Many thanks to Le Lombard, Europe Comics, Kid Toussain & Aveline Stokart for my review copy of this amazing graphic novel.
This is such a beautifully wMany thanks to Le Lombard, Europe Comics, Kid Toussain & Aveline Stokart for my review copy of this amazing graphic novel.
This is such a beautifully written and illustrated graphic novel. I enjoyed reading this one so much. It was short but it definitely packed a punch. It covered some pretty important themes in the span of the book, the most important being mental health (multiple personality disorder).
Elle, the eponymous character, just moved to a new town and is settling into a new school. She’s making new friends while dealing with a lot emotionally. The story and illustrations take readers into Elle’s mind, and we get to witness her struggles with different personalities, identifiable by their hair colours. Each one is different, and their taking control of Elle is dependent on different triggers.
We get to see these triggers and how each new personality affects her relationships. The power of friendship shines brightly in this graphic novel and I love that so much. There are twists and turns as the graphic novel progresses, and they made reading it a lot more interesting and intriguing.
The ending shocked me and I can’t wait for the second instalment of this series! I loved reading it and I would definitely recommend it....more
Wow. I enjoyed this a lot. A fun graphic novel/ comic that bookworms will enjoy. The humor was top notch, and the writing was so wittyBook 134 of 2021
Wow. I enjoyed this a lot. A fun graphic novel/ comic that bookworms will enjoy. The humor was top notch, and the writing was so witty. A genius with language, imo.
I enjoyed the illustrations a lot, and loved that different spreads had different color schemes.
Many thanks to Oni Press, Crystal Frasier, and Netgalley for my DRC of Cheer Up in exchange for an impartial review.
Cheer Up tells the story of Bebe, Many thanks to Oni Press, Crystal Frasier, and Netgalley for my DRC of Cheer Up in exchange for an impartial review.
Cheer Up tells the story of Bebe, a girl who recently made the transition from being a boy. In many ways, Cheer Up deals with different forms of transphobia, and is also a celebration of trans identity.
We see Bebe deal with blatant transphobia from strangers and people in her school; and we also see her deal with subtle transphobia from people who don't even know their actions are transphobic.
This is a story of growth and self acceptance, and I love the character development in this graphic novel. It was pretty short and some things felt rushed but it was still very well done.
I absolutely enjoyed the friendship and romance between Bebe and Annie, and the questions that came up about sexuality.
The illustrations in this graphic novel were simply divine and I wholeheartedly love them.
I enjoyed this and definitely recommend it....more
Title: Long Way Down Author: Jason Reynolds Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Pub Date: 13 Oct 2020
Many thanks to Hear Our Voices Tour, Simon & Schuster, and Athenem/CTitle: Long Way Down Author: Jason Reynolds Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Pub Date: 13 Oct 2020
Many thanks to Hear Our Voices Tour, Simon & Schuster, and Athenem/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books for my gifted e-ARC.
This was a powerful and heartbreaking loss about a loss of a brother and the quest for revenge. Will and his mom try to deal with Shawn’s loss to gang rivalry in different ways – his mom turns to bottles and Will gets out Shawn’s gun to go kill who he believes was responsible for Shawn’s death. On his way, he gets into the elevator and during the long ride down, different people come on and they give Will new perspectives and insights.
The peculiar thing about all the fellow passengers is that they’re all dead. They all died as a result of gun violence and gang rivalry, and they’re all related to Will in one way or another. I won’t be giving any more spoilers to who the passengers are, you’ll have to read for yourself to find out. I’m really glad I read this and I believe everyone else should read it, because it’s so important.
One of the central points in this book is a set of rules that’s supposed to guide your reaction to a person getting shot/killed. I felt it was very full of toxic masculinity, as crying is supposed to be a natural and welcome reaction to death and loss.
The illustrations in this book were very beautiful, graphic, and detailed. I highly recommend this book, and everyone should check it out!...more
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