Add this to my list of things I'm way behind the curve on. I've been hearing good things about Nimona basically since it cam out. And it was blurbed by Rainbow Rowell. So the odds were really in my favor on this one. 
 Nominee shows up at Baluster Blackheart's lair hoping to join in on his evil schemes. Blackhearts wants nothing to do with a kid. But Nimona isn't a kid. She's a shark. Or, well, a shapeshifter anyway. Basically she has a lot of power, and also a lot of dreams to help Blackheart become the supervision she thinks he can be. But Blackheart doesn't seem all that interested in bringing down his nemesis Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin, even if they have a past. 
 I was completely won over on this the minute Nimona declared she was a shark. This was a fun world, a medieval fantasy, with a dash of science thrown in. And the artwork that establishes that world is fun 
 The dynamics between the characters are great. I especially loved watching Blackheart grow to care for Nimona. There is quality banter throughout this graphic novel, and we know how I feel about quality banter. And Blackheart and Goldenloin, well, you can probably guess what may be lurking there. 
 And while this read is great fun, there is a lot buried in it. It covers all the best bases of a good fantasy novel, including plot twists, in very little time. It has something to say. And Stevenson does it with humor and heart. This is a fast read, but an utterly charming one. And one you'll want to revisit again and again. 
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