βIβm tired of people thinking they have a right to my body.β Big thanks to @DCComics (#DCPartner) for sending an e-copy of this queer graphic novel Poison Ivy: Thorns by @kodykeplinger, illustrated by Sara Kirin! I read this origin story in one sitting! βββ review βββ Let me just start off by saying that I love how the DC Universe is really embracing queer characters as the norm like it should be. Itβs so nice to see representation and to give teens people they can relate to! This book does contain the orphan trope and content for more mature teens (i.e. sexual harassment, parental abuse). This book is available now! I absolutely loved Poison Ivy: Thorns. The illustrations were simplistic, as well as the muted shades of color they used... it made the entire graphic novel have this creepy, gothic horror type vibe. This is a story about how someone sweet, kind hearted, and caring can be turned into a monster. We find Pamala, our *hero or future villain??* in an impossible situation. Sheβs a girl who loves plants like her mother and is determined to be reunited with her against all odds. Her relationship with her father is very strained, there are rumors about a boy at school, and through the mess she finds comfort in Alice, a student who had to evaluate due to a contagion being released at the park near her house. π The ending left me wanting more; I canβt wait for the next installment! βββ tags βββ #Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #BookNerd #BookReview #BookRecommendation #GraphicNovel #DCComics #BookLover #ReadersOfInstagram #BooksOfInstagram #BooksOfIG #Reading #Books #PTMBooks #YAGraphicNovel #BookNerd #BookLover #BookSeries #PoisonIvy #PoisonIvyThorns #BookReview (at Saint Joseph, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSE7dworENU/?utm_medium=tumblr