Northranger
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4.4 • 30 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner’s mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous secret.
Cade has always loved to escape into the world of a good horror movie. After all, horror movies are scary—but to Cade, a closeted queer Latino teen growing up in rural Texas—real life can be way scarier.
When Cade is sent to spend the summer working as a ranch hand to help earn extra money for his family, he is horrified. Cade hates everything about the ranch, from the early mornings to the mountains of horse poop he has to clean up. The only silver lining is the company of the two teens who live there—in particular, the ruggedly handsome and enigmatic Henry.
But as unexpected sparks begin to fly between Cade and Henry, things get…complicated. Henry is reluctant to share the details of his mother’s death, and Cade begins to wonder what else he might be hiding. Inspired by the gothic romance of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Bloom comes a modern love story so romantic it’s scary.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this eerie, Northanger Abbey–inspired graphic novel by collaborators Terciero and Indigo (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy), a queer Latinx teen contends with haunting happenings surrounding his crush's shrouded past. To closeted Cade Muñoz, real life has always been scarier than his beloved horror movies, which he views as an escape from his insular rural Texas town. But when his bike gets stolen and his mother reveals that the family is struggling financially, Cade joins his Black-cued stepfather Dale in working on a local ranch run by Dale's former Army general. Though Cade detests the work, things begin looking up when he meets white-cued Henry, the general's sweet but mysterious son. Even as the boys grow closer, however, Henry's reluctance to reveal more about his past and strange occurrences on the ranch turn what Cade thought was a blossoming rom-com into his very own horror flick. Indigo's limited color palette and expressive character design imbue the narrative with a warmth and sincerity that skillfully complement the themes addressed. Terciero handles instances of homophobia and prejudice, contextualized by an opening content warning, with forthright realism, imbuing this lightly speculative read with intense emotionality. Ages 13–up.
Customer Reviews
Perfect Summerween Graphic Novel!
⭐️: 5/5
🌶️: .5/5 (Safe for teens and young adults!)
⚠️: Cussing, Bigotry, Racism, Sexism, Death, Alcoholism, Cancer, Anti-LGBTQIA+ Language
*This book was received as an arc. This review is voluntary.*
Please read all TW ahead of time. Some aspects of this graphic novel may be hard for certain audiences. It will definitely make you cry.
If you love graphic novels, thrillmances, and queer representation, this book is for you! This novel is a good representation of coming of age/YA for teens. While the summary claims it to be a retelling of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, it’s honestly a modern gothic story. There’s thrills, twist, and turns that keep you wanting more. The bubbling romance between Cade and Henry are everything! I love that the illustrations are in brown. It’s easy on the eyes and really sets the Texas ranch scene. The narration itself can be on the nose at times, but I think that comes with the graphic novel tropes. The author’s did a great job building the suspense behind the Tyler family while keeping true to the characters they created. Even some of our secondary characters get redemption at the end! This is the perfect Summerween read to get you into the spooky spirit.