747 reviews for:

Kiss Number 8

Colleen AF Venable

3.92 AVERAGE

perfectionotincluded's review

4.0

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It’s messy and kinda all over the place just like high schoolers

brianna3645's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

the_lobrarian's review against another edition

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• Illustrations: "I penciled the book in Photoshop using my trusty old Wacom Intuos4. Then I printed the pages in blue line onto Arches hot press watercolor paper... I inked the pages with Dr. Ph Martin's Black Star HiCarb ink and Windsor & Newton Series 7 brushes."

the_bibliophiles's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

warandpeace's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful tense 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: Yes

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made me cry. incredible art. ;-;

klamsc's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Abandonment

maggieread5's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lildebbie57's review

5.0

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Not usually a fan of graphic novels, but this was excellent. Truly wish I had found a story like this when I was a 16yr old Catholic girl questioning my sexuality. I'm grateful these books are readily available for youth now.

expectopatronums's review against another edition

5.0

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Immediately engrossing. I read it in a single late-night sitting. Incredibly human and eager to prove just how complicated the process of self-discovery can be. Surprising in the expected and unexpected ways.

soupdumpling's review

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DNF at page 20-ish

I think I’m tired of the “I’m a white teenager and I went to a private school and/or my family is extremely religious so coming out is difficult” narrative — LGBTQ identities are so much more complex and diverse...

and so many LGBTQ peoples (especially people of color) will NEVER come out to their families either due to safety, stability, or just the active choice not to (i.e. For me, it wouldn’t be safe to come out BUT ALSO I’m fine with not coming out — I don’t need my family’s acceptance (and or complete rejection) to still be okay with who I am AND my relationship with them is fine by me still.)