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From Booklist

February 1, 2024
Grades 5-8 When a teenage girl gets kidnapped to participate in a paranormal roller derby competition, she begins to question her dreams and desires for her own future in this lively comic. Mina Murray is a 13-year-old figure skater who suffers a fall and breaks her arm. While she's waiting for her mom to bring her home and beating herself up over the outcome of the competition, she's swept away by two young vampires to a practice rink to be on their vampire roller derby team. The captain, Val, quickly catches Mina up to speed: the Blood City Vamps need a human jammer for their upcoming bout against the Mavens (a team of witches). Through practicing with the Vamps, Mina learns the difference between competing as a single person and competing with a team, and when the Blood Moon Brawl arrives, Mina is still scared but ready to jam. The familiar sports story gets an engaging twist with the paranormal creatures, and Mina letting go of perfection in favor of having fun with something new is relatable and sweet.

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From Publisher's Weekly

Starred review from January 29, 2024
Thirteen-year-old figure skater Mina Murray's dreams of one day winning Olympic gold are forfeit when an ill-timed fall on the ice ends her career before it even begins. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for Mina, she uncovers an alternate route to athletic fame when a roving gang of young roller derby vampires called Blood City Vamps kidnap her to join their team as a last-minute jammer against the Mavens. Training with the Vamps-especially their bold, brave captain Val Halla-reinvigorates Mina's love for skating, but when a strange creature from Val's past puts Mina's life at risk, Mina must choose her own path: return to her regular life or face unknown dangers and remain with her new companions on the Paranormal Roller Derby track. In this high-octane double graphic novel debut, Anderson expertly captures the supernatural complications of tossing a human into a creature feature rivalry and the struggles of finding one's place in the world. Hill's lively illustrations, rendered in bright, eerie neon, winningly encapsulate the frenetic pace of derby, striking a refreshing balance between spectral sports romp and queer found family narrative. Characters are portrayed with varying skin tones. Ages 8â€"12.