Graphic Novel Review – Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Graphic Novel/Horror
Length: 208 pages
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Release Date: July 15, 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1442465961
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Gift for Mother’s Day
Rating: 5/5 stars
“Discover a terrifying world in the woods in this collection of five hauntingly beautiful graphic stories that includes the online webcomic sensation “His Face All Red,” in print for the first time.
Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to “Our Neighbor’s House”—though coming back might be a problem. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in “A Lady’s Hands Are Cold.” You might try to figure out what is haunting “My Friend Janna,” or discover that your brother’s fiancée may not be what she seems in “The Nesting Place.” And of course you must revisit the horror of “His Face All Red,” the breakout webcomic hit that has been gorgeously translated to the printed page.”
This is an incredibly creepy and well done graphic novel collection of short stories done by Carroll. I really loved them all and enjoyed Carroll’s eerie illustration style.
While these would be appropriate for young adult and older, they are pretty creepy and freaky. My twelve year old son loves graphic novels and wanted to give this one a try, the first story completely freaked him out and he gave the book back to me.
I loved the deep tones to the illustration and how beautifully creepy all the illustrations are. Each story is well woven and the majority of them end somewhat open-ended.
Overall I loved this collection. It was an incredibly creepy but artistically beautiful collection of fairy tales gone wrong. I would recommend to those who enjoy graphic novels with a horror fairytale type of feel to them.
