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The Golden Hour by Niki Smith

34 reviews

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

This graphic novel deals with PTSD in such a light way without losing any of the importance of the message. I absolutely love how softness and pain went hand in hand in this story. The art style feels so fitting to the story. I enjoyed it so much I was hoping for more content when the story ended.

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

The Golden Hour is an emotional story about a young boy with a love of photography, returning to school after a traumatic event and figuring out how to cope with his anxiety and PTS that surfaced as a consequence of said event. The art is absolutely gorgeous and visuals cinematic.

While it did feel quite emotionally bleak at times, it does end on a good note.

TLDR; Very sweet, I cried.

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? No

5.0

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emotional lighthearted 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

3.5

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amschelly153's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful, kind, and understanding.

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amuta's review against another edition

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emotional 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

I read it in public ... which wasn't the best idea, considering I teared up like dozens of times. Would have sobbed uncontrollably if I would have been in the private of my own room.

This is a very reflective and emotional coming of age story that deals with the effect PTSD has on someone. I love how this isn't romanticised. Instead this graphic novel really depicts what a panic attack can look like.
I also love how the love story develops quite naturally in the background without being the sole focus.

I only can recommend this!

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ka_tet's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

5.0

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masondixonjars's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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doodle1212's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ok so this was a pretty well written book. I feel like it got to the climax to fast tho, and it really didn’t have any action rising- it has well written grammar, but I think it could for sure use some work. It didn’t have anything about golden hours, which I was hoping it did, so I’m not at all sure where it got the title from. It sounds like something that would be happy but it’s really emotional instead.

Golden Hours are happy hours that happen every now and then. But instead, they talk about bad hours in the flashback, like when Manuel was picking up afterschool stuff, but Ms. Winstone gets shot by someone unknown. I suppose the Golden Hours are him and his new friends, Sebastian and Caysha. It’s sad to think Bastian’s new calf he loves so much, Daisy, will be gone soon, but overall, good book for people who can handle emotional things.

Well written story. Great for people who can handle emotional flashbacks!

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ptaradactyl25's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.5

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