Reviews with content warning for Body shaming - Pumpkinheads

3.5 ⭐️

I wanted this to be about how you can never replace friends and how you should cherish them. But instead this turned into a love confession 😭, my rating was lowered because of that.

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funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was cozy and one of the first graphic novels I've genuinely enjoyed reading. It had an easy-to-look-at art style and was highly digestible with its short chapters and high pace. The only thing that kinda let me down about this book was the twist at the end. Since I still recommend this book, I'll put what I don't like in a spoiler tab. It's a very cozy and Halloween-y read and it was something not usually at my reading level but I still loved it. I would recommend it to get back into reading or to get into graphic novels.

Okay, Josiah confessing to Deja at the end completely came out of nowhere. While it was obvious that Deja liked Josiah, he gave absolutely no signs of having mutual feelings. I see them better off as friends and didn't sense that kind of chemistry with them. It just felt like a twist at the end just for the shock factor and nothing else. Kinda dampens the whole experience of the book and it felt really predictable. I would still recommend it though, since the rest of the book was so enjoyable.

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

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princess_of_genovia's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

So cute 🥺 Perfect cosy read!

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emmaruth223's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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eligru's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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zoelyn's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

This book is so perfect for fall! It just gets you in the mood for caramel apples, pumpkin carving and warm blankets! I absolutely love the illustrations in this book! They are so cozy and cute! The story was sweet too. Although, I could have done with a little more build up

to the twist.

I laughed out loud a few times! I really enjoyed the chemistry between Deja and Josiah. Something I've noticed is that a few of the same references come up in almost all of Rainbow's books: Omaha, John Denver, "cool, cool, cool", etc. Overall I would recommend this book! (Also it seems to fit a wide range of audiences. I feel like middle grade all the way up to young adult--or older--would enjoy this book!)

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