It’s obvious from the cover, but the illustrations and colors in Squad are simply gorgeous. As the heroine Becca is pulled deeper into the world of these girls, she starts to fall for one of them and must choose what matters most to her. The twist is the one advertised: the girls are werewolves and their targets are gross, predatory guys. But I personally found it closer to Mean Girls - new girl in town falls in with the most popular girls in school, who dictate her wardrobe and the parties she goes to. Squad is described as Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf, which is apt. Of course, I was really excited to pick up Squad, illustrated by Lisa Sterle and written by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, who wrote the queer fantasy The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (which you should check out if you get the chance!). From Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me to The Magic Fish, browsing the graphic novel section has been an absolute joy. Review: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - it really does feel like we’re in a queer comics boom, and I am over the moon about it. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure-and their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier-Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs.īut things get complicated when Arianna’s predatory boyfriend is killed, and the cops begin searching for a serial killer. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. Arnold will devour the snappy dialogue, vivid artwork, and timely social commentary.

When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck-and she can’t believe their secret, either: they’re werewolves. Summary: Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this fast-paced, sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle.

Genres: Graphic novel, paranormal fantasy Creator: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle (Illustrator)

Squad by maggie tokudahall