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kcoventry13's review
4.0
It was a little annoying at first, but then again I guess I was adjusting to Christie's personality. But after that, I did enjoy it! It was a cute, funny, and dramatic story about a girl going to her first con with her horrible boyfriend and not being prepared for this at all. But once she meets the mysterious cosplayer with glasses, she begins to have a lot more fun and begins to question why she's in a relationship with someone like Derek, which he is literally the worst guy ever! Plus, Matt, despite the love hate relationship between them, I'd pick Matt in a heartbeat!
It had some pretty good character development and I was happy how it all ended. This story reminds me so much about cons and what sorts of things that go on. The good and the bad. After reading this, I can't wait to read the next volume and I can't wait to attend the next con I'm going to soon!
It had some pretty good character development and I was happy how it all ended. This story reminds me so much about cons and what sorts of things that go on. The good and the bad. After reading this, I can't wait to read the next volume and I can't wait to attend the next con I'm going to soon!
mehsi's review
2.0
I received the omnibus from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. This in the end is the only volume I could read of this comic/graphic novel. It just wasn’t for me.
I was very excited about the omnibus, I had read some parts of the comic already but never the whole thing so I wanted to check it out. However, after just one volume I had enough. It also definitely didn’t help that the characters were mostly eh (with the exception of Matt’s friends).
Trigger warning for: cheating, attempted rape.
There was one thing I absolutely loved and that was the con stuff. I have been to a few cons and had plenty of fun so I could recognise several things in this one. I loved wandering through the dealerroom, check out people’s work in the art alley, dance on music, check out karaoke (too shy to actually participate though), eat all the food (though that was one of the problems with the cons here… the food or the lack thereof), meet friends, maybe do some casual or full cosplay. Going home with all your fun new things and unpacking them. Eating all the pocky. Yum.
The art, while over the top and strange I didn’t mind it that much. There were definitely some good moments in it.
Derek was an ass. For real. You can talk to who you want, that is totally OK, but if you are clearly actively flirting and making eyes at their bodies? Then you are just being a dick and come on you are in a relationship. You should know that this isn’t the kind of thing to do. Stop being so rude and mean towards your girlfriend, do you know how it feels for her that you do these things?
But OH BOY at the part of the drunk argument. Warning for attempted rape. I just wanted to punch him. Bah, horrible person. I feel sorry for his next girlfriend, I hope someone warns them.
Really, Derek reminded me of one of my exes in the flirting stuff and being a dick about stuff.
BUT, I also wasn’t a fan of Christie. She is all preaching to her boyfriend (and for the first part of the book I fully agreed with her), but along the way she almost kisses a guy and then later kisses him fully (OK, he started it but she clearly didn’t mind it for most of the kiss). I am sorry, but flirting is one thing, but kissing? NO. I am sure people will get angry at me, I don’t care. She is not even sorry for the fact she did it and then comes with the whole thing of But you flirt. Yes, that is bad, but GIRL, you kissed a dude. You are clearly also flirting with him. Come on. Stop acting all holy.
Also, I didn’t get why she was still with him as it was clear this wasn’t the first time he was doing this crap…
I also still don’t know how old she is, given how she acts a lot of the time I would say 13? But if I look up 11th grade + American + age in Google it says she should be around 16…
But I did like seeing her discover the con, I know how my first con felt, it was pretty scary, but quite soon you enjoy it and find stuff to like. I loved seeing her meet with a favourite writer and get some fun moments with that there, I hope she later meets her again. I was so happy when she found her place and started enjoying the con.
Plus, urgh at instalove. That is one of those tropes I just could do without in my life. While I did see the attraction somewhere between Matt and Christie… it just went WAY too fast for me. It took me a bit to see that Matt meant well, that he was just hiding behind rude remarks.
The ending was OK-ish, I am glad that the sister did that, because otherwise it will never happen. I am kind of curious how they will make it work and if she actually calls him.
But yeah, I am never going to find out if she does… because again, this was just not for me. 2 stars for the fun con stuff, for seeing a girl discover cons, for some other moments. But that is it.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I was very excited about the omnibus, I had read some parts of the comic already but never the whole thing so I wanted to check it out. However, after just one volume I had enough. It also definitely didn’t help that the characters were mostly eh (with the exception of Matt’s friends).
Trigger warning for: cheating, attempted rape.
