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rachelditty's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
4.5
Another great story from Tillie Walden! The beginning was a bit slow for me, but once the plot really started to roll I couldn't put it down! I loved all the backstory we got for the core five characters, and the last five chapters were extremely gripping at tense. A great read!
A quote I liked:
"And I did make it to you. It just took me five years." (p. 479-480).
A quote I liked:
"And I did make it to you. It just took me five years." (p. 479-480).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Confinement
Minor: Transphobia
spooderman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Confinement
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Murder, and Vomit
Minor: Lesbophobia, War, Toxic friendship, and Ableism
fiveredhens's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
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
gorgeous and sweet
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
Minor: Death
hflh's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This is an incredibly cozy, tender story about young love and found family in a beautiful, unique world. All the characters are women and nonbinary folx and every relationship featured is queer (yay!). The art, colours, and paneling are all amazing (but might be good to read in ebook format if you struggle with smaller text).
Readers follow Mia between her present work restoring ancient sites in space and her past time meeting and falling for a girl, Grace, at her school. The chapters following Mia's time at school and her relationship with Grace are perfect and well worth the read, especially if you're a queer person who didn't have the chance to comfortably explore your sexuality in grade school. These parts are also framed really well by the little moments in Mia's present where she bonds with her work team.
Where I struggled is the present-day plot as the book progressed. The present-day characters felt surface level or caricatured at times which was fine at first as it worked as just a framing narrative, but was harder for me in the latter half of the book when they became the focus. A few characters are given backstories to drive the plot and they either feel more 'telling vs. showing' or feel random and underdeveloped.
The setting in the last act is beautiful and different parts of it are highlighted through the plot, but it was harder for me to get into as it felt thrown together in order to show a cool world and get to a specific endgame. The endgame setting itself also felt purely created to introduce a key plot point in the past story and, with it being featured so much at the end, I needed way more development to get into it. This works since the focus is on the relationships and not a concretely developed world, but I needed a bit more to keep me grounded in the story.
That being said, I really likedthe maturity and realism in how Mia and Grace's reunion went at the end.
Readers follow Mia between her present work restoring ancient sites in space and her past time meeting and falling for a girl, Grace, at her school. The chapters following Mia's time at school and her relationship with Grace are perfect and well worth the read, especially if you're a queer person who didn't have the chance to comfortably explore your sexuality in grade school. These parts are also framed really well by the little moments in Mia's present where she bonds with her work team.
Where I struggled is the present-day plot as the book progressed. The present-day characters felt surface level or caricatured at times which was fine at first as it worked as just a framing narrative, but was harder for me in the latter half of the book when they became the focus. A few characters are given backstories to drive the plot and they either feel more 'telling vs. showing' or feel random and underdeveloped.
The setting in the last act is beautiful and different parts of it are highlighted through the plot, but it was harder for me to get into as it felt thrown together in order to show a cool world and get to a specific endgame. The endgame setting itself also felt purely created to introduce a key plot point in the past story and, with it being featured so much at the end, I needed way more development to get into it. This works since the focus is on the relationships and not a concretely developed world, but I needed a bit more to keep me grounded in the story.
That being said, I really liked
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Bullying
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Death
solybugs's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
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
I'm usually not a big fan of graphic novels but I got assigned this as part of my Advanced Reading class and it was beautiful. Absolutely stunning artwork, loveable and realistic characters, and a big climax towards the end that turned the whole last half of the book into a page-turner. The flashbacks of Mia's past relationship were also adorable. The twists were hard to guess and caught me by surprise but still added to the plot at large. Even though it was around 500 pages, it felt way shorter because of how engaging it was. Easy 5/5, my favorite graphic novel I've read so far.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Death, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Murder
Also, there is misgendering directed towards a non-binary character although it is not intentionally discriminatory.verysillygoose's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Transphobia
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Death of parent and War
lilacwhisker's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
5.0
Read in 2 days. Absolutely incredible!!! The drawings were beautiful and the story was heart-wrenching.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Transphobia, Vomit, Bullying, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
thereaderfriend's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I wanna rate it higher but I can't because the art and writing was confusing to me. It may just be my vision and the edition i got though :/ my vision is pretty bad. I couldn't understand much because I couldn't really understand the art work and the storyline going back and forth from timeliness was just confusing to me. It was okay. Will reread again when I get glasses.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Bullying
Moderate: Violence and Blood
Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Homophobia
bre_hoeppner's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
beccaand's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
so glad i own a physical copy of this one.
amazing.
amazing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Death
Minor: Transphobia and Death of parent