A review by chamomiledaydreams
Bug Boys: Outside and Beyond by Laura Knetzger

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

The second installment of "Bug Boys" is very similar to the first, so every compliment that I had for the first book transfers over to this one: the art, the characters, the vibes, and so on.  Yet I didn't enjoy it as much, for some reason, and I've noticed this with other graphic novels.  My working theory is that second installments don't have the same novelty as the first book, and it's easy to get a little impatient as a reader and think, "Now that this world has been established, is the author going to do anything with it?"  It's OK if the answer is, "No, this is a simple slice-of-life series, so there will be no overarching plot or big revelations."  But there are moments in "Bug Boys" where I feel like the opposite could be the case, where Laura Knetzger is leading into something more dramatic.  I plan to keep reading this series regardless, and I will do my best to keep an open mind and enjoy the journey, wherever it takes me.