Review: Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

Review: Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic by Wauter Mannaert

In this silly, action-packed graphic novel from Wauter Mannaert, Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic, a young chef is the only one who can protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes.

Yasmina isn’t like the other kids in her city. Maybe it’s the big chef hat she wears. Or the fact that she stuffs her dad’s lunchbox full of spring rolls instead of peanut butter and jelly. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden.

But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can’t get enough of these spuds! And after just one bite their behavior changes—they slobber, chase cats, and howl at the moon. What's the secret ingredient in these potatoes that has everyone acting like a bunch of crazed canines? Yasmina needs to find a cure, and fast!

-summary and cover via Goodreads

Plot: This was a really unique plot! I don't want to say too much about it, because I don't want to spoil it, but it was very unique!

Characters: The characters were well done! It was easy to tell the characters apart, and they had their own personalities.

The Art: I really liked it!

The Cover: It fits the book, and I love all the cooking elements on it!

Overall: If you're looking for a unique Graphic Novel, with good art, I would definitely recommend trying this one!

I received an e-ARC of this book from the publisher.