But other than I really enjoyed the art work and set up for the next books.

*Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book for review, all opinions are my own*

It's was okay!
I liked the style of the drawing and love the colours not so fan of the story and the plot itself. I would recommend if sounds interesting to you but I will probably not continue the series

i really enjoyed this! we are following a young girl as she navigates new things in her life with magic, what more can you ask for?
the illustration style is one of my favourites, but i guess the story was a bit dull, not in a sense that there was no action, cause let me tell you, THERE WAS ACTION. but for some reason i didn't really connect with the characters that much. nonetheless i will be continuing this series, it has a lot of potential

I had so much hope for this because of the stunning artwork. From the first moment it was a barrage of confusion on top of very cringey dialogue, though. I think it could be something if it were a bit more polished, maybe a few more rounds of editing, but right now it's not my favorite.

This is a wonderful artistic way of bringing to life Mexican indigenous culture. The plot centers around Althalia, a teenage girl that has magical witch powers passed on through the generations. She is cared for and mentored by her grandmother, Isadora, and supported by her magical friends Chuey and Dana. Althalia is confronted with a tragedy which has her spiraling into the darkest depths of her powers and meeting gods with ulterior motives. I enjoyed the use of language, switching from Spanish to English, and the art is beautifully colored and representative of the culture it is portraying. The vibrant colors that are significant in Mexican culture shine through. I felt connected to this story and represented being that I myself am of Mexican heritage. I would recommend this book for an exciting and fun read into Mexican indigenous religion, the representation of culture, and the importance of close relationships.

A very beautifully drawn graphic novel about a young witch coming into her powers fighting off evil priests with her friends and family. The story was a little disjointed, as comics are, so I wasn't able to get into it as much as I had wanted to. Still, it was a very pleasant read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Oni Press, Aaron Duran, and Sara Soler for this e-ARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

The story follows Althalia, a young girl who learns about magic next to all the obstacles of being a teenager. She lives with her Abuela, who is also her guide in many ways. Until one day their happy story takes a sad turn, when Abuela passese away and Alathalia stays behind with powerful magic.

Season of the Bruja is such a colorful and absolutely gorgeous graphic novel. I love the style to pieces to be honest. It felt like a cozy hug with those colors... of course until the villain showed up. The story got me hooked from the first second. I hope we get to see how Althalia grows slowly into her powers. The characters are so loveable ... of course except the villain *haha* Oh my god, when I am old I want to be like Abuela in all ways. She has such an amazing style and her character is perfect. I think I love her as much as Athalia does.

And I have to say I like the representation of spanish and hispanic culture and religious aspect. The only minus point is that I could not understand a single word of spanish and there was no translation ... or at least I couldn`t find it. Well, our all time friend google helped me out.

Overall an amazing graphic novel and I hope we get the next volume very soon!

Thank you to NetGalley, Oni Press, Aaron Duran, and Sara Soler for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

Season of the Bruja is an excellent start to a series that can also stand on its own. The art is flavorful with festive colors, and the use of Spanish and incorporation of Hispanic culture and Aztec mythology adds for excellent diversity.

This story follows Althalia, a teenage girl just barely learning about her spiritual bruja powers. While under the guidance of her grandmother, a visit to a museum to learn about her history takes a negative turn, and Althalia's grandma passes away, her power passing on to her granddaughter.

Instigated and hunted by a religious group, a man travels into the afterlife to remove Althalia's grandmother for good, his aim to destroy the evil powers of the bruja. He makes for a decent villain at least...

I wasn't a fan of the religious inquisition aspect of this novel, but there has to be a villain I suppose. Althalia has a gift passed down in her family for generations, and now she must learn to use it. The story overall was decent though could have been a bit more focused. At points, the entrance into the underworld and the underworld aspects do get a bit abstract, but there is a key battle of man versus self with a young bruja coming into her power and learning how to use it for what is right.

This is a fascinating, gorgeously illustrated story with impressively sharp commentary on racism, colonialism and its legacies, sexism, and a variety of other things. I can't get over the art style, though, too, as well as the colorist's skill-this is a GORGEOUS book.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a digital advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wanted to finish off Hispanic heritage month & kick off the spooky season the right way & this graphic novel was true prefect choice ! It depicts a beautiful relationship between granddaughter & grandmother with a bit of found family. There’s familial love , heartbreak , & a shit ton of demons. There’s quiet a few Spanish phases/wording through the book & this is important to the story our FMC felt her Spanish was inadequate like I’m sure a lot of us feel trying to speak a different language. Overall the story was highly entertaining I couldn’t stop reading , the colors were so vivid , the art style was just so pretty & I just can’t wait to continue!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Oni Press for a copy of the graphic novel in exchange for an honest review!

