Reviews

Save Yourself! by Bones Leopard

whatchareadingheather's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I loved this, but I wish there were maybe 2 more issues in the series to really round out the story because I feel like there was a fair amount of lore/background that was missed due to the low issue count. The artwork was gorgeous, the characters were very well fleshed out, and this can absolutely be used an easy to digest method of introducing pronouns. 

christinefredrickson's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted

3.75

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

4.0

 

4 stars - It was really good

This was a wonderful queer graphic novel! We got alien girls who can look human and turn into giant monsters, an introverted gamer girl, a secret underwater alien headquarters, and a wonderful found family. I really enjoyed this one. Gigi is a quiet girl who has been struggling since her brother was killed two years before. I loved seeing Gigi open up again and start to shed her depression. MIa was an interesting character. They are the Lovely Trio’s siblings but refuse to destroy worlds like they do and they have been trying to stop them. I think Gigi and Mia’s relationship was extremely sweet, especially all the awkward parts. 

This was just a wonderful story filled with all kinds of queer rep. I highly recommend it if you like queer, superhero type graphic novels. Also the color palette for this was beautiful and I loved how vibrant the colors were. 

Trigger Warnings: references to the death of a sibling; 

oksi's review

adventurous emotional hopeful

3.75

clarissa21663's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

bayy245's review against another edition

4.0

There was so much good here and they completely rushed the ending and threw it all away.

gnomescottage's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

4.0

 I wish this had been a little more developed because the concept is amazing and the art! I loved it! But some of the world building definitely needed to be fleshed out a little bit more, because some of the storylines were a bit difficult to follow. A little more background at the beginning would have helped establish what was going on a little later.

Despite that, the characters were all fantastic. Maybe a few things were a little rushed, but it was a great little queer found family. Heck, I'd read more stories about them! this could be at least twice the size and I would still definitely read it. Mostly for the characters, really.

If you're look for a fun, found family, adventure comic, I'd recommend picking this up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement and Death

heresthepencil's review

3.0

rep: sapphic mc, nonbinary li, Black achillean character, Black trans side character

cute but frankly kinda rushed & underdeveloped

trollmila's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this! magical girl monsters and queer characters??? yes thank you. The story itself is cute and sweet and all over very good.