You Belong Here - Graphic Novel
- Vanessa Bettencourt
- Mar 6
- 2 min read
Review
4.5 Artwork presented in blue monochromatic watercolor tones with great expression and detail. In some pages, the excess of artwork and text plays well in creating claustrophobic tension that goes well with the plot. Teenager issues, breaking up, community acceptance, betrayal, new and old friendships. New love, depression, addiction problems, family issues, senior year ending towards a scary undefined future, rejection, and acceptance. The novel touches on a lot of relevant issues, and I like that the character tries to move on and forward even during her worst downs. At least she tried.
Book Info:
You Belong Here by Sara Phoebe Miller & Morgan Beem (Graphic Novel)
Genre: Young Adult
Publishing Date: March 4, 2025
Synopsis:
A young adult graphic novel following Essie through heartbreak, star-crossed romance, teen drama, and the question on every high-school senior’s lips: where do I belong?
It’s the first day of senior year and seventeen-year-old Essie Rosen is already over it. Her best friend went off to college and barely responds to her texts, her brother’s on the other side of the country in rehab, every conversation with her mom becomes a fight, and her long-term boyfriend, Bruno, feels weirdly distant. Essie’s counting down the days until she can escape her Long Island hometown and join her bff at NYU, where she’s SURE she’ll get into the acting program she’s dreamed about for years.
But when Essie gets dumped AND botches her college audition, her entire trajectory changes. Instead of doing community theater, she ends up slumming it in the school play, where she’s cast opposite the unexpectedly charming Christopher Sun…the younger brother of the drug dealer who got Essie’s brother hooked. Is he the perfect rebound—or the worst decision Essie could make?
Content Warning: Addiction, sibling in rehab
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About Sara Phoebe Miller:
Sara Phoebe Miller is a writer and editor with over a decade’s worth of experience in the comic book industry. She edited original comics for Vertigo, ran DC Comics’ Talent Development Writers and Artists Workshops, and is currently an editor for DC’s line of graphic novels for young readers. She received her BA from Barnard College and MFA in writing for young people and screenwriting from Antioch University Los Angeles. Born and raised on Long Island, she now lives in Los Angeles, California with her partner and three cats.
Sara’s Links:
Website: https://www.saraphoebemiller.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saraphoebee/
About Morgan Beem:
Morgan Beem is a freelance artist working predominately in comics and illustration. She currently resides in Denver, CO and is part of a local professional comic studio called JAM HOUSE.
Her passion is storytelling, and she loves to explore new ways to convey a message. She aspires to show an aptitude in a broad range of styles and genres, and at all times, tell a great story.
Morgan’s Links:
Website: https://www.morganbeem.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganbeem/
Tour Schedule:
@tbrbeyondtours & @saraphoebee & @morganbeem
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