#BookReview: Morgana and Oz (Vol. 1) by @miyuliart @webtoonofficial

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

What happens when a struggling witch meets an angsty vampire? Either love or war.

Morgana belongs to a long line of witches, and Oz to the rival vampire clan. After a chance encounter . . . and maybe a few stray spells . . . these two need to find a way to work together, or risk all-out war between coven and clan.

It's a Romeo and Juliet story where a boy and a girl from two rival clans, one a vampire and one a witch, meet cute, like each other, but then the girl makes a serious mistake and turns the boy into a cute kitty.

Collecting episodes 1-19 of the hit fantasy WEBTOON series.

This title will be released on September 3, 2024.

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Reviewer: Jessica L.

REVIEW: Where do I start? This graphic novel was so cute! Young witch, Morgana Winterberry, and her family have been in a feud with a vampire clan for a long time and wish to broker peace. The vampires, not trusting the witches, set up a few of their people outside in case of trouble. Morgana, who is having trouble controlling her magic, accidentally burns the dress she is supposed to wear to the meeting and runs outside to stash it in the garbage, surprising the two vampires poised to help their clan. In an effort at distraction, Oz is sent to speak to her. As they clumsily interact with each other, a commotion breaks out in the house when the vampires accuse the Winterberries of poisoning the blood that they offered to them. Chaos ensues and Morgana accidentally and unknowingly turns Oz into a grumpy white cat.

While the subject matter of this graphic novel is well-worn (sweet and kind girl meets grumpy boy, families don’t get along, etc), I found this to be more than enjoyable and pretty funny on several occasions. The characters are likable and it’s easy to get invested in the storyline.

I found Morgana’s character to be very charming. As the next in line of the Winterberry family, she’s under immense pressure to become a powerful witch, but her self doubt and anxiety seem to be getting in her way. She remains ever determined and kind, though, even when she is pelted by rocks in town by human children. Her dedication to helping Oz, whom she has just met and is technically still her family’s enemy, is very sweet and her missteps are amusing. Even Oz, who is initially mistrustful of Morgana, warms to her quickly. It’s sweet to watch him become protective of her.

I liked that while Morgana’s family could’ve been easily portrayed as judgemental and mean, they are for the most part pleasant and supportive of her. Her dad fawning over the kitty cat Oz was honestly too cute. I really enjoyed the way her family interacted with each other. In this volume, we didn’t see much of the way the vampire clan interacts with each other, but I’m interested to see more.

I also found out via the author’s Instagram page that Morgana and Oz have quite a height difference, with Morgana being 5’11” and Oz being 5’6”. I was really excited by this for two reasons:
I hate the whole “female main character is so impossibly teeny tiny” trope because it’s annoying and honestly as a 6’ woman, I can’t relate.
It’s just nice to see something different.
I also happen to be ever so slightly taller than my husband, so even though our height difference isn’t as drastic, it’s still nice to see that be normalized.

The artwork was colorful and detailed. I liked the way it was drawn and I liked the way the author chose to portray certain scenes. I haven’t read this in its original format online, but I can say that I think online fans will not be disappointed when buying this volume/collection. The only critique that I have is that they decided to end the book in a bit of an odd place. I assume that they wanted to set up a bit of a cliffhanger? I would’ve appreciated a little more story, though, as it felt a tad abrupt.

All in all, I really liked this graphic novel. I’d give it about 4.8 stars out of 5 just because of the abrupt ending, but I would honestly recommend this to anyone who is a fan of the genre. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

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Posted in: 5 Stars, JessicaL., Netgalley, Review, Webtoon, Young Adult