When a cousin betrays the rest of the family and starts killing everyone, Hawke and Grayson are forced to run away and take on new identities so they won’t be found. Reeling from their losses, they find their way to the Communion of Blue where they become Hannah and Grayce. The longer they stay with the sisterhood, the more the siblings learn, but now they aren’t seeing eye to eye. Hawke wants to return to their old life, but Grayce is finally getting to be her true self and loves everything she’s been learning with the sisterhood.
I absolutely loved this story. We follow Hawke and Grayce as they go through the terrible loss of everyone they care about and are forced into hiding. While the opening makes it seem like the story will be about a political coup, that is actually the background of the story. At its core, it’s a story about several different transitions. Much of the focus is on Grayce being able to be herself and slowly come out and blossom. We see how afraid she is to tell her brother that this is who she is, but we also get to see her being accepted, including by the magic of the blue thread.
This was an excellent read. While the opening of the story is pretty bleak, it turns out to be a beautiful story about siblings and trans identities. The artwork was absolutely stunning and had such a beautiful color palette that helped tell the story. I can’t wait to see more of Smith’s work in the future.
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