The City on the Other Side

Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 12, 2018

Review

The City on the Other Sides joins a growing number of fantasy graphic novels for middle grade and middle school readers which weave exciting stories with engaging illustrations to suck them in. Isabel is a sheltered girl in high society. She is sent to visit her father in San Francisco. While there, she accidentally slips into another world where war rages between two Courts: the Seelie and the Unseelie. Isabel becomes entangled in the adventure and danger of the war that she must try to stop before it ends their world and hers. Robison's pictures bring the character and magic to life. A good first purchase where fantastic graphic novels are popular and an additional purchase elsewhere.

Overall Book Score: good