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jena_33's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
4.0
homebodywitch's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
3.0
misssusan's review
3.0
i enjoyed this! there was a nice amount of variety in the collection though quite a few of them strained at the space restraints (where is volume 2 of ruined? you hooked me, give me the continuation?)
3 stars
3 stars
snazel's review
4.0
School Spirit, by Kate Leth and Arielle Jovellanos
Two pairs of star-crossed lovers— the girls with homophobic parents, the boy whose parents want him to meet a nice girl and settle down and the magical girl who isn't allowed to date mortals— make out, get found out, and decide to seize the day with one last dance. I wish we had more in this world, cause I want to know what happens next! And I am reaffirmed as a fan of Kate Leth. Playful and fun.
Recommended
Ruined, by Sarah Vaughn and Sarah Winifred Searle
The beginning of a longer story in which a marriage of convenience (he needs her dowry, she's ruined and needs ANYBODY) starts to turn to love. It's slow moving and just beginning here. I really liked the sparse art, which fit with the restrained tone of the story.
Ruby Equation, by Sarah Kuhn and Sally Jane Thompson
I am super excited for more by Sarah Kuhn, because this was colourful and funny. An Alien being who's stationed on earth as a matchmaker really wants to move onto something BETTER, but then she finds out the power of luuuuuuve.
Recommended.
Beauties, by Marguerite Bennett and Trungles
GOOD GRIEF MARGUERITE. This is beautifully drawn (and coloured, and lettered), but the prose. The PROSE. I could eat that prose with a spoon. This is both the most unusual and I believe the best Beauty and the Beast retelling that I've ever come across.
And I just re-read it, and I think it's not just the prose, it's that the prose and the art work together so incredibly well. This is phenomenal.
Highly Recommended.
First, Last & Always, by Kieron Gillen and Christine Norrie
It's good, I guess, it just can't stand up to the fright train of the previous story.
Two pairs of star-crossed lovers— the girls with homophobic parents, the boy whose parents want him to meet a nice girl and settle down and the magical girl who isn't allowed to date mortals— make out, get found out, and decide to seize the day with one last dance. I wish we had more in this world, cause I want to know what happens next! And I am reaffirmed as a fan of Kate Leth. Playful and fun.
Recommended
Ruined, by Sarah Vaughn and Sarah Winifred Searle
The beginning of a longer story in which a marriage of convenience (he needs her dowry, she's ruined and needs ANYBODY) starts to turn to love. It's slow moving and just beginning here. I really liked the sparse art, which fit with the restrained tone of the story.
Ruby Equation, by Sarah Kuhn and Sally Jane Thompson
I am super excited for more by Sarah Kuhn, because this was colourful and funny. An Alien being who's stationed on earth as a matchmaker really wants to move onto something BETTER, but then she finds out the power of luuuuuuve.
Recommended.
Beauties, by Marguerite Bennett and Trungles
GOOD GRIEF MARGUERITE. This is beautifully drawn (and coloured, and lettered), but the prose. The PROSE. I could eat that prose with a spoon. This is both the most unusual and I believe the best Beauty and the Beast retelling that I've ever come across.
And I just re-read it, and I think it's not just the prose, it's that the prose and the art work together so incredibly well. This is phenomenal.
Highly Recommended.
First, Last & Always, by Kieron Gillen and Christine Norrie
It's good, I guess, it just can't stand up to the fright train of the previous story.
whatsmichireading's review
5.0
Picked this up because of Kate Leth, ended up loving all the stories inside. Highly recommend this anthology.
jennykeery's review
4.0
Fresh Romance is a comics anthology of romance short stories that I read mostly because Kate Leth was involved. I really enjoyed her contribution, although it took a few pages to get the complicated love square straight in my head! The real star of the collection is Ruined though, which I was devastated to discover has only one volume! It has beautifully simple, elegant illustrations and an emotionally complex narrative about marriage in the late 18th century; *chef's kiss*
kieranl's review
tense
fast-paced
3.0
I really wished the stories in this anthology were longer. I liked the vivid illustrations and colours.
theybedax's review
4.0
Short stories that are clever and make you care. They are short serials that will continue on in next volumes.
hannahoude's review
lighthearted
medium-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? Yes
3.0
School Spirit - 2.5
Ruined - 4.5
The Ruby Equation - 3
Beauties - 3
First, Last, and Always - 4.5
Ruined - 4.5
The Ruby Equation - 3
Beauties - 3
First, Last, and Always - 4.5