A review by libraryalissa
Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

2024 Stonewall Book Award Winner. The sweetest journal style graphic novel with the most exquisite art and storytelling that truly captures that once in a lifetime angsty feeling of being a pre-teen, maybe better than any book I’ve ever read? Imagine Amelia’s Notebook mixed with Raina Telgemeier but make it queer and 2020s. Oh yeah and it’s Norwegian and has a single dad who makes the best playlists and I want to listen to them.