By Rosie aged 9

I would really recommend Loonicorns because it’s really funny and lots of people would like. My favourite character was Uno the Cyclops. It took me a couple of days to read it. I loved the drawings. It wasn’t scary, more funny. It taught me to be kinder and to help people if they need help.

(Book kindly supplied by the publisher and NetGalley in return for an honest review.)

This was cute! Quick read and if you like the manic energy of I hate fairyland you would probably like this too. It has much the same energy only cleaner, nicer spirited and more kid friendly!

When I seen the cover for Loonicorns, I was instantly drawn in. The colours, artwork and characters just caught me from the get go. I managed to fly through this short graphic novel quite quickly and I just completely fell for the characters.

At times the story jumped to different characters and it took me a while to realise we were away from the main three but it eventually got easier to pick up on.

There wasn't a lot of depth to the characters but I absolutely adored Uno, Kurv and Penny. Uno being completely oblivious to the fact he was a Cyclops was so adorable and I just want more of Uno in my life. There was plenty of humour spread throughout and at times I found myself laughing out loud.

This was just such a heartwarming, wholesome story about community and coming together at a time of need. I really hope there's more to come from this world and the characters because it was just what I needed at the moment.

Thank you Netgalley for the review copy.

While I thought the art style was fun and I was hoping for a super cute story, I was met with something a little different. This book seems like it would appeal to my younger comic readers, but has a decent amount of adult humor and some characters that seem geared towards older kids. If your library has a designated middle grade comic section, it could work...but not for a comic section for younger kiddos.

Could be someone's cup of tea...but not mine.

I received an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

An interesting take on a pandemic-esque situation seen through the lense of a fantasy world. Fun and witty characters bring life to the magical world they inhabit, I just wish that there had been a little more depth to them. But a quick read highlighting how working together in hard times is for the good of all.

This comics was alright

It was funny, and weird and cute and silly all at the same

It wasnt specifically my cup of tea but it was entertaining.

And as somebody who is learning digital art, I can appreciate the quality of the illustrations.

The story was just meh for me

This was a very quick and fun read. I smiled and snorted several times throughout the story, and I truly enjoyed my reading experience, I'd love to continue on with this series eventually. I'd recommend this to anyone who is in need of a quick, fun and lighthearted read.

I really liked how the first volume ended. Definitely a great way to start of a series of adventure graphic novels!

As for the art style:
I loved how bright and colourful everything was, and how organic most of the lines are. I would absolutely love to see this be turned into a cartoon!

A creative work with amazing art-oons! It was a wonderful short comic which basically matches with the current COVID scenario but in a funny way. A must read for stress buster!

Thank you Netgalley. This was a fun quick read. The art is fun and cute, and that was the main reason I became interested. The humor was very "modern Cartoon Network show" ish, where all the jokes are explained, it tries very hard to be quirky, and it's all just very self-aware. Sometimes it worked and it was actually funny, but a lot of the time it felt forced. I'm sure a child would enjoy it more, I'm just too bitter and critical

The horror, the horror.

No, just no.

Rampant filler to make the character-count up. Rampant filler to make the character-count up.

This was a really quick to read and beautifully illustrated comic. It’s easy to follow and the story is quirky and fun. I’ll be intrested to see if they release follow up comics and I would read them if so, it was a really nice read at the end of a very long day!

The Short Version: A good tale about the consequences of classifying people as “other” that’s told in a angry birds meets candy land aesthetic.

The Long Version: Loonicorns is a story about a magical kingdom full of unicorns, Cyclopes, and other fantastical creatures that are classified into two categories: uglies and pretties. One day something goes wrong with all the pretties so it’s up to a couple uglies to sort it out.

The story at points get stuck between being grown up enough to be YA and too juvenile to really fit, but the overall adventure is fun and there’s some decent humor to it.

The artwork is well done even though it wasn’t an artistic style I wouldn’t choose normally.

The characters are likable enough even though I wasn’t really attached strongly to any of them.

Overall a 3.5 out of 4 and definitely worth a read to most people who are graphic novel fans already and don’t mind the aesthetic.

Component Ratings
Concept/Idea: 3.5 out of 5
Artwork: 4 out of 5
Plot: 3.5 out of 5
Characters: 3 out of 5
Character development: 3.5 out of 5
Dialogue: 4 out of 5
Ending: 4 out of 5