Reviewed by Aspen, a high school student

Free Piano (Not Haunted) is about an aspiring teen singer/songwriter, Margot, who stumbles upon a synthesizer piano from the ’80s. Struggling with her relationship with her parents, she feels like she’s not seen. Her dad continuously blows her off and her mom is always working. Her two best friends have their own social media that often leaves her feeling like a third wheel. When Margot finds an abandoned synthesizer that says it’s free, and not at all haunted, she takes it home with the hopes of learning to play so she can follow her dad to California and be famous. As it turns out, the piano is haunted by former 80’s pop star, Vision, and her evil manager, Marty. Vision tries to protect and guide Margot to follow her own creative spirit even if it doesn’t gain her social media followers.

In a world surrounded by social media, this graphic novel shares a message about doing things for yourself and not for the audience. This is a great book about doing what you love because you love it, and it seamlessly integrates supernatural elements.