Signs and Wonders (Spellbinders, Vol. 1)

By Mike Carey

Book Overview

When fifteen year old Kim Vesco moves from Chicago to Salem, MA, she finds that the local student body is divided into rival factions of witches and non-witches, with both sides bidding for her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078516488X
• ISBN13: 9780785164883
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Marvel
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Grade 4 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Fun and engrossing

This graphic novel is a collection of six stories originally published in regular comic book format. Even so, they weave together nicely and form a solid, engrossing story. Kim is the new girl in school, but fitting in is the least of her worries when she discovers the not-so-secret fact that some witches also attend the school, and a few of those "wicks" think she's a witch herself. The story isn't riddled with "is she or isn't she," though, for it's obvious early on that something is different about Kim, and there is a danger lurking that affects not only her, but witches as a whole. The twists are clever and unexpected, and the mythology is well-developed, strengthening the overall plot. While having its dark moments, it is balanced with enough humor to keep it from becoming weighty. I also enjoyed the characters, but wish that some of them could have been fleshed out a little more because they eerily felt like characters I've seen before. Overall, it is a fun, absorbing read that kept me flipping the pages until there were no more pages to be flipped.