Este livro é uma história em quadrinhos que se passa depois do fim do livro Avalon High da Meg Cabot, mesma autora desta obra e de outras infanto juvenis muito conhecidas.
Eu não tinha lido o Avalon High ainda, por isso não sabia que se tratava de uma continuação, imaginei que apenas se passasse no mesmo universo, mas como eu vi o filme feito pela Disney a um tempo atrás, acabou que não peguei muitos spoilers.
Por ser uma estória de 2009 tem algumas questões que hoje em dia me incomodam como a competição feminina e a priorização da beleza.
De modo geral é uma boa estória que reconta o mito do Rei Arthur de forma interessante. ( )

Avalon High: Coronation Volume I: The Merlin Prophecy
Created and Written by Meg Cabot, Illustrated by Jinky Coronado

I grew up reading comics. I read them as a child and I collected them as an adult. I currently own 2 huge storage boxes filled with classics such as Ghost Rider, The Incredible Hulk, She Hulk, Wolverine, Sandman, Watchmen and more. For an MLS class, I needed to read two graphic novels. I thought to myself, ok, I can do this! I love comics, I love novels, what’s better than the two of those combined?

This graphic novel was based upon Meg Cabot’s book Avalon High. Avalon High is a retelling/update of the Arthurian legend. This graphic novel, the first in a series of three, starts with a recap of Avalon High and then continues with Elaine being nominated for homecoming queen and trying to get Will (her boyfriend and the next Arthur) to believe that he is the reincarnated king and to reunite with his parents.

Ok, I am a huge Meg Cabot fan. I am not ashamed to admit that I have read all the Princess Diaries books, all the Mediator books, all of everything she has written actually. I was not a huge fan of Avalon High but since I am treading on new ground with graphic novels, I thought I would pick one where I was at least a little familiar with the characters. Wow, I really hate this medium.

First thing I hated: The “book” is about 109 pages long. If the words were strung together on pages instead of snipped together with graphics, I would be shocked if they filled 20 pages.

Second thing I hated: The text and illustrations were choppy. I had a hard time finding the words on the page, the graphics overwhelmed the words at times and I found the whole reading process extremely unsatisfying.

Third thing I hated: The story just ended... in the middle of a plot point. If I wanted a cliff hanger, I would watch television! I expect books with a sequel to have an ending which leaves me wanting more. I do not expect them to stop in the middle of a scene.

It turns out I am not the ideal audience for this medium. I would recommend this to a reluctant reader or to a comic book reader looking for just a little more. I would warn them that it ends too quickly and suggest that they check out more than the first one if they think they might like it, that way they could keep going and not break stride.
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Not as engaging as the original novel. But an intriguing follow-up. I look forward to seeing where the characters go. ( )

While I am not excited by manga I am still in love with the story line of this book. It is mostly a recap of the Avalon High novel but it does take the story a step further ending with a great cliff hanger. I am looking forward to reading the next one in the series. ( )

Really wish Cabot would write a sequel and not these mangas. The format really doesn't benefit her writing style and the art is fairly standard. ( )