549 reviews for:

Stage Dreams

Melanie Gillman

3.85 AVERAGE

howdyellie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

montanaisreading's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous 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

ahhhhhhlexa's review against another edition

3.5

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This was really cute! And I really appreciated the amount of history that was seamlessly weaved through the story. I could have gotten a longer story but ultimately I am really happy to have read this.

aloha_wendys_fries's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

convenientlyinconvenient's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

_becandbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Stage Dreams is a gorgeous and engaging queer western graphic novel that should be added to every queer reader's collection. With a slow-burn sapphic romance between a trans and POC character that are crossing the desert on horse back to complete a heist, all packed into about 100 pages- why would you not add this to your overflowing TBR?

Be prepared to get sucked into a world of southern belles and stage coaches, that is woven with true-to-life queer history. The art and colour scheme perfectly reflects this setting. It is a great way to delve into parts of American history you may not have considered before. It is also just a damn good and enjoyable story that deserves the recognition and reader love.

→ trigger warnings: racism, queermisia (specifically transmisia) implied, hostage taking/kidnapping, carjacking, animal attack, sexism & misogyny

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madihunter's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

anotherqueerreading's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sucreslibrary's review against another edition

3.5

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i wish this had been a little bit longer to flesh out the characters and their relationship more, but overall it's a sweet comic and I really appreciate getting to once again see Gillman's soft coloring and loving depiction of trans women 

zoeyoey's review against another edition

3.0

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2.5, I needed a little more plot!! I love Melanie Gillman’s work nonetheless.