Lovely art by Camilla D'Errico (who should be listed as a co-author) provide mood and texture for this story of a troubled young girl whose fantasy life becomes a bit too real when she visits a website called Make5wishes.com. The authors aren't afraid to make their protagonist Hana sullen and sometimes unpleasant, and it pays off by giving her a deeper characterization than found in some young adult graphic novels I've read lately. Her anger and sadness are palpable, and her fantasy involving Avril Lavigne comes across less as a marketing gimmick than an act of escapism for a girl who is hurting.

The book takes a dark turn at the end, and I am not yet convinced that the events are treated in the book as the truly disturbing events they are. That will have to wait until the next volume.