Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
For fans of Lunar New Year Love Story and Pumpkinheads, David Wilson's author-illustrator graphic novel debut explores themes of life and death, the bittersweetness of first love, and the notion that perhaps your perfect soulmate is the one who helps you discover your true self.
Brief description:
David Wilson is an illustrator, writer, designer, and filmmaker with an MFA from Kent State University in Visual Communication Design. He illustrated the middle-grade graphic novel Play Like A Girl, which was a 2023 Buckeye Book Award winner. When he's not working, you can find him exploring nature, skateboarding, or playing drums. He lives in Ohio with his wife and two daughters. Soulmates is his debut graphic novel as author-illustrator.
Review Quotes:
Praise for Soulmates:
"The perfect romance for readers who know that love is its own kind of magic." --Laura Ruby, two-time National Book Award Finalist and author of Bone Gap
"A sweet, honest book with a healthy dose of creepy to round it out." --Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of
Squad and
The Worst Ronin "With stunning artwork and inventive storytelling,
Soulmates grabs your heart from page one and never lets go." --David Arnold,
New York Times and
USA Today bestselling author
"Both romantic and deadly,
Soulmates takes rural high schoolers on a journey of self-sacrifice and love with a twist on spectral magic." --Vanessa Montalban, author of
A Tall Dark Trouble and
These Vengeful Wishes "Terrifying and indelible. It's been a while since I've read a book that made me wish it had existed when I was a teen, and
Soulmates is definitely it." --Camille DeAngelis, author of
Bones and All "Sincere, moving and universal . . . Excited to see what David does next." --Matthew Erman, author of
Loving, Ohio "A poignant modern-day fable . . . Beautiful artwork, grounded characters, and a dash of magic, what's not to love?!" --Sam Prentice-Jones, author of the
Arcana duology
