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The Cemetery Girl Trilogy Analysis

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The Cemetery Girl trilogy is a series of novels by Christopher Golden and Charlaine Harris two of the most popular fantasy fiction authors in the genre. The first novel in the Cemetery trilogy series was the 2014 published The Pretenders that was Charlaine’s first venture into the world of graphic novel writing. With the first novel in the series garnering considerable after its publication, the two authors decided to make the series a trilogy and published two more titles in the series. Even as some reviewers have called it a graphic novel/horror/YA, Golden does not believe that the series is precisely a Young Adult novel though it crosses the genres and is YA accessible. As is often the case with Golden, his novels do not have a particular …show more content…

They are mysterious, dark, exciting, and thrilling narratives with intriguing, fascinating characters, and personal and crisp dialogue. Nonetheless, the novels are all about the mystery of who killed Calexa and her several friends who join her in the cemetery in the latter novels. The whodunit mystery of Calexa and Lucinda’s death, coupled with the transformation of the lead character into a more rounded character are the most important elements of the novel that make for a mysterious and interesting story arc. The comic is simple enough for young adults looking to read some great graphics but do not know what to read. With an easy and familiar plot, it is easy for beginner comic fans to easily take in the stories with the simple page layouts and visuals. Kramer’s illustrations are also a great help as the series comes with uncluttered, uncomplicated, simple artwork. The novels are rated for young adults even though they can be read by adventurous tweens and pre-teens given that the blood and gore is minimal. The series are simple easy reads that you can read the entire series in an hour. For anyone with a young teen that may be ready to ditch Bone but not yet old enough for The Hunger Games, the Cemetery Girl Trilogy series is a good

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