Sunday, June 21, 2020

Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn - ADVISABLE

Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn, 192 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. DC Comics, 2020. $16.

Language: PG (7 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13

BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

She was sent to kill a man, something she had been trained her whole life to do, but, at the last moment, she couldn’t do it. Knowing she couldn’t return, she wandered through Gotham City, making a new home for herself. As she learns the differences between what her life was and what it is now, she will have to decide who she wants to be.

Kuhn captures the feelings of being lost and uncertain through the main character, Cassandra, who can’t even speak when we meet her. As the story unfolds before readers visually, readers get to experience the inner commotion with Cassandra until the triumph comes from self-discovery -- with the help of her friends. I love how easy it was to put myself in Cassandra’s shoes through that process, which helped me end the book feeling that I, too, can figure out my life. The violence rating for fighting, blood, and murder.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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