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3.09 AVERAGE
3.09 AVERAGE
2.5 stars.
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Username: Evie is a graphic novel by Joe Sugg (who is a pretty popular YouTuber here in the UK, and is also the brother of Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella) about a teenage girl Evie who enters a virtual world created by her father in an attempt to help Evie’s confidence grow. However, once inside this virtual world, an unexpected guest visits and created havoc and Evie’s safe place isn’t so safe anymore.
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I’m not gonna sugar coat it: I just really didn’t vibe with this one that much. I don’t really know Joe Sugg or what he does, so perhaps if I had been a fan of his, I would have liked this book more.
I just didn’t vibe with the whole thing. It felt too slow and flat. There wasn’t really much going on that gripped me. I disliked pretty much every character- no one really had their own personalities and there was hardly any character development to be seen. Most of the time the story felt cringey and unrealistic. The dialogue just didn’t feel natural and I found myself frowning quite a lot of the time. Nothing major stood out to me in this graphic novel. There was nothing really for me to connect with and nothing that made this one that memorable.
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I’m aware that this review sounds harsh, and I’m in no way putting down all the hard work and hours that went into this book. That in itself is amazing and impressive, and it’s clear that a lot of effort did go into this piece of work. But I need to be honest in reviews, and to be clear, this just wasn’t for me. But I’m glad that Sugg has had enough success from this series that he’s been able to create a little franchise out of it.
There's a slightly longer review for this on my Wordpress at:
https://loiereads.wordpress.com/2020/11/14/username-evie-a-review/
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Username: Evie is a graphic novel by Joe Sugg (who is a pretty popular YouTuber here in the UK, and is also the brother of Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella) about a teenage girl Evie who enters a virtual world created by her father in an attempt to help Evie’s confidence grow. However, once inside this virtual world, an unexpected guest visits and created havoc and Evie’s safe place isn’t so safe anymore.
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I’m not gonna sugar coat it: I just really didn’t vibe with this one that much. I don’t really know Joe Sugg or what he does, so perhaps if I had been a fan of his, I would have liked this book more.
I just didn’t vibe with the whole thing. It felt too slow and flat. There wasn’t really much going on that gripped me. I disliked pretty much every character- no one really had their own personalities and there was hardly any character development to be seen. Most of the time the story felt cringey and unrealistic. The dialogue just didn’t feel natural and I found myself frowning quite a lot of the time. Nothing major stood out to me in this graphic novel. There was nothing really for me to connect with and nothing that made this one that memorable.
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I’m aware that this review sounds harsh, and I’m in no way putting down all the hard work and hours that went into this book. That in itself is amazing and impressive, and it’s clear that a lot of effort did go into this piece of work. But I need to be honest in reviews, and to be clear, this just wasn’t for me. But I’m glad that Sugg has had enough success from this series that he’s been able to create a little franchise out of it.
There's a slightly longer review for this on my Wordpress at:
https://loiereads.wordpress.com/2020/11/14/username-evie-a-review/
It was aight... dialogues were so blunt and flat and boring. It didn't really give enough for readers to infer. Instead, we get the obvious shoved down our throats. There's also a lot of uhm... plot holes ?? I know there's a sequel now but I really just read this to see why I paid a 100 for it years ago :/
Oh I know, I used to watch Joe Sugg.
Oh I know, I used to watch Joe Sugg.
I liked the artwork *all the pretty colors* and the general idea of it...but it moved way too quickly. I felt rushed to form attachments with the characters. However, I appreciate the message that Joe Sugg was trying to sell.
This was definitely an interesting concept. I love how the premise of the story was using an online world to escape the real life world, especially as so many of us do this each and every day. I also liked how it was shown how much of an impact and influence negativity can have on not only one person but a group of people and an entire world. I thought that was clever because of how it can be mirrored to real life. When you feel negative, everything around you suddenly becomes so too, intentional or not.
It was a clever concept, however, I felt like the story was too fast paced. As a reader, I didn't feel I had time to really know and appreciate Evie as a character, her beautiful relationship with dad or her hateful cousin. I feel that if the story was more spread out and slower paced then it would have been a fantastic graphic novel.
In terms of the art work and illustration.... FANTASTIC.
It was a clever concept, however, I felt like the story was too fast paced. As a reader, I didn't feel I had time to really know and appreciate Evie as a character, her beautiful relationship with dad or her hateful cousin. I feel that if the story was more spread out and slower paced then it would have been a fantastic graphic novel.
In terms of the art work and illustration.... FANTASTIC.
I'm so upset by how average this is. Creating a whole digital world is a very cool idea, and even the way it's controlled is good. Unfortunately, that's where it ends. Was the author ever a teenager? Who hides in a fridge? The morals were just said, instead of implied through the plot (as if they weren't obvious anyway). Evie had some sort of personality, but Mallory had nothing. She was mean for the sake of being mean, and for such an awful villain that just wasn't enough for me. I did think the art was pretty, but as my first graphic novel I don't have anything to compare it to!
this was the mehest of mehs which makes me the saddest of sads. am I intentionally being Dr Seuss right now? no, no I am not. is it working? imma say yes.
the characters were bland and one-dimensional and the so-called development they went through seemed forced. the storyline doesn't flow nicely, almost choppy. I hope it gets better the next few books but it's too unjustifiable expensive for me to ever find out. yay!
the characters were bland and one-dimensional and the so-called development they went through seemed forced. the storyline doesn't flow nicely, almost choppy. I hope it gets better the next few books but it's too unjustifiable expensive for me to ever find out. yay!
This was a good story, it wasn't great but it wasn't terrible. I liked some of the characters while others were cliche and only had one stereotypical personality characteristic. The main reason I gave this book four stars due to the drawing; the graphics were amazing.
The concept for this graphic novel seemed so interesting, but I can't say I particularly enjoyed it. The story progressed so quickly and in such an illogical way. The characters were empty, and there was no genuine development. Overall, rather disappointing.
I am a Sugg fan, but this is just horrendous. So I was reading it and realized I'm 3/4 in and there's still no build-up or climax scene. Nothing of this book is worth my money, well maybe aside from the thought of owning a book of his. That was it. The protagonist was a flat character who certainly had no personality. She was just an outcast who hides in a fridge and she just wanted to get away. The antagonist on the other hand was just a bratty and jealous cousin of hers who just wanted the spotlight all to herself. How many times have I read or watched about these type of stories. I'm sick of it. The writing was bad. It's like a fan fiction written by a twelve-year-old. There's no thrill, there's no depth, the lesson you can get from here is basically just about "you are loved". And I mean we didn't even get to know much about Evie's life or family, we're just suddenly welcomed by facts that her mom died, her father is about to as well, she's an outcast, and her cousin hates her guts. No explanations. No backstories. Again, no foundation. Ugh.
I'm sorry, Joe, but please just continue with YouTube or making other stuff that doesn't involve writing stories.
I'm sorry, Joe, but please just continue with YouTube or making other stuff that doesn't involve writing stories.