The City on the Other Side

The City on the Other Side

In The City on the Other Side, a young girl stumbles into a pitched war between two fairy kingdoms, and the fate of San Francisco itself hangs in the balance! Sheltered within her high-society world, Isabel plays the part of a perfectly proper little girl—she’s quiet, well-behaved, and she keeps her dresses spotlessly clean. She’s certainly not the kind of girl who goes on adventures. But that all changes when Isabel breaches an invisible barrier and steps into another world. She discovers a city not unlike her own, but magical and dangerous. Here, war rages between the fairies of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. Only Isabel, with the help of a magical necklace and a few new friends, stands a chance of ending the war before it destroys the fairy world, and her own. From Mairghread Scott and Robin Robinson comes a colorful fantasy graphic novel set in early twentieth century San Francisco.
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alexandra@twirlingpages
3 stars
May 14, 2023

3.5/5 – super quick & cute gahhhh

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Maggie Gordon@maggieg
3 stars
Aug 13, 2022

Decent enough read for younger readers with great art. However, the story is pretty derivative and doesn't bring much new to the table. In the end, enjoyable, but forgettable.

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Nadine @intlnadine
3 stars
Feb 18, 2022

Graphic novel fairy tale around freeing a trapped fairy leader. Set in a post earthquake 1906 San Francisco. Scenes alternate between reality and fairy reality. Would have been helpful to have a character list with images of main characters at start of book as it became somewhat confusing as to who was who. Enjoyed the blurb on the inspiration for the fairies at the end. Likely to appeal to both boys and girls as long as marketed more as spirits or sprites rather than “fairies” with the negative gender connotations. ARC provided by Netgalley

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Hayley 📖🌈💜🌸@ohthathayley
4 stars
Sep 8, 2021

3.5 stars. Interesting and well thought out story, and super cute art. I quite enjoyed this.

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Sophie @sophiewonders
4 stars
Aug 25, 2022
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Nora @ngoldie
3 stars
Jun 1, 2023
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Emily Walker@ewalk
3 stars
Feb 25, 2022
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Elizabeth Garza@pocketedition
5 stars
Dec 31, 2021