--- title: "Review: Ghosted in L.A. Vol. 1, by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan & Cathy Le" description: Suzanne reviews the first volume of Ghosted in L.A., an ongoing comic series about a college freshman who lives with actual ghosts. image: https://www.loveinpanels.com/hubfs/ghosted-in-la.jpg --- [![LoveinPanelswhite.png](https://www.loveinpanels.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LoveinPanelswhite.png?width=640&height=225&name=LoveinPanelswhite.png "LoveinPanelswhite.png")](http://loveinpanels.com/) Search ![Ghosted in L.A. Cover](https://www.loveinpanels.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ghosted-in-la.jpg?height=500&name=ghosted-in-la.jpg) **Title**: Ghosted in L.A. **Creators**: - [Siobhan Keenan](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?creators=Siobhan%20Keenan) - [Cathy Le](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?creators=Cathy%20Le) - [Sina Grace](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?creators=Sina%20Grace) **Format**: EBook Print **Color**: Color **Romanceiness**: LGBTQ+ Elements **Heat**: PG13 **Tags**: [queer](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?tags=queer) [bisexual](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?tags=bisexual) [ghosts](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?tags=ghosts) [college](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?tags=college) [Jewish](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comicsearch?tags=Jewish) **Where to Buy or Read**: [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3c2Mi9o)  ◊  [Apple](https://books.apple.com/us/book/ghosted-in-la-vol-1/id1492762746?mt=11&app=itunes&at=1010lHNt)  ◊  [Barnes & Noble](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8814288/type/dlg/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghosted-in-la-vol-1-sina-grace/1132292987?ean=9781684155057)   ◊  [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/116/9781684155057)  ◊  [Kobo](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=2J8ZNsFdbgk&mid=37217&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Febook%2Fghosted-in-la-vol-1)  ◊  Ask your local comic shop! **Synopsis from the Creator**: Daphne Walters moves to Los Angeles and finds that the only ones who can help her find love and live life to the fullest are the ghosts of her new home! In Los Angeles, finding an apartment is killer—unless you live with the dead. Daphne Walters moves to Los Angeles for her boyfriend Ronnie, ready to live her happily ever after. But when happily ever after turns into happily for a month, she’s stuck in a strange city with no friends, family, or prospects for fun. Desperate to escape the lingering ghost of Ronnie’s presence everywhere, Daphne sets out to explore the city—and ends up encountering ghosts of a more literal kind! Rycroft Manor is abandoned, beautiful, and haunted. Will the dead be able to help Daphne find the life she’s been missing in the big city? From GLAAD Award-nominated Sina Grace (Iceman) and illustrator Siobhan Keenan (Jem and the Holograms) comes a story about learning how to make friends, find love, and live life to the fullest with a little help from some friends whose lives didn't end at death. Collects Ghosted In L.A #1-4. **Love In Panels' Review**: [Review of Ghosted in L.A.](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/ghosted-in-la) # [Review: Ghosted in L.A. Vol. 1, by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan & Cathy Le](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/ghosted-in-la) [fa icon="calendar"] May 6, 2020 9:45:00 AM / by [Suzanne](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/author/suzanne) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I really needed something cute when I picked up Ghosted in L.A., and I'm happy to say that it delivered. Jewish college freshman Daphne has just followed her high school boyfriend to L.A. for school... only for him to break up with her right after they get there. Her roommate is a grouch and she's having a hard time making friends. One night, in a moment reminiscent of Beauty & the Beast, she falls onto the gate of an abandoned haunted mansion and it opens for her. Enter a cast of six ghosts, lovingly depicted in a semi-transparent shade of blueish aqua. The Head ghost is a divorcée from early Hollywood who purchased the mansion in order to establish a boarding house for young actresses. We've also got a gay man from the 1980's, a teen girl from the 1950's, a super grouchy man from maybe the 70's (sorry, I don't remember) and a young woman from the 1990's. Then there's a college kid who died only five years ago. Methinks there may be some romance there in the future. Little bits of their backgrounds and special abilities are dropped as the series progresses, but none of them are revealed completely to the reader or to Daphne by the end of this first volume, with one exception I will not reveal because it's a spoiler. The cast is diverse and while it's not a romance yet, it's very queer. Daphne herself is bisexual or pansexual, but you'll have to read the book to find out more about the other characters. The art is bright and beautiful, with carefully rendered backgrounds and expressive characters. It felt familiar to me, which made sense once I realized Keenan illustrated the [Clueless](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/clueless-senior-year-is-100-90s-fun) book written by Sarah Kuhn. It's a modern feel, with defined lines and soft shadows. Flashbacks are washed with subdued hues and the settings are evocative of the time period, making it clear where and when the scene is occurring. The pacing felt a bit off, but I'm looking forward to more of the series. Recommended for anyone who likes disaster gays, ghosts from different eras, and secrets.   Buy a copy: [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3c2Mi9o)  ◊  [Apple](https://books.apple.com/us/book/ghosted-in-la-vol-1/id1492762746?mt=11&app=itunes&at=1010lHNt)  ◊  [Barnes & Noble](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8814288/type/dlg/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghosted-in-la-vol-1-sina-grace/1132292987?ean=9781684155057)   ◊  [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/116/9781684155057)  ◊  [Kobo](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=2J8ZNsFdbgk&mid=37217&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Febook%2Fghosted-in-la-vol-1)  ◊  Ask your local comic shop!   Suzanne received a digital copy of this book from the publisher for review. **Content Warnings:** sexual harassment on a date, internalized homophobia (in the past, one of the ghosts), attempted murder Topics: [review](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/review) ![left.png](https://www.loveinpanels.com/hs-fs/hubfs/left.png?width=640&name=left.png "left.png") ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Support Love in Panels [![Buy an eBook From Kobo Today](https://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=2J8ZNsFdbgk&bids=551651.109&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=0)](https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=2J8ZNsFdbgk&offerid=551651.109&subid=0&type=4) [- Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [review (102)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/review) - [comics guide (9)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/comics-guide) - [interview (6)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/interview) - [announcement (5)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/announcement) - [kids comics (4)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/kids-comics) - [guest post (2)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/guest-post) - [new releases (2)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/new-releases) - [cover reveal (1)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/cover-reveal) - [excerpt (1)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/excerpt) ](http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-8814288-11820649) ### Posts by Topic - [review (102)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/review) - [comics guide (9)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/comics-guide) - [interview (6)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/interview) - [announcement (5)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/announcement) - [kids comics (4)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/kids-comics) - [guest post (2)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/guest-post) - [new releases (2)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/new-releases) - [cover reveal (1)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/cover-reveal) - [excerpt (1)](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/topic/excerpt) [see all](https://www.loveinpanels.com/comics/ghosted-in-la#) ### Recent Posts #### About Us Love in Panels is two blogs, each with their own searchable database. 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