This simultaneously slick and crunchy YA graphic novel is full of surprising delights. Now that the demon war is over, two teen soldiers on opposing sides must learn how to adapt to regular life (and tolerate each other as flat-mates!). James’s world building and characterization is brilliant, and Fuller’s expressive and detailed illustrations breathe so much charm and life into them. This story shines in its explosive action-packed fantasy scenes, but perhaps even more so in its quiet emotional moments. Dirk and especially Medusa (an abrasive changeling shapeshifter with alternative vintage fashion sense whose only real friends are crows) have my entire heart.

Eden, Unity Books wellington