Ash is a kid who is just getting to know some peers at school and winds up inviting them over and showing them Ash's mother's studio. Ash's mother has been gone for a few years, but this is where she'd written and painted, creating this whole awesome fantasy world, Koretris, where only girls are welcome. When all four friends get transported into Koretris, this raises some questions. Most obviously, how do they get back, but for Ash, this poses a greater identity question. Ash was born a boy and, at the time of being transported, Ash identifies as one. So was Ash included in the transport because they're actually a girl, and the magic knew it? Or was it just some glitch in the system? Since they need to locate Queen Cassandra to help save Koretris and get themselves back home, Ash can't really dwell on gender identity at the moment.

This was a pretty cute book. I like that the girls-only world didn't shy away from touching on non-binary identities, and the book has a fully-developed fantasy plot that exists alongside, but not dependent on, the gender storyline. It's a good book, definitely worth reading. There isn't really any objective area where it felt short for me...More background into the worldbuilding would help some, but it stands up on its own. It's a good book, but I guess it just didn't leave me feeling excited for more.

A good well written and well illustrated graphic novel. It tackles a number of topics including loss and identity. I loved the fantasy world they are transported to. Talking animals and a land made of sweets it was really great. I definitely want to read more volumes of this to see what adventures they have next .