Reviews

Love and War by Andrew Wheeler, Killian Ng

just_klaudia's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ashliesbooknook's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a cute YA love story set around rival tug-of-war teams. The diversity of the characters was excellent and I loved that the MC was fat but with no mention of his weight. With it being such a short series, there wasn't much depth but it was till an enjoyable read and I loved the artwork.

carleesi's review

3.5

Very cute YA love story. I loved the campy treatment of Tug of War is the defining sport of the region.

I think Jo was depicted as too much of a dick. I hated that she was never confronted and had no consequences for her gross manipulative behaviour. I think the author went too hard on her extreme characterizations.

applepie10's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

hyacinth51's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

achilleanshelves's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

thebooksanctum's review

emotional lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I can only really describe this as 'meh' to be honest. The characters were very 2d, the story itself very thin, and I just didn't really care for it.
TW for bullying.

themargherita_s's review against another edition

5.0

I don't know why they divided the volumes by chapters instead of putting them all together in one volume, but anyway... this was cute. I didn't feel too strongly about all the "volumes" but there wasn't anything I really disliked so I guess they all get five stars.

EDIT: turns out there is also an edition of just one volume with all five chapters, I just didn't find it first lol.

gluvsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

a graphic novel with cute art! 

I didn’t expect to get get so invested into story mainly centred around tug-of-war. It was a surprisingly enjoyable read, that hooked me from the beginning. 

There was team rivalry, a fight for captaincy between two teammates, and romance added into the mix too. 

A cute read with diverse characters who all have their own personalities and story; with each of them trying to figure out who they are and what’s important to them. 

Volume 1 was fun, looking forward to see what volume 2 has in store! 

melycp's review against another edition

3.0

Firstly, I need to say that I love the play on words with the title. Love and war, tug of war. Absolutely genius if you ask me. 

It’s kind of funny how seriously they take tug of war, it’s basically life or death for them, but it’s also very fun. I love the competitiveness added to a childhood game. It’s a bit over the top but that’s why it’s so entertaining. I’m assuming Love and War is meant to be inspired by sports mangas, if so, I love that – despite having never read a sports manga. 

The cover is definitely what drew me into this graphic novel and because it was available on Kindle Unlimited I didn’t hesitate before downloading it. Not going to lie, I thought based on the cover this was going to be about gymnastics. I’m not too sad that it wasn’t, but now I really want a graphic novel about competitive gymnastics.

I really love the art style of Love and War, the illustrations were done by Killian Ng and they did such a good job. The character designs were super interesting, the lettering was clean (I’m not sure if they did that, but anyway) and the colouring was really nice. Every page was interesting and I loved the use of foliage to add extra details. 

The storyline was actually a little chaotic but in a funny way. The seriousness of the characters when it came to tug of war was very comedic and the romantic plotlines were interesting. I wouldn’t say I was very invested in any of the relationships, but if this were to get a second volume then there is definitely time for that to change. 

Volume one of Love and War was a fun, chaotic tug of war masterpiece. I’ve never had any interest in the sport, but this graphic novel definitely made it interesting. I’m excited to see more of the story in the second volume, whenever that may happen.