I really loved this volume, i am beginning to feel for main characters, and it feels awesome that i have 5 more issues to read!

In which Courtney learns that the darkness which they might fight comes not from the Night Things so much as from humanity, and that while Uncle A is the badassesiest of all badasses, he is, alas, not indomitable against said darkness.Courtney grows a bit - perhaps a bit more cynical, if that's possible, but also a bit wiser - and there's a fair bit of pathos involved.And it's nice, though a bit sad, to see Aloysius' more fragile side.The parents are mostly absent in this installment, which is a...

Reread 2019: Love it love it love it!!________________Earlier review:A whole lot darker than Volume 1, Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics brings the series to a whole new level. The first book suffered a little from being a collection of short stories, when this second one is a lot stronger as a continuing story.In this graphic novel, Courtney gets to know the magical community of Hillsborough, and she is not impressed. While the adults engage in their power struggles, the lives of innoce...

I love Courtney Crumrin. I don't know what it is, but sometimes you just encounter something that *clicks*, and that's it, you're hooked.I'm not going to pretend that her character has layers worthy of writing books about, but her pushy attitude, her overall anti-social behavior is just so damn fun to read about. There are plenty of cliches going on, but I don't give a shit, I love it.Sometimes it just *clicks*. Sometimes, in order for something to be a favorite it needs to touch on ideas you're...

I actually did not read the first Courtney Crumrin but i think this book works well as a stand alone book. Each chapter works well as both a short story and as part of the larger narrative which makes it a good book for reading a chapter a night. This and the graphic novel format make it a great book for reluctant readers. I would highly recommend this book for tween readers though there is a little bit of bad language.

Everything that the first book lacked, its sequel, Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics provides in spades. Honestly, I had pretty small expectations after reading the first book, so one might attribute my enthusiasm here to the fact that even a mediocre book could possibly excite me. Still, I don't think that is the case here.The Coven of Mystics was a joy to read. I smiled and laughed and, well... felt all the way through. This solves the greatest difficulty of the first book by weaving i...

This second volume in the Courtney Crumrin series is superior to its predecessor. It's atmospheric and creepy, and a bit sad underneath it all. Courtney is not remotely a sweet little girl. She's cranky and isolated from her peers. She has a devious nature. However, she's also decent and kind when she wants to be. She's so well drawn, her personality coming through loud and clear.At first, I didn't like that the whole book is drawn/inked in black and white. I prefer color, but it suits the story...

Where the first volume in this series felt like a somewhat scattershot Gaiman/Mignola tribute that accidentally glorified bitter isolationistic misanthropy as a form of being true to oneself, the author seems to have course-corrected.This volume presents a more coherent storyline, adds much-needed depth and detail to its worldbuilding, and pays more attention to theme and character. The main character being a preteen girl who commits premeditated murder is still more than a little terrifying, ev...

THIS WAS SOOOO GOOD!After reading the first volume, my main wish was for a more extended story arc, and this volume definitely delivered that. It was super emotional, too, and it just underlined how much of a badass Courtney is. She is quite clever, and manages to have thick skin while not being above expressing tender emotions. I also love that as well as not taking any crap from the night creatures, she calls adults out on their BS.Highly recommended witchy book!

Courtney Crumrin, that anti-social young would-be witch, whose adventures began in Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things , returns in this second installment of the series, which sees the narrative excitement of the story growing, and its emotional resonance deepening. Like the first title, Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics contains the four individual comics that made-up this mini sub-series in the wider Courtney Crumrin story arc. Here we see Courtney confronting the terrifying mon...

I liked the darker tone of the book, plus the black and white illustrations just worked a lot better than the coloured ones of the first book I read.I liked the introduction of Ms. Crisp. She provided much needed resistance to Courtney's overbearing persona.I loved the monster designs, especially the Hobgoblin.

The whole story followed Courtney trying to help this creature called a Skarrow. He has been wrongly accused of cursing the most beautiful witch in the town, but he didn’t do it. Courtney is trying to help him and prove to the town that he’s innocent, but then the woman who was cursed doesn’t turn out to be on her side even though she loved the Skarrow. Triggered...Read more here!https://pointextaken.com/2018/02/12/r...Aubrey Joy

Courtney's daily life continues to be full of rotten experiences, she feels estranged from most everyone, and feels little is to be learned from that world. She feels her time is better spent learning about the magical one. A good deal of time is also spent following the activities of her uncle Aloysius, providing us with a better view of this world, as well as the politics behind the witches council. It is the politics that drives the conflict which Courtney faces, as she tries to save one of t...

Well this was a bit more alleviating than the first volume. This volume seems to have what the first one was missing. A good footing on it's plot. I liked the storytelling more with this one and the characters have had enough growth and development just after a few issues. To Ted Naifeh's brilliance, he put all that into good use with the premise that he served in this one. It's wildly entertaining. Next volume it is then.

This is the second book in the series and, personally, I find this one better than te first. It got more story to it and a bit of a sad and dark layer underneath. You can almost feel the creepy creatures, the plans of the Coven and what they are up to. Courtney has a very clear character. You know what you get with her. She's a bit arrogant, a miss know it all, but sees the better in some creatures and she's mostly up to no good in the beginning, but at the end, she has her own good plans.It was...

I certainly loved "Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics", the second installation in the Courtney Crumrin series. In this volume, Courtney's still adjusting to school life as well as studying under the wing of her uncle, but several strange occurances in the forest near her home prompt Courtney to investigate, and find another realm on her own, as well as an interesting companion. Yet things take a dark turn that involve Courtney's uncle, and it isn't without its share of heartache.As per u...

This volume is a lot less fun with an extended cast pulled out of nowhere. The magic is more spectacular, but it's not enough to match the first volume overall. The focus is on grown-up wizards and witches who want to be use magic in the human world, a thing forbidden by their laws. (view spoiler)[Courtney and her uncle Aloysius are banished from the wizard world and stripped of their powers. Though on his death bed, Aloysius manages to get Courtney to recover her memories. Her vengeance against...

Disclaimer: I received an ARC via Netgalley. School is difficult at the best of times. For Courtney Crumrin, it’s even worse. Her teacher has got her number in more ways than one. And then, there’s something lurking in the forest, and it’s not just Butterworm and his brother Butterbug. It’s got bigger teeth. Courtney Crumrin is at once both a girl’s answer to Harry Potter and Anakin Skywalker. The problem with Harry Potter is that even when he acted like a spoiled brat, you knew he was going to

Courtney's tales are getting darker and creepier, and it's completely awesome!Now that Courtney is training to be a fully fledged witch, her eyes are open to new horrors - both of the human and inhuman variety. Horrible monsters attacking fellow witches are nothing to the political scheming and prejudiced hunting that the witches of the coven commit in their pursuit of power and desire.Courtney Crumrin is dark, make no mistake. This grim faerie tale makes its mark not by the terrifying monsters