Amulet

by: Kazu Kibuishi
There's something strange behind the basement door... After a family tragedy, Emily, Navin, and their mother move to an ancestral home to start a new life. In the family's very first night in the mysterious house, Em and Navin's mom is kidnapped by a tentacled creature. Now it's up to Em and Navin to figure out how to set things right and save their mother's life. {cover copy}
This was my first real dive into graphic novels after The Girl From The Other Side and I am now officially hooked. This story is so engaging and I have already read almost the entire series {or what is available. apparently there's more coming. At least one more, so a total of 8}. I seriously finished this book and immediately went on Amazon to order the rest of the series because I didn't want to have to wait a moment longer than i had to to continue the story. The artwork is so beautiful and the story flows well and, like I said, is engaging. I like how clear and easy it is to follow. I have read quite a few graphic novels or Manga since I read this and there have been a couple stories where I get rather lost, either due to the story jumping around or the "panels" of the comic not being as straightforward. But not here. I highly recommend this series. {I didn't flag any quotes because I devoured it, so here are the first line and last words only}:

We're supposed to pick up Navin at Eight O'Clock. {first line}
• out • {last word}