There was one thing I absolutely loved and that was the con stuff. I have been to a few cons and had plenty of fun so I could recognise several things in this one. I loved wandering through the dealerroom, check out people’s work in the art alley, dance on music, check out karaoke (too shy to actually participate though), eat all the food (though that was one of the problems with the cons here… the food or the lack thereof), meet friends, maybe do some casual or full cosplay. Going home with all your fun new things and unpacking them. Eating all the pocky. Yum.
The art, while over the top and strange I didn’t mind it that much. There were definitely some good moments in it.
Derek was an ass. For real. You can talk to who you want, that is totally OK, but if you are clearly actively flirting and making eyes at their bodies? Then you are just being a dick and come on you are in a relationship. You should know that this isn’t the kind of thing to do. Stop being so rude and mean towards your girlfriend, do you know how it feels for her that you do these things?
But OH BOY at the part of the drunk argument. Warning for attempted rape. I just wanted to punch him. Bah, horrible person. I feel sorry for his next girlfriend, I hope someone warns them.
Really, Derek reminded me of one of my exes in the flirting stuff and being a dick about stuff.
BUT, I also wasn’t a fan of Christie. She is all preaching to her boyfriend (and for the first part of the book I fully agreed with her), but along the way she almost kisses a guy and then later kisses him fully (OK, he started it but she clearly didn’t mind it for most of the kiss). I am sorry, but flirting is one thing, but kissing? NO. I am sure people will get angry at me, I don’t care. She is not even sorry for the fact she did it and then comes with the whole thing of But you flirt. Yes, that is bad, but GIRL, you kissed a dude. You are clearly also flirting with him. Come on. Stop acting all holy.
Also, I didn’t get why she was still with him as it was clear this wasn’t the first time he was doing this crap…
I also still don’t know how old she is, given how she acts a lot of the time I would say 13? But if I look up 11th grade + American + age in Google it says she should be around 16…
But I did like seeing her discover the con, I know how my first con felt, it was pretty scary, but quite soon you enjoy it and find stuff to like. I loved seeing her meet with a favourite writer and get some fun moments with that there, I hope she later meets her again. I was so happy when she found her place and started enjoying the con.
Plus, urgh at instalove. That is one of those tropes I just could do without in my life. While I did see the attraction somewhere between Matt and Christie… it just went WAY too fast for me. It took me a bit to see that Matt meant well, that he was just hiding behind rude remarks.
The ending was OK-ish, I am glad that the sister did that, because otherwise it will never happen. I am kind of curious how they will make it work and if she actually calls him.
But yeah, I am never going to find out if she does… because again, this was just not for me. 2 stars for the fun con stuff, for seeing a girl discover cons, for some other moments. But that is it.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
xsleepyshadows's review
2.0
The art in this was charming and I like the idea of a manga style art style being about the con-life style and artist alley creators!
I was really enjoying this as a middle grade read, but I was surprised when some adult situations would just sneak in...One of them being especially a serious topic. I would suggest this read to a bit more mature readers, perhaps young adult? [ There is a scene when they imply they've had sex in the hotel room. This scene was pretty mild. My big shock was when her boyfriend got drunk and tried to rape her. She got away safely, but there are no legal consequences to her boyfriends actions. This scene was a surprise to me because the whole book reads like it's for young audiences (hide spoiler)] This was not my favorite, but I see it's potential to be interesting and fun. There is no really set audience for this and I think that's why it lost my interest rather quickly. If this was dedicated J or YA read I think it would do better. ~Ashley
I was really impressed with Awkward by the same author and I highly recommend!
I was really enjoying this as a middle grade read, but I was surprised when some adult situations would just sneak in...One of them being especially a serious topic. I would suggest this read to a bit more mature readers, perhaps young adult? [ There is a scene when they imply they've had sex in the hotel room. This scene was pretty mild. My big shock was when her boyfriend got drunk and tried to rape her. She got away safely, but there are no legal consequences to her boyfriends actions. This scene was a surprise to me because the whole book reads like it's for young audiences (hide spoiler)] This was not my favorite, but I see it's potential to be interesting and fun. There is no really set audience for this and I think that's why it lost my interest rather quickly. If this was dedicated J or YA read I think it would do better. ~Ashley
I was really impressed with Awkward by the same author and I highly recommend!
kismazsola's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
5.0
Szóval ez az a manga, amiről nem tudok objektíven nyilatkozni. Életem első mangája volt, mástól kölcsön, és most némi kutatgatás után megszereztem mind a 3 kötetét. Túl nagy a nosztalgiafaktor és az imádat...
