Death & Sparkles and the Sacred Golden Cupcake

Okay listen, I downloaded this and read it in the span of 10 minutes. I am absolutely obsessed with this series and my library WILL be getting this copy and I WILL be getting a copy for myself as well. The art is so cute even when the topic is so dark and I am obsessed.

Conflict that is solved with an epic dance battle? Count me in!
Oh & the author uses the phrase, “for realsies,” in this & that’s a major selling point for me.
This story was addictive start to finish. Read it in one quick sitting. Very quick read. Felt like I was reading ann episode of Adventure Time. Even though I am an adult & this is a middle-grade graphic novel, I still enjoyed connecting to my inner child.
Lovely artwork.

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

This will be devoured by children. We have a big unicorn fanbase at my library and they will love to see this new addition!

I loved this. It was so cute. The art work was awesome. The story was so good. I just loved Death and Sparkles. I cannot wait to read more in the series. Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicles Books for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

This is the exact kind of book my kids would love. It’s silly and good natured, involves pranks, dancing, rump shaking, and rainbow vomit. Is there anything more absurd than a unicorn being best friends with death? And yet these two make it work. The artwork was engaging. The storyline hilarious.
Thank you netgalley for an arc. All opinions are my own

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Death. Unicorns. Rainbow colored moles. The phrase “cupcake bling”, and so much dancing. This book is a children’s masterpiece. I think Ive found a unicorn book both of my children would enjoy!

This is an interesting graphic novel. It’s for second grade and above, and it starts out with a bunch of unicorns making friends with moles. However, as the unicorns age they keep leaving the moles out of things, or thinking that they’re better than the moles, and one day the moles have had enough and want to break free. Their plan backfires and the moles end up trapped underground for a very long time. The same time you’re reading this story you’re learning about Sparkles and Death who are the very best of friends. Sparkles knows he hast to get to a very specific dance party if, they want to become a Unicorn/Uniman proper. They are part of this that I don’t particularly like because it’s a version of slavery. And there’s nothing to acknowledge it at the end. It’s very now we’re happy, let’s forget the past. There’s no real bridge between the two time periods in the book. I did like it but it’s not a book I would recommend frequently. I liked the way the author told the story I love the illustrations and I think the flow worked. It’s the story that didn’t.

A cute, yet slightly dark, little story about a unicorn and his unlikely friend Death. They go on an adventure together since Sparkles needs to dance. Not just anywhere though.