Reviews - Firebird | The StoryGraph

226 reviews for:

Firebird

Sunmi

3.77 AVERAGE

crispynugget's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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

hope321's review

4.0

I absolutely loved the illustrative style of this author/illustrator, it was really beautiful. I enjoyed the story, Caroline exploring her sexuality and gender and having her first crush. I didn’t give all 5 stars because, even though it was over 300 pages, it didn’t feel finished. The ending was so abrupt and I would have liked to see how the relationship continued once Kim went to college or the journey of Caroline feeling more comfortable with herself.

brigidnotbrigit's review

5.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

thisismeandme's review

3.0

emotional reflective 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

infjkiki's review

4.0

emotional 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: No

I really loved this book but the ending was so abrupt and felt like there were pages missing. I really hope the author comes out with a sequel someday to finish the story.

Content Warnings

dkreading's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this! I easily got swept up by the characters and their lives. There's so much happening and it all unfolds gradually, revealing layer after layer of complexity. By the end I felt such satisfaction and also a bit of melancholy about it being the end. An excellent graphic novel about family, identity, growing up, and finding yourself.

artschooldropout's review

4.0

3 1/2 stars rated up

dayray's review

4.0

fast-paced

Surprisingly really good, touches on queerness and overbearing-ness of an asian mom household- which is something any asian femme growing up could relate to. Takes the story in strides through different chapters. A generally really pleasant read.