Season of the Bruja has fantastic artwork, colourful and bright. The story is full of magic and action with a touch of family love. I love that some of the dialogue is spoken in Spanish, it brings the culture even more alive.

All in all, an interesting and great start to the installment! Also, at the end of the book we get a recipe for a dish mentioned in the story! 😋

Season of the Bruja is stunningly drawn comic book about young girl with magic powers. We jump straight into action, but then the plot gets slowed and kinda messy. There's some spanish phrases and my big flex is that I could understand it with my school level spanish. Overall it was pretty, colorful and entertaining. 4/5⭐

Thank you NetGalley for providing digital advanced copy in exchange for honest review.

lthaia’s abuela has been trying to teach her about her heritage and her powers, but she hasn’t been paying much attention. Then her grandmother is killed, and the powers flow into her, and she must figure out what to do about them, and see if she can bring her abuela back to life.

She is helped by two friends a chupacabra and a were-coyote.

And in the meantime, the catholic church doesn’t want her to exisit, any more than they did when they first invaded the new world.

Amazing illustrations. And there are hints of more to the story to come, but this first volume does wrap up well.

Recommended. Great fun. Hoping the story stays as high energy.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

I wasn't wowed by this one. I had a very hard time connecting with Althalia and the story felt kind of rushed? Like I got dropped in right in the middle of a story, and suddenly I had to reckon with Althalia's already raging anger and then her sudden grief and pain on top of it.

I'm not sure I understand the world she's a part of nor do I really understand the magic she uses. I did very clearly see the pointed message of colonialism and religious conquest though.

As it happens with many graphic novels, there’s not enough time or space to develop the characters or world building. The magic is really interesting but I got confused at times. I liked the characters and their dynamics. My favorite thing was definitely the alebrijes, they’re so cute. My first language is Spanish so the dialogues in Spanish were a great addition but if you don’t know it you might find yourself in need of Google translate. The art style is gorgeous and the illustrations are amazing, as well as the colors and details. Overall I really enjoyed it and I absolutely recommend it.

CW: mentions of colonization, cultural appropriation, racism, death, grief, religious bigotry.

This was such an exciting novel and much too short in my opinion!! I just wanted more because everything was so interesting.
I loved the world-building and the writing both. I do hope to get to know more about both the world and the characters but I still enjoyed the book a lot
I loved the art style so much!! Everything was so beautiful and I loved the bright color palette!
Highly recommend it to everyone looking for light fantasy reads and great graphic novels!

Actual rating: 4.5

trigger warning
<spoiler> demonic possession, grief, mention of human sacrifice </spoiler>

Althalia has not learned enough yet, but nevertheless, she's the last bruja and hunted because of this.

I liked the plot, the characters, the illustration style and would <i>love</i> to read more about Althalia and her friends. She works in a museum of curiosities, "museum of freaks" as a police officer calls it, and tries to come to terms with grief and never feeling enough.

While the story in this first volume is self contained, there is space for further plot, and I am here for it.
The arc was provided by the publisher.

Thank you so much to Aaron Durán, Sara Soler, Oni Press, and Netgalley for giving me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I usually don't read fantasy but the style of drawing and the synopsis drew me into this story. And while I'm sure not much has been revealed yet, I overall liked it. The grandma/grandaughter relationship is so sweet and the main character is strong but realistic, she's not unbeatable just because she's the MC.
Looking forward to reading the next volume!

Thanks to Netgalley and Oni Press for an ARC of this in exchange for a fair review!

So first of all, the pros: the art was stunning. The line work was incredibly fluid, the color work was stunning, and the character designs were all incredibly distinctive!! Art-wise, it was a dream. Plot wise, the motives made sense, they got to go to the underworld (a plus in any book for me!), and the central themes around grief were ones that were very potent. You could also feel the love and care that the creators put into this book.

However, the cons: the pacing of the book was... Off. It felt like plunging into the middle of a series without having read any of the prior books, despite this being the first one. There was no time for breathing room, for any of the things set up to really effectively land. I think the last quarter of the book managed to avoid this, but overall, I left feeling like I wanted to know so much more about the central three characters that hadn't been set up/it seemed as if the author had wanted me to assume, and I didn't? It absolutely shattered my immersion/interest, and while again, I loved the ending, it did leave me feeling generally "???" about a lot of elements.

So anyway! Read this for the art and the love that the creators put in, but also know that it sort of feels like zooming from plot beat to plot beat without knowing why we're going there like 50% of the time.

I found this one REALLY confusing. I was absolutely floored at the end because I didn’t understand how it could be over when like, nothing happened with the main villain. I guess maybe it’s just something that will be resolved in later issues. Also, I don’t know if it’s just the e-ARC but a lot of the art had a slight blurry quality to it like it wasn’t proper definition. Other than that it was gorgeous and I did enjoy the side characters.