School for Extraterrestrial Girls #1: Girl on Fire By Jeremy Whitley

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Tara Smith’s parents are super strict with all their rules and routines, and Tara is a dutiful daughter. Rule #1: No friends her own age. Rule #2: keep her bracelet on, or else. But when she breaks her routine—and then loses her bracelet—she’s in trouble.
Now outed as an extraterrestrial after wielding fire and losing her humanoid form, Tara is captured by the government. She’s given two options: get shipped far away where she won’t be a danger to anyone or stay on Earth and join a school for other extraterrestrial girls like her. Things at the school aren’t easy—especially for the girl whose only friends were textbooks. But Tara’s goal to learn how to control her powers is soon sidelined by the discovery that the people she’s called Mom and Dad all these years aren’t her parents. With her not-parents still out there, Tara must rely on others for the first time to figure out who she really is before she’s kidnapped a second time. School for Extraterrestrial Girls #1: Girl on Fire

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This was such a fun read! I really enjoyed getting to know Tara and all her friends as they came to terms with their newfound alien powers. I think if you like a high school setting but with an alien twist then you will love this! Can't wait to read volume 2! Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction This was a lot of fun. It's a fairly standard protagonist is secretly extraordinary and goes to a school for extraordinary beings but it's combined with a very interesting SF universe where aliens are secretly omnipresent on Earth. It also has a strong focus on interpersonal relationships, kindness, and social support, which are great skills to model. Fun pandemic read.

**Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction More like 3.5-ish
School for Extraterrestrial Girls #1: Girl on Fire follows a 15 year old Tara Smith. Tara has always known she's destined to be extraordinary but even she couldn't have guessed how extraordinary she actually is. After being captured by the government, Tara must learn how to adapt to the new school, find friends and learn to accept her alien form.
Who would have thought aliens also have teenage problems? There's drama, there's friendship, there's some action. And there's Kat - the cat like being that loves american soap operas and doesn't understand the term personal space. I love Kat. Can we get more of Kat, please?

Review copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction Three and a bit rounded up to four.

This a fast, fun read with a lot of tropes that I like - boarding school, sci-fi, and found family. While the section in the middle, as Tara figures things out, was a bit difficult to read, it got exponentially better once Kat came into the picture. I was also really intrigued by the character of Agent Stone, and I look forward to learning more about all the characters in the future.

If I have a nit-pick other than that it would be that I wished Kat and her sister were drawn a little cuter - I mean, come on, they're LITERAL CAT PEOPLE. But otherwise the artwork was great, and I appreciated that the characters were really diverse, from the inclusion of a hijab to a South East Asian teacher.

A really fun story. Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction While this doesn't have the same spark as his Unstoppable Wasp work, Jeremy Whitley serves up a fine variant on the superhero school trope. It starts off slow, but Ekaterina Kurilian adds some welcome fun in the closing stretch to offset and poke fun at all the teen drama. I'm looking forward to the next volume. Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction

3.5 stars.

This story is v intriguing. The art is a bit simplistic (not necessarily my cup of tea), but it conveys the story well, and the panels/full page spreads of [spoilers] the main character on fire are honestly haunting.

Her vibe is very self-conscious/angsty , which is both relatable and hard to read. She comes across as being kind of rude to both of her roommates when she meets them, for example, even though it’s clear she’s just having a hard time (and at least she immediately realizes it). That said, I did laugh at some of her awkwardness in a “same” kind of way. Once she starts making friends, though, it’s v heartwarming.

Random quibble: It’s a bit weird that they both say that alien genders don’t work the same way as ours, but then break up the alien schools by gender?

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!
Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction RTC majorly soon. Man I have so many reviews to write now! Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction So, I'm a huge Doctor Who fan, and I really liked this graphic novel! It has humor, drama, action, diversity, feels, and a cliffhanger, which means there's going to be a next one! Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction I received an ARC via NetGalley. I want to thank the publisher and author for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this one! The cover art is what initially caught my eye, as well as the intriguing title. Besides the awesome artwork, this story had some good messages about friendship, and accepting yourself and others. The story itself is well paced and leaves you wanting the next volume. Overall, cool concept/story. I would definitely recommend this YA sci-fi graphic novel! Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction I received a e-arc of School for Extraterrestrial Girls #1 from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This was another comic that initially drew me to it because of the cover and I really did enjoy the artwork throughout the whole comic.

School for Extraterrestrial Girls was a fun first comic of the series and I think a lot of kids or younger teens would definitely enjoy it. While this is another kid finds out their special comic it does a great job on also dealing with social issues and I really appreciate that.

I did enjoy it but I'm not entirely sure if I will continue the series or not. Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction