Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Cursed Princess Club

By LambCat
Webtoon Unscrolled, 2023. 273 pages. YA Comics

Gwendolyn, the youngest of the King's three daughters, is living proof that princesses don't always have it all. She isn't like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. Gwendolyn, with her big heart and love of baking, isn't particularly attractive. Unlike her sisters who have woodland creatures do their hair and makeup, or have flowers blossom wherever they sleep, Gwendolyn is a bit...different. So when her father proposes marriage for her and her sisters to make an alliance with the Plaid Kingdom, it breaks Gwendolyn's heart to hear that Prince Fredrick thinks she's "really ugly." Overwhelmed and ashamed, she runs away into the forest and encounters the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club, where her life will never be the same.

The artwork is as fun and bright as the characters and the intertwining of text and illustrations is spot on.  Laugh-out-loud funny, but at the heart of it is a strong message of self-love.  Do yourself a favor and pick this up the next time you need...well a pick me up! You won't be disappointed.

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Webtoon Unscrolled, 2022. 283 pages. YA Comics

After being bullied to the extreme for her looks, Jugyeong Lim uses the power of make-up tutorials to transform her appearance in order to change her fate at her new high school.  But she isn't just avoiding bullying now, and while her self-esteem and romantic life are constantly in flux, she's popular too?!  

By Alphatart
Ize Press, 2022. 249 pages. Graphic Novels

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RBL

 

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