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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in HS. Friends move on and Winifred needs to find her place without them. She struggles with an eating disorder and anxiety, which she hides from her mother and her new friends. She finds a release in the Zine she draws, with the help of her friend and crush Oscar. He and Winifred and their friend April each struggle with identity and figuring out who they are and how to fit in. The author has taken some of her own personal experiences and written and drawn them in the poignant Graphic Novel. Teens will relate to these characters.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Zines, disordered eating & body image issues, queer stuff.
Way more teen than the cover and illustration aesthetic connotes, at least for my brain.
Full color, nice variety of page layouts.
I love that there's a recurring character who you learn is trans very late in the book. It's not a revelation for the characters, just something the reader will notice.
Sweet coming of age, set before phones were everything. Fictionalized stuff ripped from the author's life.
I think I have a lot in common with the author, so I identified with a lot of this.
Way more teen than the cover and illustration aesthetic connotes, at least for my brain.
Full color, nice variety of page layouts.
I love that there's a recurring character who you learn is trans very late in the book. It's not a revelation for the characters, just something the reader will notice.
Sweet coming of age, set before phones were everything. Fictionalized stuff ripped from the author's life.
I think I have a lot in common with the author, so I identified with a lot of this.
A wonderful contemporary YA graphic novel about friendship, queerness, dysmorphia and zines.
⚠️TW mention of insomnia, depression, self-hate and eating disorders⚠️
It was such a beautiful story! I loved following Winifred as she grew throughout the book. I recognised some of myself in her growing up so she definitely gets a special place in my heart.
I loved that we were able to read the Zines they created! It was such a creative way to implement another story within the main story!
I definitely recommend this one
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challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
A dynamic group of artistic, queer teens struggling with deep self-loathing find deep friendship and inspiration in one another. I loved the journey this took us on through each character’s struggles, as well as the process of identifying and talking about eating disorders. There is no solid conclusion, but it feels natural since their story isn’t over, just this part of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Vomit
Toxic parents
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced