Disclaimer!
Netgalley provided me with an ARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Summary:
Coven is a graphic novel about a group of 4 teens who accidentally awaken a demon of chaos after trying their hand at witchcraft for the first time when trying to protect their local park from becoming one giant slab of concrete. What follows is chaos, anger, fear, creepy demon encounters, terrifying visions, and a group of girls slowly coming together in friendship to take down this demon of chaos.

Review:
I really don't have too much to say about this because the book was just okay in my opinion, and it could be really loved in the hands of the right people. It was a fun and enjoyable story, but definitely not my favourite thing. The relationships of the friends were nice to see, and so was the little romance going on in the background too I guess, but it felt disconnected from the actual story and kind of like filler. I also liked the illustrations and the demon was drawn in a way that was actually unnerving and it's actions were genuinely creepy.

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for giving me this graphic novel.

While it was a good idea for a plot, I honestly think it would be better if it was a movie or a tv series. It’s just the amount of speech bubbles made my reading experience confusing (I know it sounds silly but just saying…)

This was such a cute graphic novel!
I loved the characters and was very happy to see that at least one of them was queer (though they all gave me queer vibes). The characters were all very different and unique, which was great to read. I really liked how they bonded over social justice, too. I also really enjoyed their friendship, but they should have confronted all the stuff they were fighting about, even if it was the magic that made them fight.
The entire book was very funny and the art style was very fitting and beautiful.
All in all a great graphic novel.

What a cute little book. I loved the 90’s/naughties references! I do however wanna know why the friends were fighting to begin with. That was mentioned a couple of times. Overall I enjoyed this!

This was a very cute graphic novel! The art style was full color, beautiful, and matched the story perfectly. The tiny details in the witch rooms of Collette was so much fun to zoom in and look at, and shows how much thought went into this. The story itself was a bit confusing at times and hard to follow, but the characters made up for it. I want Lily to be my best friend. She had a lot of depth as a character, and seeing the side plot of her romance and becoming comfortable with herself was so cute to read. I would read a whole graphic novel, or novel even, of her.

Coven is a graphic novel about four teenagers that turn to witchcraft to protect a treasured tree in their local park. What starts out as a first spell with great success is quickly turned on it's head when they discover they bit off more than they could chew.

I'm weak for any story containing witches, and doubly so if it's a beautifully illustrated graphic novel. The title grabbed my attention, and the blurb really set the scene. I had to read this!

My first impression of this novel held true, this is a beautifully illustrated piece of witchy literature that truly delivers what the blurb promises. I enjoyed the portrayals of the main characters, they are well written and realistic teenagers, which is refreshing to see. I hope there'll be a continuation of this soon, I desperately want to know what happens after I've turned the last page!

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for the ARC and the opportunity to review this graphic novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

Coven was very much a graphic novel that made me think "Eh, it's okay" when I finished it. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just okay. The flavor of "witchy" that this novel is is very much, "TikTok witchcraft girlie whose only point of reference for paganism is social media, pop culture, and The Craft". The way witchcraft is written in this would make most actual pagans raise their eyebrows at it. This feels like it's been somewhat proven to be true by the fact that one of the girl's bedrooms has a huge The Craft poster and they even watch The Craft during one scene. The entire thing actually had the exact same vibe as The Craft: Legacy. Which is another piece of media that made me think "Eh, it's okay, I guess." The overall plot itself was mostly fine, but the pacing was very odd. The middle of it really dragged on and left me wishing that it would just go faster. The ending of it, while full of action, honestly felt droll. The main group of girls as characters are mostly made up of generic tropes, and also you barely get to know anything about them, so there's no connection to them. Though I did not realize that the main characters are meant to be high schoolers until one of them actually mentions that they're sixteen. I honestly thought they were college students in their early twenties! The art style I was okay with, but slowly started to dislike the more I read. As someone who has read a lot of graphic novels and manga over the years, it's painfully obvious that the artist is not someone experienced with creating comics. The art feels like the artist is an illustrator or that they did fashion design. I haven't looked into them, so I truly do not know. There is no page flow, backgrounds are messy and hard to parse or they were so bare bones it looked like they just traced over a real photo and used the color bucket on it. Expressions on the character's faces are mind-numbingly simple, and the artist seemed locked into only a precise limited set of them. I also noticed that panels would be copy-pasted to be used in different sections of the book, with literally no changes. Multiple times they would just appear in other scenes, with not a single detail changed. Many times characters' facial expressions would be copied from previous panels onto completely different ones. Sometimes the panel would be copy pasted, but only the expression would be different. This is NOT me saying the artist's art, in general, is horrible, however! I'm just trying to point out that comics are clearly not their strong point, though I'm sure they excel in other types of art.

