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lilybear3's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
I think a lot of us have had this experience in senior year of high school or college, or a time when it felt like everyone was going away in life. I love that the characters made it a point to carve time out of their life to still get together and make the most of senior year. Of course, life gets in the way of that and some of the friends start to deal with things outside of their weekly gatherings. Supper Club is an emotional and relatable story. To be honest, I couldn't relate as much with Nora. I could understand why she wanted time with her friends before senior year ended, but I couldn't agree with her that her friends couldn't do anything outside of their gatherings. I had a similar situation when I was younger . I wish they had discussed Iris' father's condition more. I felt like the other friends found out what happened when they saw Iris' phone, but at the end of the book, Iris says she was using studying as a way to distract and cope from her father's medical incident and Nora just DOESN'T APOLOGIZE for her reaction (basically that supper club was more important)? The ending was bittersweet. The book overall was wonderful and a great coming-of-age story, but that ending.
The illustrations were well-done and I loved the color choices. There's a few recipes in the back of the book, which I loved!
The illustrations were well-done and I loved the color choices. There's a few recipes in the back of the book, which I loved!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content
indeedithappens's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, and Toxic friendship
emily_mh's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
The first thing I want to make super clear is that the cover art does not match the art style of the graphic novel itself, which was a major letdown. It’s not even that I didn’t like the interior art, just that it was not suited to depicting food as beautifully and appetisingly as the front cover did - plus, I felt a little catfished.
The narrative was also a letdown. The titular Supper Club barely features, to the point where this book could have existed without it and not have been that different. I was expecting to see more cooking and eating, and bonding over food, to hear about the weekly themes and to basically have it tie the book together, but the story was almost entirely focussed on things happening outside of and unrelated to it.
The narrative follows the three MCs, Nora, Lili, and Iris, and the challenges they are facing. Respectively, these are panic attacks, a new friend/LI, and a sick parent. All three of these plot lines are rushed through in a way that means none of them are covered meaningfully or properly. With Nora, we barely see her mental health journey and then suddenly it is resolved when she is given a rock, which seems to give her the power to think her way out of panic attacks. With Lili, we see a fight with her friend/LI that never gets addressed; we are left hanging, and do not find out if he apologised for his behaviour, which leaves that subplot of expanding her horizons unfinished . To be fair, Lili’s relationship with her mum was the best-handled subplot in the whole book. But then with Iris, we get no real insight into her situation as the narrative distances her by not giving her much room, verbally or visually. It felt like we saw more of other characters’ frustration towards her than her herself. Speaking of, I didn’t like the other characters being frustrated with her in the first place. Iris’ dad is literally in the hospital because of an aneurysm; like, no wonder she’s not on the ball socially! Also, so what if she was trying to prioritise study to get good grades? An hours-long event every Friday is a big social commitment, so why couldn’t Nora compromise and do something more manageable so they could still see each other? Thus in the end, all three major plot lines were half-baked and irritating.
It just felt like I was forcing myself through this book because I didn’t want to DNF two books in one day. I was super excited to read this one, so it sucks for it to be a disappointment.
Rep: one MC is of the global majority, but her ethnicity is not made clear other than that she is Asian.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: sick parent Minor: disordered eating, menstruationlivlamentloathe's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
3.0
I loved the art style. And the idea. And the complexities of the lives of the members of Supper Club. But I also found it confusing at times. There were 6(?) members of the club but I only knew the names of the main three girls. And there was another girl who looked just like Lili so sometimes I wasn't sure if it was her or the other one on the page. That said, it was a very enjoyable read, and I teared up a bit at the end when Iris and Nora were talking about the Italian Rainbow Cookies. I wish I had a cute food-based club with my friends!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Panic attacks/disorders
mandkips's review
hopeful
reflective
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, and Terminal illness
Minor: Toxic relationship
escapinginpaper's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gaslighting, Drug use, and Terminal illness
Minor: Toxic relationship
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