Nagyon szeretem a rajzolást is, a humorát is, és a romantikát is benne. Életemben nem voltam conon, ehhez messze nem vagyok eléggé anime-/mangaőrült ( a mainstreameket nem is nézem/olvasom), és tippre az itthoni egyébként sem akkora volumenű rendezvény, mint a Dramacon conja. De annyira jól esik olvasni!!! Az egyetlen szívfájdalmam, hogy nincs belőle anime.
Nagyon szeretem a rajzolást is, a humorát is, és a romantikát is benne. Életemben nem voltam conon, ehhez messze nem vagyok eléggé anime-/mangaőrült ( a mainstreameket nem is nézem/olvasom), és tippre az itthoni egyébként sem akkora volumenű rendezvény, mint a Dramacon conja. De annyira jól esik olvasni!!! Az egyetlen szívfájdalmam, hogy nincs belőle anime.
aoosterwyk's review
3.0
How fun! I have been asked by my patrons to bring more anime to the library so I am scouting it out. My big concern is finding age appropriate (ie. not too racy) books. I loved this story as it is mainly concerned with boy/girl relationships and respect, but the characters are high school age and above and there is one bedroom scene involving underage drinking and attempted date rape. I probably will not be buying this for the middle school, but I would recommend it for hs.
It is created by Svetlana Chmakova and her drawings bounce between emotive kewpies and the main story- quite effective.
It is created by Svetlana Chmakova and her drawings bounce between emotive kewpies and the main story- quite effective.
astrologicalblues's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
j_elphaba's review against another edition
3.0
No seguimento do projeto #agostoaoquadrado resolvi que este mês iria ler, aleatoriamente, alguns dos livros aos quadradinhos que tenho por casa. Sem compromisso, só mesmo para dizer que baixava um pouco o número de livros por ler. Adiante.
Que dizer-vos… os únicos livros que eu li parecidos com este foram os da série "Scott Pilgrim" – que na altura gostei muito -, por isso não tenho um parâmetro e, embora estes livros esteja muito bem avaliados no Goodreads, sinto que li e conheço pouco o género manga para falar.
Pessoalmente, achei “Dramacon” muito… dramático! A ideia está gira, a jovem escritora Christie vai ao seu primeiro festival de anime e nas primeira horas, assustada, apercebe-se logo que aquilo tem tudo para correr mal.
De forma breve, a autora dá-nos uma visão do que acontece nestes eventos e transforma a vida emocional da protagonista num verdadeiro carrossel, no que diz respeito ao coração e aos amigos. Enfim, tudo lhe acontece! Certo é que o livro até é divertido e tem momento fofos, no entanto acho que é tudo demasiado intenso para mim.
Resumindo: arte é gira e gostei do ritmo de leitura, com o enredo a deixar-me sempre curiosa sobre o que ia acontecer a seguir, pelo que li esta primeiro volume de uma assentada.
Que dizer-vos… os únicos livros que eu li parecidos com este foram os da série "Scott Pilgrim" – que na altura gostei muito -, por isso não tenho um parâmetro e, embora estes livros esteja muito bem avaliados no Goodreads, sinto que li e conheço pouco o género manga para falar.
Pessoalmente, achei “Dramacon” muito… dramático! A ideia está gira, a jovem escritora Christie vai ao seu primeiro festival de anime e nas primeira horas, assustada, apercebe-se logo que aquilo tem tudo para correr mal.
De forma breve, a autora dá-nos uma visão do que acontece nestes eventos e transforma a vida emocional da protagonista num verdadeiro carrossel, no que diz respeito ao coração e aos amigos. Enfim, tudo lhe acontece! Certo é que o livro até é divertido e tem momento fofos, no entanto acho que é tudo demasiado intenso para mim.
Resumindo: arte é gira e gostei do ritmo de leitura, com o enredo a deixar-me sempre curiosa sobre o que ia acontecer a seguir, pelo que li esta primeiro volume de uma assentada.
notyourdad's review
4.0
Rereading this for the first time since high school and it is still just as sweet and adorable as I remember