Loved this book. I'm really into all things witches, ghosts, mummies and such, so this was an amazing adventure! Likely one I will pass on or read again

'Stitched #1'by Mariah McCourt with illustrations by Aaron Alexovich is a fun new series with monsters. This group of monster friends would be a great read for younger readers.

Crimson Volania Mulch has woken up in the Cemetery of Assumptions and she doesn't know who she is. She has great wild hair and she seems to be stitched together. A group of local ghosts takes her in, but she is soon rescued by Wisteria Smials, a werewolf. With Wisteria's help, she meets some of the other creatures around her. A a swamp boy, an illusive vampire, and a witch who has trouble with spells.

It's an introduction to a fun group of characters, and an interesting setting. These monsters and situations tend toward the cute and not scary. There are zombies, but they end up getting turned into cute zombie sheep, then zombie bugs. A door turns into a blooming bunch of flowers. I think it would be a perfect graphic novel for younger readers who like monsters without all the scariness associated with them.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

************Great art, entertaining!***************

Different and fun, this was a fun GN read. I liked it.

I really love graphic novels so when I got the chance to read this book I was happy. This was a cute little story that I enjoyed. It is about a girl named Crimson Volania Mulch who wakes up in a crypt and cannot remember who she is and what has happened before. Over the course of the story she meets many interesting characters and wonders about what has occurred before she could remember.

The illustrations were also great and pretty. I would recommend this book for anyone that loves a cute little graphic novel. This would be great for middle grade readers but I can also say that I really liked it myself. All I can say is that I really want to read the next graphic novel.

The bright, colorful book cover drew my attention and interest in this book.

I absolutely love the brilliantly colored illustrations. Each scene is full of sharp, bright artwork
and all the characters are great. There are a variety of characters to capture your interest. Nice “horror story” for children.

Stitched follows the story of Crimson Volania Mulch who is a "patchwork" girl. She is actually not just one girl, but parts of a lot of different girls. She doesn't know who she is, what she is or where she came from. The only thing she does know is her name. She finds herself in Assumption Cemetery, a place inhabited by ghosts, a werewolf , a vampire , and a human, who is a magician. The characters are all fun, and adorable in their way. This is a story about friendship.

I enjoyed reading this book and am sure all children will. Great book for ages 8-12.

I received the book free in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my rating or review.

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Cute little horror comic for kids. Crimy has just woken up in a crypt with no memory. Traveling throughout the cemetery she meets a kid werewolf, swamp creature, witch, and vampire.

I really liked this book! The art is gorgeous, it's vibrant and colorful for a place that looked like cemetery. The characters are also unique and lovable: there's Crimson, an amnesiac stitch doll and also our main character; Wisteria, resident werewolf with good heart; Simon, the funny guy living in the swamp; Parameter, the only human, wanna-be witch of assumption; and Quinton, the (according to Crimson) gorgeous vampire boy. The adventures are not complex because this is a children's book, but I really enjoyed getting around Assumption. Also meeting the side characters, like the crazy ghosts and the cute half-porcupine pet. I wish the story will be more developed and it has more aspect to finding mother, but this is a really good series opening and I'm excited to read the next book.

An exciting story and quite appropriate for my classroom.

A stitched-up girl is reborn, with no memory of her previous life, in a strange cemetery, where she meets friends and foes. As she’s running away from the tomb where she woke up she barrels into a mansion where ghosts are having a to-do, and they don’t mind her dropping in. But when a ghost tells you to run from another ghost, you should run. Fast.
Always love a character who says “Yikes!” and “What the little apples was that?” But my fave line of Crimson’s is “Saving my stitched butt.” I am loving how easily she makes friends, but Wisteria, the shy non-confrontational werewolf, is my fave.
The win here is with the great writing, both dialogue and characterization.
“You only live once! I think.”
“I am not a witch. I’m a ‘magic technician.’ Way cooler.”
“It smells like mold and lavender and. . . mad things.”
The artwork is fun, the colors amusing, but it’s the writing that really shines here. Even the character bios at the end are funny. It’s not a stretch to say this is an early contender for graphic novel of the year.
(There’s also 20-page previews of other books, which seems excessive.)
4.5 pushed up to 5/5

Every stereotype of horror character is here in this PG-friendly romantic drama thing, where a sub-Twilight vampire boy and a werewolf girl (and a swamp thing, and more) all attract the attention of a Coraline-type, Miss Frankenstein sort of character. I dread to think how long the whole drama will be spun out – this is merely scene-setting, and it's not enough to get me back. For the target audience I can imagine the full thing might while away a rainy afternoon, but no more.

