Graphic Novel Review: Doughnuts And Doom by Balazs Lorinczi

Posted on December 13, 2022 at 6:31 am by Gene Ambaum

Doughnuts And Doom by Balazs Lorinczi. Top Shelf, 2022. 9781603095136.

Margot Grapes has failed her witch spell test for the third time, but luckily her potion business is really popular. Stressed out, she flies off on her broom to get a doughnut and a milkshake, but the shop is out of the doughnut she wants, and the sassy clerk, Elena, really gets on her nerves. Then she grabs Margot’s familiar, Stanley (a snake); Margot loses it and accidentally curses a doughnut, which Elena soon eats. This has consequences for them both as Elena (who is trying to make it as a musician) get zapped at a concert and Margot gets into major trouble for casting the spell. But then they somehow become friends and maybe more.

This lovely graphic novel is mostly shades of grey-blue with black ink, though there are bursts of magical pink as well. Overall its tone is friendly, and the relationship between the two characters develops realistically despite the trouble Margot’s magic causes. I’d give this to any teen I know.