Reviews

Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker

audaudaud's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

trevoryan's review against another edition

4.0

An engrossing, fun read. Recommended for older teens+. Great Queer/POC characters, although not #ownvoices (as far as I can tell).

sydneyrp143's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

jwagstrom's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

5.0

stephanieridiculous's review against another edition

4.0

Ok, if I had actually paid attention to what this was about I absolutely would not have picked it up, but I'm so glad I didn't notice because this is my exact favorite flavor of quirkyweird writing!!

The art is cute, the story is interesting, I feel for the characters - the commentary on Christian schools is relatable, and the quirky writing is great. I could do without the content being bootlegged being hentai, but the book is never actually graphic, so it wasn't that big a deal.

Have I mentioned quirky yet?? It's so quirky. Loved it.

muchoni's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-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

4.0

demikevy's review against another edition

4.0

Dave Barker and Nicole Goux have a very specific mood they put in their stories, which is front and center in their work as well. I hope that there will be more stories about these characters in the future. Great read if you're into angsty teens who are poor judges of emotions, not only to themselves but the people around them.

anastasiabookgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

shea_proulx's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

5.0

rosieaufait's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

3.0