This book had so much potential. A fun quirky graphic novel (e-arc) from the Read Now section of Netgalley that I decided to try. Sadly this one falls into the middle road barely escaping awful because of one thing. The horrendous writing structure. In fact, there is no structure. Crimson started off confused and you end up even more so than she is. I thought this was the story about a girl stitched from different girls trying to find herself. Oh no, it's also about going to bed and waking up to meet random people each night, suddenly get random gifts, change personalities on a dime, start crushing on boys out of nowhere, making enemies turn friends with no explanation or build up...the story was just so poor and the story version of a head hopping nightmare. And for the record, I'm fine with head hopping in books. So imagine my chagrin of finding a book that shows why others are against it?

There are some positives things, though. The characters are cool and quirky, although in under a hundred pages they're crammed in and never fully explored. The art is top notch without a doubt and I must say was a huge reason I could slowly read through this painstaking headache of a story. Sending huge props to Aaron the illustrator. The friendship between girls and boys are explored and the abilities of these characters are fun to see. At the end, you do want to find out more and a character biography after the story gives you some greatly needed insight into these characters.

Cute graphic novel, fun graphics. The story ended sort of odd...and abrupt...even for a graphic novel with an expected continuation, which kept it from 5 stars for me. Still, I really enjoyed it and I know I'll be getting this for my youngest when it releases. It's just the sort of book she'd enjoy.

Lovely artwork and a sweet story but I found it a little simplistic and formulaic. The content was very young adult but the story-line, I felt, would fit a much younger audience.

*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book for an honest review.*
Stitched #1 is the first volume of a new graphic novel by Mariah McCourt. This was a cute read. I must say that the art is beautiful! It's what drew me to this book in the first place. The art reminds me of Skottie Young's work.
Stitched follows Crimson Volania Mulch as she tries to figure out who she is, or was after she wakes up in a cemetery. She goes looking for her mom and along the way makes friends with some ghosts, a shy werewolf girl, a witch and two cute boys. Together they have to stop angry ghosts and a hoarde of zombies.
Overall this is a great book with amazing art and great storytelling. I look forward to reading the next installment!

It was the cover that caught my attention on this one. Then the hair color. I just love purple so much I can't resist checking it out. It seem interesting enough. With patchwork as a main character and her companions are werewolf, witch, swamp boy and vampire, it sure is a riot. It takes​ a bit of time to adjust with the artworks as it get confusing at times but other than that it's pretty cool. I like the quirky story and I would definitely like to know more about Crimson.

Graphic novels are known for their brilliantly colored illustrations. Stitched #1 is no different. Each scene is full of sharp, bright artwork which I loved. What I didn't love was the page layout as many were exceptionally busy and this made it difficult to focus on both the images and the dialogue. I also wasn't really a fan of the plot/story. In many ways I didn't think it made a lot of sense and didn't engage my attention. I don't think I'll be returning to this graphic series in the future; though I do extend my thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me the opportunity to review this advanced reader's copy.

I really thought this was a cute read and I enjoyed it! I think the intended audience is a bit younger than me but it was still very fun. I loved the art and cast and am genuinely interested in seeing where the story goes.

This was so cute! I absolutely love the art and all the characters are really great. Probably the only reason i gave this a 4 star instead of 5 is because it's a first volume, so we get all the character and setting introduction but don't get too into the plot since the actual comic is only 75 pages long [the last 25 pages contain previews for several other series]

This story is about Crimson, a frankenstein-esque girl who wakes up in a cemetery one night with no memory of who she is or how she got there [as she is technically not just one girl, but parts of a lot of different girls]. This volume focuses mainly on her meeting the other residents of the cemetery - a werewolf girl, a swamp boy, a magician girl, and a vampire boy - as well as getting a few clues to her past that will probably be explored more in the next volume - one of her old diaries and the most <i>adorable</i> blue two-headed badger-hedgehog pet! I seriously want one.

The story is really cute so far and I like how even with so little page time we are already getting a good feel for each character's quirks. I also like how even though they might fight sometimes the girls still have each other's backs and aren't fighting over the boys or turning on each other because of them. Since this is a book that is aimed towards children [but still completely enjoyable for adults] I feel like this is an especially important thing to show. I will definitely be continuing this series.

This is going to be a big hit for fans of Monster High. It's a great little story about friendship, and being different as well as having a cool mystery going on throughout the story.