Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma

Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma

Anne Camlin

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 2.0Plot: 2.5

A teen social media star learns he can’t control everything in this delicious, queer graphic novel adaptation that relocates Jane Austen’s Emma to a modern-day high school in Queens, New York. Evan Horowitz has it beauty, brains, and a not-so-secret flair for matchmaking! An Insta influencer with a talent for makeup and a taste for romance, he’s no stranger to playing cupid for those hopelessly clueless in finding love. So when shy transfer student Natalia shuffles into school one day, Evan can’t help but get his hands messy! With so many matches to choose from, it’s not long before he sets a plan in motion for Natalia—much against the better judgement of his level-headed best friend, Davi. But he takes things too far, creating a web of drama that spirals out of his control. Can Evan learn to put the people closest to him before his misguided ambition? Or will he lose them and his own chance at romance, too? 


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  • Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 2.0Plot: 2.5

    The art and colouring for this was really charming! Unfortunately the plot and main character didn't have the same quality for me. Evan (the MC) was selfish, self-absorbed, and a pretty terrible friend throughout the graphic novel which just made him really hard to root for. I did enjoy the queer found family in this but I think the pacing was a little all over the place and some events happened incredibly quickly, especially as this was wrapping up.

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