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lettuce_read's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Medical content and Toxic friendship
Minor: Bullying
imstephtacular's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit and Bullying
emily_mh's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The OCD rep in this graphic novel was marvellous. Portraying it as a bee in the story was such a great way of visually depicting what was going on in Katie’s head, as well as showing what it feels like to have OCD. As an own-voices reviewer, I could totally see myself in the story. I think this book would be fantastic to read either as a middle-grader with OCD, or one wanting to learn about it. To top it all off, I loved that both author and illustrator were own-voices creators.
Based on the cover, I was worried I might not like the art style, but I ended up super enjoying it! It was simplistic with rich colours which is one of my favourite types as it makes for great readability.
Throughout the narrative, it was cool seeing experiences portrayed that I don’t usually see in middle-grade, like the homeschool experience or coping with multiple dental surgeries. The friendship storyline was also interesting, though admittedly nothing unique. I am glad that it showed that friendships end sometimes and that’s okay.
The reason behind why this book got 4 and not 5 stars is that I found it to be a bit slow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: internalised misogyny, one HP reference (one half-page panel is dedicated to referencing HP), gambling
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