NetGalley Review: Beach Nightmare by Steve Foxe and Alan Brown

There was a lot I liked about this graphic novel.  The art style is very clean and appealing.  The dialog offers a lot of creep factor without being overwhelming.  As a juvenile to middle-grade book, these are really important for hooking reluctant readers, and this book executes it well.  The story hits the sweet spot of being spooky without being scary, though the tale feels abruptly truncated.  The story builds in suspense and has so much potential then....”she’s gone now bye!”  While I appreciate the open-ended story idea, just a bit of expansion could take the story from “good” to “wow!”  That said, the discussion guides included were a great tool for getting this age group to really dig into the story while sneaking in some rhetoric.  All together a good read for the age group.