Les Normaux, Vol. 2

Les Normaux #2

by Janine Janssen, S. Al Sabado

A Cozy Graphic Romance Novel That Explores Magic, Demisexuality, and Complex Paranormal Relationships, Set in Paris

Boy moves to new city. Boy meets vampire. They kiss, then become friends. But both would like something more… The second volume of LES NORMAUX—a global Webtoon phenomenon and LGBTQ+ graphic novel about friendship, love and magic. 

Magic and mayhem collide in supernatural Paris as Sébastien, a young wizard, comes to terms with his demisexuality and explores his growing feelings for his neighbor Elia—a hot supermodel vampire.

Join Elia, Sébastien and their assorted crew of wonderful friends, as they navigate the ins and outs of dating and relationships in this modern and paranormal love story.

Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Romance, LGBT, Queer, Vampires, Comics

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 27, 2026

Reviews

[Drusilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second book in this series feels a bit like a filler. The story doesn't have as much plot or substance as the first one.
BUT it's outstanding again in terms of the art and the wide variety of characters.
AND absolutely SOOOOOOOO CUTE.

There is literally nothing wrong with this guy. He has main character-hair. AND a bunny. 🫠🐰🫠

[Ben Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

volume 3 please!!!

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this installment in the series. It wasn't as strong as the first volume, but I'm interested in seeing where the story continues with our main characters and their friends. The artwork was mind blowingly beautiful as usual.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, but a bit lean and slow moving. Lots of lgbtq variety of characters, with the vampire theme also. But not spooky or horror. Rather sweet. A good, slow-build date scene between sweet guys that stumble in admitting how they like each other.

For being ages 25-28 in characters, they fumble a bit like shy late high schoolers. While drawn with great colors, there isn't much action, as dialogue dominates.

3.75*

[Noi (in & out) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The audio, together with the novel, is an amazing combo

[sanne ♥ (sann_reads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

IK BEN ECHT OBSESSED MET DEZE SERIE I LOVE IT PLS GA HET ALLEMAAL LEZEN XOXO

[Nienke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wat is het een genot om de wereld van Les Normaux te ontdekken. Het verhaal, de personages en de setting voelen als een warme deken op een koude dag. Ik voel me welkom en thuis in dit verhaal, en ben zo ontzettend geobsedeerd met deze serie. Wanneer er een nieuw deel aangekondigd wordt, zit ik al met mijn voeten te trappelen, omdat deze serie gewoon zo leuk en hartverwarmend is.

Dit zijn de perfecte queer graphic novels en deel 2 was ook echt weer genieten. De worstelingen van Sébastien en Elia zijn krachtig neergezet en de steun die ze krijgen van hun vrienden is zo ontzettend mooi en puur. De zoektocht naar identiteit, naar liefde en naar verbinding werkt op een bepaalde manier helend voor mij. Het is namelijk rauw en emotioneel, maar ook zo warm en herkenbaar.

Deze graphic novels zijn heerlijk knus en kun je echt op elk moment lezen. Ik raad ze zo erg aan, omdat dit verhaal echt genieten is. Ga Les Normaux alsjeblieft lezen en ga lekker op avontuur in deze magische wereld. Je gaat er geen spijt van krijgen.

Enorm bedankt voor dit recensie-exemplaar in ruil voor een eerlijke mening, uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff!

[Manon (bookswithonno) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deze was weer zo leuk! Dit deel was jammer genoeg iets korter dan de vorige en voor mijn gevoel ging het plot ook wat vluchtiger. Toch zou ik deze serie nog steeds dik aanraden! Kan niet wachten op deel 3 :)

[Winaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was good ! Compared to the first book, I think that one lacked of humour.

[Bookish_Aly_Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this installment just as much as the first one. I adore this diverse cast of characters. Such cute and cozy read.

[Julia Wagemaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weer erg van genoten!

[Vincentimes · Rating 5 out of 5]

[SCREAMING IN THE HOUSE]

Faut voir comme je serais pauvre si Les Normaux avait des produits dérivés parce que je suis ADDICT IL M’EN FAUT PLUS.