This was such a fun read I absolutely loved it. We follow a group of teen friends who take a risk and try to save a local tree by using magic, when things go right for them the temptation to keep using magic to aid them is too much.

A really interesting storyline, engaging characters and stunning visuals.

Thoroughly enjoyed this!

A gorgeous graphic novel surrounding a group of four teen witches who perform their first ritual in years. Follow their story as things start to go a bit awry and they band together to overcome it. Hopefully there will be a sequel!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher & the author for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

I loved this graphic novel!
The art style was amazing and characters very relatable! All about teen witches 🖤
Such a cute story! Would defo recommend.

Coven is a young adult graphic novel about witchcraft and friendship. Love, love, love the references to The Craft (one of the best witchcraft movies of all time), The Faculty, Stranger Things and Buffy. There are some other head nods to other horror characters. The detention teacher that looks like Fred from Scooby Doo was pretty funny. The demon was frightening. Art and storyline are great. Fun, inclusive and feminist. Highly recommend!

I enjoyed the premise of this book and the witchy vibes but overall it wasn't for me. I felt like the main characters were a bit hard to connect with and the pacing could have been better. Some sections felt added in for no reason and then other sections I wanted a little more time and build up on. The art work was cool and I always love me a friendship story but overall this was an okay read for me.

This would probably definitely read better as a physical book versus e-book!

3 out of 5 Stars

It was cute but I think I probably would have enjoyed it more if I'd read it physically.

I enjoyed the story between the girls. How despite how different they are, they are still really close. I also liked how it showed them having disagreements and working through them. The twist at the end was good. I hope that there are more books coming out. I want to see more of these girls as they find their way.

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The four friends, Eve, Diane, Lily & Morgane are on a mission. The elm tree in the local park is going to get cut down, and nobody in their town seems to care. The girls decide to try out witchcraft to find a way to get the tree to stay, and to their own surprise, the spell actually works! But soon after, strange things start happening to the girls and their surroundings. It seems like they've woken a Demon of Chaos - and the demon is planning on destroying them.

I enjoyed this graphic novel a lot! I love witch stories, and this was no different. This story was fun, but also scary at some points. I really enjoyed following the four friends and enjoyed their friendship dynamic. The story touches on some important current topics, such as feminism and caring about the planet.

The illustrations were very pretty. This graphic novel would do really well if it would get made into a movie. Overall a fun & easy read.

I can see people really enjoying this book, but it just wasn’t for me. I did like the friendship dynamic throughout, but I really wasn’t a fan of the art style and colour pallette. I did want to love this, and I can tell that this book definintely has the right audience somewhere, but the right audience unfortunately wasn’t me.

"Coven" features beautiful illustrations, but unfortunately, they seem to stem more from the background than from the characters themselves.

While the graphic novel is longer than many others, the story is heavily plot-focused. When we delve into the personal relationships of the girls, there is a distance that unfortunately isn't overcome in the book. The story doesn't delve enough into the personal relationships to make us care about them.

However, the story of the devil and witchcraft is filled with plot twists and is entertaining.

Thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for providing the review copy!

When 4 friends decide to take on a "ritual spell" to save their favorite -interconnected' tree all seems well until the realization that it was "too easy". Well that and now chaos seems to reign. The girls will have to work together to connect with those who are family, community, and of course the power or friendship and magic. Practical Magic, meets Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants...each girls unique story and powers combine to defeat the powers of evil and unite them deeper as friends...and possibly something more.

The graphics are gorgeous, the suspense and story was wonderful. Worth the read just to look at the beautiful color and art work.

4 out of 5 stars.

Thank you to Taous Merakchi and Da Coffee Time, along with NetGalley for the read in exchange for a review.

Coven was a delightful graphic novel following an exciting and intriguing group of teens exploring their first foray into witchcraft. With a style reminiscent of Jen Woodall and a story like Liz Suburbia, Coven is a gritty exploration of the lives of queer youth with the exciting addition of magic all throughout. --Not only was the story a joy to read, but the antagonist was exciting and had my heart racing all throughout. The entire cast of characters was unique and brought something special to the story. Overall this is definitely a book I would recommend.

Witches! Magic! Chaos!
Imagine you and your friends are trying to save an old tree. But all the protests are not working and you're about to fail and it looks like the tree is about to be cut down. That's when you start a ritual. At first, it seems like everything went alright. But then you are noticing that something is off because your coven gets nightmares, illusions, etc...
It seems like you invited a demon. Can you finish him before he finishes you?
That's basically the plot of this comic. In Coven, there are four youngling witches who dabble in magic. And through an "accident", they get haunted by a demon.
The story is well-written and the art is simple but nonetheless stunning. I'd really love to see how their adventure continues.