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angelfoodcakes's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
casdelvo's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Grief
hobbitsandtea's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
hermoonreads's review
4.0
Harley getting so excited over dino land & begging to go, and Ivy rolling her eyes but agreeing to stop anyway because she knows Harley will love it, is literally me and my wife istg
music_mentalist's review against another edition
3.75
This felt a little quick paced for my liking and there were references to previous comics (only partly covered in fear state). A cute little read about part of Ivy/Harley's journey.
pjharveystan's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
grayreadsmanga's review
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Violence
Minor: Blood
jmkillackey's review
3.0
This book was a little all over the place. And I'm of the mind that it wasn't exactly Jody's fault here. I can see where she tried to take leaps and bounds with the interpersonal between the two characters, only to have DC pull so hard back on that leash. It's like.... They do realize they're a canonical couple right? You only get that vibe here if you're truly reading between the lines and know Jody's writing well enough to see it. Otherwise the last issue's plot twist is a little confusing and doesn't have much to stand on.
But to start at the beginning here and not jump right to the end here... Those first few issues felt very railroady and very Sat morning cartoon where you can take the characters out of their defined boxes to play w them, but not TOO much bc they have to all go back looking exactly the same at the end of the day/episode. So by that logic, I don't know why they gave Jody six issues to flesh out these characters and then horribly railroad her for three of them... Why not just make it a four issue mini series then and just do that episode once? Or better yet, trust your writer more! You hired Jody for a reason, let her do what she does best! The only time I truly felt Jody's voice really ring true was in that final fight and she got to show actual love and affection between the characters without the censored filter over it.
Moreover ***spoilers*** if you're going to more or less retcon or entirely invalidate the entire storyarc in the last issue, then what the hell was the issue with then letting Jody have some REAL fun with these characters. It would have solidified their characters and their relationship and would have made that last fight INFINITELY more poignant. DC you gotta take those lgbt relationship risks fly sometimes and not just use them for dramatic effect whenever it's convenient for you. Lgbt are, surprisingly, real people, not a plot device! Shocker I know!
But to start at the beginning here and not jump right to the end here... Those first few issues felt very railroady and very Sat morning cartoon where you can take the characters out of their defined boxes to play w them, but not TOO much bc they have to all go back looking exactly the same at the end of the day/episode. So by that logic, I don't know why they gave Jody six issues to flesh out these characters and then horribly railroad her for three of them... Why not just make it a four issue mini series then and just do that episode once? Or better yet, trust your writer more! You hired Jody for a reason, let her do what she does best! The only time I truly felt Jody's voice really ring true was in that final fight and she got to show actual love and affection between the characters without the censored filter over it.
Moreover ***spoilers*** if you're going to more or less retcon or entirely invalidate the entire storyarc in the last issue, then what the hell was the issue with then letting Jody have some REAL fun with these characters. It would have solidified their characters and their relationship and would have made that last fight INFINITELY more poignant. DC you gotta take those lgbt relationship risks fly sometimes and not just use them for dramatic effect whenever it's convenient for you. Lgbt are, surprisingly, real people, not a plot device! Shocker I know!