C’est vraiment ma bd « hihi hehe » mon havre de douceur et d’inclusivité dans ce monde fasciste et ça me tue que ce soit qu’une seule fois par an (gros soupir dramatique) mais plus sérieusement il me faut la suite.

[lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ugh I’m obsessed with them. They’re so Charlie and Nick coded. I love love love queer supernatural stories so much. I don’t know when the 3rd volume will be released but I NEED IT NOW.

This series is such a huge comfort for me and made me giggle the whole time and I’m 100% certain that if you like heartstopper you’ll absolutely love this one too!!

[Alice TUET · Rating 4 out of 5]

just kiss him already la

[kaitziez · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was rushed and you can definitely tell. There was a lot of text that wasn't centered in the boxes, an empty text box, and a page flipped upside down that wasn't supposed to be. Even the writing lacked connection. When Elia runs to Sebastian after he confesses an apology, it would have been dramatic if Elia KISSED HIM instead of just talking nonsense, like wtf? It seems, also, the author cannot draw characters different from Elia and Sebastian, because even the female characters look pretty much the same (besides the main three girls). Whoever Janssen's agent is, well they clearly are not doing the author courtesy of their job because some sticks need to be set down and repositioned.

[Lesaffairesdelouise · Rating 4 out of 5]

J’avais entendu beaucoup de bien sur cette BD donc forcément je me suis lancée avec la sortie du deuxième tome ! Et je dois avouer que je ne suis pas déçue.

Je venais pour :
✅ Une ambiance doudou
✅ Une romance Queer
✅ Une vibe Heartstopper
✅ Un univers de fantasy

Et je suis repartie en prime avec :
✅ Des personnages attachants
✅ Des personnages jeunes adultes

Vraiment j’ai pu retrouver ce que j’aime dans Heartstopper mais en me sentant encore plus proche des personnages car ils ont entre 25 et 30 ans donc des préoccupations qui me sont plus proches.

Les deux premiers tomes sont encore assez introductifs mais je suis certaine que je vais vite m’attacher à toute cette bande, à leurs relations amoureuses et amicales et à ce Paris d’un autre monde !

[Ricco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ten eerste, dit blijft een van de mooiste graphic novels die er is, het is echt prachtig getekend. Het verhaal zelf is ook echt zo hartverwarmend en het voelt echt als een warme appeltaart nadat je door een regenbui hebt gefietst. Wel vond ik dit deel net wat minder sterk dan deel 1 en ik heb niet echt het gevoel dat we veel verder in het verhaal zijn gekomen, hopelijk komt dat in deel 3!!!

[Sarah | The Marsies · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75⭐️
Une suite aussi bien que le 1er tome ! J'ai encore gloussé comme une gamine

[Lola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comme d’hab une pépite quoi ! ✨

[Fátima Embark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Más de todo, please! 🥹🥹🥹

[carson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love love.

[gray (my.rainbow.bookshelf) · Rating 5 out of 5]

they're all so cute grrrrrr

[ounaïssa ★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

C’était adorable tellement de queerness et de représentation hyper cool je kiffe

[Ricardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, I’m just SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT ‘LE NORMAUX’. But first things first, I wanna thank William Morrow for gifting me this gorgeous finished copy of Les Normaux Vol.2. I can’t stress enough how beautiful it looks on physical form. A true piece of art. Like I truly want to frame every page and display them around my room.

I AM OBSESSED with this graphic novel. I feel like I was kicking my feet the entire time I read the second volume because this is such a feel good type of graphic novel. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, even though seasonal depression is still heavy on my soul this 2026, and that is a testament on how great the creators are. I was glued to the pages and so invested in each and every one of the characters. Even the character’s that had not much presence in this volume were so interesting. And I love, LOVE the little tidbits we got from Sebastien’s bunny, Pierre, and how he is pining for Bijou, Matisse’s dog.

I’m so glad Sebastien and Elia are talking things through and that they are getting to a point where they’re no longer so awkward around each other. Because much of the time they are both creating huge obstacles out of things that are simply just inside their heads and I, as a person with terrible anxiety, totally get it. Sometimes we make small things into huge monsters that haunts us and torments us for weeks, and when we finally face whatever these things were, they were nothing but something that could’ve been easily handled. So I totally ache for both of them. I’m thrilled at how things ended for them in this volume. Things may be scary and sometimes straight up difficult but they are setting their fears aside and trusting in each other; learning to communicate better which is the key to their problems. Can’t wait to see where they are headed in the next volume.

And can we talk about Ronnie and Drew for a moment. I wanna smack both their heads because they’re perfect for each other yet here they are being dense as a brick. Like come on. And I love Pam because she clocked what was happening from the very beginning and the only reason Ronnie gets irritated is because she knows deep down Pam is right. I LOVE a person with good discernment. It’s quite refreshing, especially when other characters are being headstrong. And their banter, ugh, so delicious. Drew rating Ronnie’s dates like, come on sweetie you can do better than that. And I’m here like of course you can Ronnie, your 10/10 date is literally in front of you. Stop bickering and kiss already.

Before I end this review I wanna leave this quote here, spoken by the great Raahim Mohammed whom I adore, because it truly hit me hard in the feels and I wanted to share it. ”I think people put too much importance on seeing their life as some grand story. A grand story with chapters that need to work up to this great ending. I think that life is more like a collection of them. Some have happy endings. Some have bad endings. Why let the possibility of one bad at the end sour all the good ones in the middle?”

A true masterpiece. I’m giving this one 5/5 stars (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
I can stress enough how good this graphic novel is. I totally RECOMMEND IT.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic instalment in the series!


I had to do a bit more effort to get this one. My local bookstore didn’t have it. The other local book/whatever else store didn’t have it. Eventually I managed to track it down in the big book store in the city of Library #4. Hopefully the next volume is easier found!

This time, Sébastien and Elia finally talk (although it takes a while and there’s some drama) and finally say what they think of each other (everyone already knows and everyone wants them together which made me laugh and cheer because I am the same). We get some really cute moments between the two where you just go “KISSSSSSS” whenever they’re together (those two are seriously so cute). I just wanted to step in and smoosh their heads together to get them to kiss, it was that bad. I have to say, at first when everything was going on I was worried it wouldn’t lead to anything and we’d have to wait for the next instalment (which would have frustrated me), but luckily enough, there’s plenty going on. I can’t wait for the next instalment; I expect lots of kisses and dates. I want to see Paris through the eyes of these two cute adorable idiots. I expect at least a romantic date near the Seine.

And I love that we get to see everything through both of their eyes. Not just one, but both. See both think about their feelings, about what to do, see them fangirl/swoon over the other.

We also read about Ronnie and how she keeps going on dates but also keeps running into that super cute Drew (be honest, come on girl). I had to laugh at the banter between the two as they kept meeting up and trying not to engage but engage they did. I really hope that they can be honest about their attraction and just start dating instead of this adorable but very awkward dance.

And we see Elia’s parents and a good friend. I understand that the parents have their best interests at heart, but I found it annoying, especially because it made Elia so insecure.

Also, fashion shows, a theater performance, and some Paris! Not much, I demand more! But it is a start!

Oh, and I liked seeing Sébastien work with magic, that one with the orange dragon/smoke had me laughing. He was so focussed on something else that he forgot to keep things in check. You may guess what he was focussing on, haha.

I also liked the bonus stories: one set in the Middle Ages (a bit akin to the theater show) and one with a backstory about how Ronnie/Pam/Elia/etc. got into theater (and RIP to Elia, haha, the poor guy).

Oh oh oh, and I really loved Sebastien’s friends (that part with the phone at the skatepark was just A-Plus). I love how they push him to go for Elia. That Elia is clearly in love. I also love how they are there for him when he needs them. When things just don’t go right. I am so happy he has a support system!

I’m not sure what to make of that rabbit in his own POV yet. Just let him be cute. This just annoys me and I don’t feel like it fits.

