The Hazards of Love Book One by Stan Stanley

The Hazards of Love Book One

Bright World

Stan Stanley

Oni Press · Print & ebook · March 30, 2021

"This fantastical, stunning tale shines in both story and artwork." — School Library Journal (star review) "A noir fantasy — part adventure, part love story, all the way spectacularly creepy." — Kirkus Reviews (star review) The Hazards of Love follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets dragged into a fantastical place, and tries to hustle their way back home.

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Who it’s for
A bright, queer-leaning fantasy comic with playful bite and fairy-tale glow.
Genres
YA Fantasy Comics, YA LGBTQ+ Comics, YA Romance Comics
Published
Oni Press, March 30, 2021

About this book

"This fantastical, stunning tale shines in both story and artwork." — School Library Journal (star review) "A noir fantasy — part adventure, part love story, all the way spectacularly creepy." — Kirkus Reviews (star review) The Hazards of Love follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets dragged into a fantastical place, and tries to hustle their way back home.

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Amparo's deal with the talking cat was simple: a drop of blood and Amparo's name to become a better person. Their mother and abuela would never worry about them again, and they'd finally be worthy of dating straight-A student Iolanthe. But when the cat steals their body, becoming the better person they were promised, Amparo's spirit is imprisoned in a land of terrifying, flesh-hungry creatures known as Bright World. With cruel and manipulative masters and a society that feeds on memories, Amparo must use their cleverness to escape, without turning into a monster like the rest. On "the other side," Iolanthe begins to suspect the new Amparo has a secret, and after the cat in disguise vanishes, she's left searching for answers with a no-nonsense medium from the lesbian mafia and the only person who might know the truth about Bright World.

Fairy-Tale Spark

A bright, queer-leaning fantasy comic with playful bite and fairy-tale glow.

Come here for

  • playful, edgy fantasy-comics energy
  • folklore-fairy-tale mood with YA romance

Expect

  • sustained narrative reading
  • category-friendly YA comics texture

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+ Comics63%
YA Fantasy Comics53%
YA Romance Comics26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Fantasy Comics
  • YA LGBTQ+ Comics
  • YA Romance Comics
Authors
Stan Stanley
Publisher
Oni Press
Published
March 30, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
YA Fantasy Comics