Ghosted in LA by Siobhan Keenan, Cathy Le, Sina Grace Published by BOOM!Box on April 14, 2020
Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels
Daphne Walters moves to Los Angeles and finds that the only ones who can help her find love and live life to the fullest are the ghosts of her new home!
In Los Angeles, finding an apartment is killer—unless you live with the dead. Daphne Walters moves to Los Angeles for her boyfriend Ronnie, ready to live her happily ever after. But when happily ever after turns into happily for a month, she’s stuck in a strange city with no friends, family, or prospects for fun. Desperate to escape the lingering ghost of Ronnie’s presence everywhere, Daphne sets out to explore the city—and ends up encountering ghosts of a more literal kind! Rycroft Manor is abandoned, beautiful, and haunted. Will the dead be able to help Daphne find the life she’s been missing in the big city? From GLAAD Award-nominated Sina Grace (Iceman) and illustrator Siobhan Keenan (Jem and the Holograms) comes a story about learning how to make friends, find love, and live life to the fullest with a little help from some friends whose lives didn't end at death. Collects Ghosted In L.A #1-4.
I received a copy of this book for review. This does not influence my thoughts on the book or this review.
I am utterly obsessed with anything BOOM!Box publishes and combine that with Sina Grace’s writing (which I know from the new Iceman comics!), I knew I’d adore this series. Luckily for me, my intuition was totally correct with this one! Ghosted in LA is a fun comic that mixes the typical angst of a break-up and starting college far from home with the wonder of ghosts.
I am a huge fan of stories that have realistic contemporary elements with a dash of fantasy. I thought the fantasy bits mixed in super well with the realistic fiction bits. I found Daphne super relatable and I totally understood her reactions to the new changes around her, ghosts aside. I thought she was a pretty well-rounded character despite the shortness of this series so I really liked it.
I also really liked the illustration style so I have to give my props to Siobhan Keenan & Cathy Le. I find that illustrations make up a lot of the story and their illustrations & colouring really enhanced the writing.
Overall, Ghosted in LA is a fun comic that I highly recommend for fans of Snotgirl, Mooncakes or any other YA comic!
