Sofia's Reviews > Brooms

This was a well-drawn graphic novel with lovable characters and a setting that mixes the historical realities of discriminatory laws in the American South in the 1930s with magic being a well-known part of reality.

I quite liked it, but I felt it didn't go in enough depth in the characters and the setting. As a result, the story felt surface level at times, and some things that I didn't understand/didn't make sense to me. For instance, the protagonists participate in illegal broom races to raise money, because they aren't allowed to participate to the legal races because of their ethnicities. However, their recurring rival/antagonists are a group of rich white boys from the local magic academy, who should have access to the legal races. They are apparently trying to make a name for themselves, but why run the risk of participating to the illegal races?

Overall, though, this was very good and a pleasant way to spend an hour or so, and I do recommend it!

I received a free advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review