The art of this comic was really pretty and I love how they brought back the iconic outfits from the animated movies I grew up watching! I did think the storyline was interesting and had some cute messages, especially the storyline about Valentine. 

However to me this did not feel like a Monster High Story. It didn’t really follow the lore or presets listed relationships from the movies. Seeing the friendship over and different ships felt like I was reading a fan fiction more than a cannon storyline. The mystery of the disappearance was interesting but I feel Ike this should’ve been marketed as a darker mystery take on Monster High rather than a continuation of where the movies left off, as they do reference some of the movie like Boo York. 

I also kept getting taken out of the story with the excessive amounts of puns and changing of words to be more monster theme like “maul” for “mall”. This was happening on every page and it just got old and cringey really fast. It was a cute nod to the movie dialogue but when it’s on every page it’s just so distracting. 

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.