Synopsis:
Being a teenage witch—or rock star—is tougher than it looks! But maybe enemies can become friends…or more? Flying brooms and electric guitars set hearts aflame in this fantastically fizzy graphic novel.
When Margot meets Elena, emotions run high, magic is in the air, and doughnuts…float? One is a stressed-out witch trying to get her potions business off the ground, the other is a struggling rock musician whose band is going nowhere. Neither of them are having a good time! No wonder things quickly escalate from words to literal sparks flying when they first meet. Could this be the start of a delicious new relationship…or is a bad-luck curse leading them to certain doom?
Review:
It’s very simple, I see a cute cover, and I want to read the graphic novel. Has this bitten me before? Yes, but not this time. Doughnuts and Doom was so cute and the story was great.
I love witchy books, even more so graphic novels. They always have great aesthetics and that can definitely be said here. The art style is very cute and I loved the character designs – the snake, whose name I sadly can’t remember, wins as the cutest design in this entire novel. The style has just enough detail to be interesting, but not so much that the pages were too busy.
This brings me to my next point, the minimal use of colour was actually my favourite part. Doughnuts and Doom is mostly blue with pink accents. It’s such a good combination, I love it when graphic novels do this.
The story was very sweet, if a little rushed. Margot and Elena start out as enemies as Margot quite literally blew up her place of work, well almost. The anger Elena has towards her is a little overdramatic, but I get why it’s used. They then very quickly become friends and it’s adorable. Elena makes Margot more confident and can I just say, a witch and a rockstar…I’ve found a new favourite trope. If there are any other books with this theme, please let me know.
I’d definitely recommend Doughnuts and Doom to anyone who likes sapphic witchy graphic novels with adorable art styles. It’s a super quick read and has an interesting story.
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