Gotham High by Melissa de la Cruz | What You Didn't Know You Needed

Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Illustrator: Thomas Pitilli

Genre: DC | YA | Graphic Novel | Mystery | Comics

Published: April 7th, 2020!

AMAZON | GOODREADS



  Synopsis: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alex and Eliza and The Witches of East End comes a reimagining of Gotham for a new generation of readers. Before they became Batman, Catwoman, and The Joker, Bruce, Selina, and Jack were high schoolers who would do whatever it took--even destroy the ones they love--to satisfy their own motives.

After being kicked out of his boarding school, 16-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find that nothing is as he left it. What once was his family home is now an empty husk, lonely but haunted by the memory of his parents' murder. Selina Kyle, once the innocent girl next door, now rules over Gotham High School with a dangerous flair, aided by the class clown, Jack Napier.

When a kidnapping rattles the school, Bruce seeks answers as the dark and troubled knight--but is he actually the pawn? Nothing is ever as it seems, especially at Gotham High, where the parties and romances are of the highest stakes ... and where everyone is a suspect.

With enchanting art by Thomas Pitilli, this new graphic novel is just as intoxicating as it is chilling, in which dearest friends turn into greatest enemies--all within the hallways of Gotham High!

   Our DC heroes and villains made quite the page-turner; I not only really liked seeing teenage Joker, Batman and Catwoman- but I loved how they were developed in the graphic novel!
  I'll go as far as to say that I liked the Joker too!
It was so masterfully written and illustrated, I loved the glimpses into each character's lives, personalities, and trials!
Melissa de la Cruz did great with the 'showing and not just telling' rule.


 The pov and way it was told was mysterious and suspenseful, I really like how it was done and added extra to the story.
 There were a lot of different vibes because of the narrator, but it blended together really well and actually distracted you for a plot twist that I found very satisfying and epic!
There was a boy-next-door-vibe, bad-boy-and-bad-girl-vibe, and several others but I don't want to spoil! 😉

The moment everything clicked and made sense was spiraling for me. I had to keep reading to find out who-did-it, and what was really going on with these characters I already was almost in-love with.


I absolutely loved the mystery, the romantic and anti-hero vibes, and how you didn't really know who was good or bad- even though you knew the characters really well.


  Can't wait to re-read this graphic novel!! *claps hands excitedly*

Who's your favorite DC character?? Have you heard of Gotham High? What were your thoughts or impressions??



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~Books with Noel ♡