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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
tense
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
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Never thought I’d live to see the day where a toxic female friendship is healed by the power of live theater but I live For it.
Great graphic novel about a trans teen starting over in California and learning the ins and outs of being a woman with some overly helpful friends. Phoebe learns how to make waves on her own terms.
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
This was a really unique read! I loved seeing a young trans character experience so much of life in one story! The female characters were very complex and interesting, the male characters were generally unkind and at times violent physically and emotionally. The story was very chaotic but this is how teenage hood feels, not sure I would recommend to a teenager.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment
Loveable characters:
Complicated
kind of. idk. narratively meanspirited
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Toxic friendship
Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment
I make it a point to try and read as many queer comics as I can. I understand that sometimes, they’re going to have elements of queer people being treated poorly.
This felt like… something worse. Like the whole thing just existed to be an exercise in Phoebe jumping from abuse to abuse. I couldn’t root for anyone, because it was like triaging who was maybe going to be the least-toxic, and it was a race to the bottom.
All for the emotional burden to then be placed on Phoebe to pull Mackenzie out of her own head as the REAL main character of the book? Phoebe spends the whole book feeling like someone else’s doll, but in the end, it felt like her entire character was just a doll used to push the story forward for those around her.
This felt like… something worse. Like the whole thing just existed to be an exercise in Phoebe jumping from abuse to abuse. I couldn’t root for anyone, because it was like triaging who was maybe going to be the least-toxic, and it was a race to the bottom.
All for the emotional burden to then be placed on Phoebe to pull Mackenzie out of her own head as the REAL main character of the book? Phoebe spends the whole book feeling like someone else’s doll, but in the end, it felt like her entire character was just a doll used to push the story forward for those around her.