The art, just like in the first book, is chef kiss. The style is just perfect!

All in all, I desperately need the third book! Gimme gimme! I would highly recommend this series to all!

Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is like a cup of warm caramel apple cider on a cold day. It may not be caffeinated, but it warms my soul and it’s so sugary sweet that I can’t help but smile the entire time I’m drinking it. That is in essence the entirety of the cosy fantasy genre. The story may have its ups and downs, but it’s just a feel good experience that you can’t help but enjoy.

While volume 1 of Les Normaux had our two lovebirds having their meet cute and immediate attraction, it had me believing that love at first sight is a real phenomenon. I don’t love the term soulmate, but their love does seem to be from some kind of divine fate. They find each other at the right time and place and now we’re all voyeurs watching as they realize they are already meant to be.

I love how diverse the cast of characters are. Elia is a half Italian, half Indian vampire, Sébastien is a Filipino wizard, Ronnie is a Puerto Rican werewolf, Pam is an Afro-Haitian cyclops, Tiponi is a Native American fairy, and this is not mentioning the whole list of letters in the LGBTQIAP+ alphabet that they identify with, plus all of the other characters. It’s kind of amazing how much time and thought must have gone into planning and maintaining that many different distinct personalities and characteristics. To say that I’m impressed and in awe of the authors isn’t a big enough statement.

My only caveat to my love for the story is that this volume ends, not on a cliffhanger per say, but the boys are separated for a month, because Elia is traveling to Italy for his family’s clothing brand new line launch. And right before he leaves, he loses his phone. So they can’t text that entire time. Which I know is going to have Sébastien in his head the ENTIRE time. So I’m a little sad for that fact. I know he’s gonna crash out… I would as well!

Thank you to the publisher for a gifted eARC of the book.

[☾ ila ･ﾟ･. · Rating 4 out of 5]

FINALLY 🏳️‍🌈 MY SWEET BABIESSS.

si j’étais tout à fait honnête, je dirai que j’ai été un peu déçue parce qu’on en a pas tant appris dans ce tome mais j’apprécie tellement le travail, l’univers et les personnages que la note se justifie 🫶🏻 et puis c’était drôle, émouvant, tout mimiiii je veux être leur nouvelle amie 🥹✨.

[Stephanie Pauwels · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dit was geen verhaal voor mij. Waar ik de gesprekken geforceerd vond, politiek correct te willen zijn, etc, vond ik de afbeeldingen wel zeer mooi getekend.

Ik heb niet zoveel te zeggen van dit verhaal want dit miste voor mij echt het concept ‘verhaal’.
+ ik wil een boek niet afkraken omdat het niet persé mijn ding is.

Maar ik kan dit boek het beste vergelijken met heartstopper. Maar waarbij ik het in heartstopper wel leuk aangebracht vind heel het lgtbq gegeven (ik ben zelf bi, so i don’t judge), vind ik het hierin heel geforceerd.

Wat ik wel cool vond waardoor ik het niet 1 ster heb gegeven?
De afbeeldingen zijn heel mooi getekend en de kleine mini verhaaltjes van het konijn zijn gewoon veel te schattig en grappig.

[Debby Tiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was just as cute and sweet as the first one. As always, I loved the art and the interactions between all of the characters. Occasionally, I would forget who certain characters were because they’re such a large cast.

Sebastian and Elia spend several pages kissing, which was surprisingly adorable.

I thought it was really funny when Drew and Veronique were flirting: he kept judging all the guys she brought to the bar he worked at. At one point, she asks him “and you’re the expert because?“ And he replies “I’ve dated better guys”.

Very excited for the next volume!

[Evita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love this webtoon turned graphic novel. The illustrations are so cute and I love the mix of deep and warm colours throughout the book.

The story continued to captivate me. I was cheering for Sebastien and Elia all the way and got really emotional over the things that they went through in this volume. I think the side characters who get attention are also really interesting. I want more and I will be turning to webtoon to continue the adventure.