Well, the plan was good/eh, but in the end it was sadly mostly eh. Not to mention flooded towns, friendship, and more! I was in! The premise sounded really interesting, a girl whose hair attracts water and she can apparently drag water along without any difficulty. I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review. Join me on the Facebook group, Readers Forever!, for more reviews, book-related discussions and fun. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book. My thanks to Europe Comics and NetGalley for the DRC of “Zoc”.

A nice and quick read for anyone interested in a different kind of graphic novel. It feels like a Studio Ghibli movie in a French comic form. And this creates a nice contrast with Zoc’s water and Kael’s skill.Īll in all, this is a story that is equal parts strange and scintillating. On the contrary, green is the highlight colour on most of the panels. Unlike what I had assumed, the colour palette is not dominated by blue to indicate Zoc’s magical talent with water. The illustrations in this bande desinée are coloured quite subtly. At the same time, their abilities make them such unusual leads that the story is elevated to a different level altogether. The story is in a way pretty straightforward – a young girl and a young boy struggling to find friendship and their exact role in the world.

As she drags the water away in a long journey, she meets interesting minstrels and a young boy named Kael, who also has an equally unusual gift, something that is in perfect complement to Zoc’s abilities. While wondering about her purpose in life, she receives a call for help from a nearby flooded town. She has no clue what to do with this “talent” and is quite fed up of being the centre of attraction as well as teasing. Zoc is a young girl with an unusual ability – her hair attracts and drags water. An unusual story of an unusual friendship.

Zoc by Jade Khoo