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i am a big fan of this one! "firebird" is a YA graphic novel about caroline, a sophomore who has just started tutoring kim. the two become friends & maayyyybbbeeee something else as well!
i was a big fan of the expressive art style! it was mostly b&w though some spreads incorporated red which i ~adored~ so much. there are also major portions in korean with english translations, which is cool.
i enjoyed the flirting of the two girls getting to know each other. i did feel a bit... disappointed by the ending? as we didn't get to see them interacting happily once they had expressed their feelings for each other. i would've liked little... picnics and flirty stuff where they both knew the vibes!!!! i found this landed a bit between a slice of life and a full story arc,,, not really fitting into either one well, which threw me off a bit, if that makes sense.
i definitely do recommend this as a sort of sapphic heartstopper vibe!! i would loooooooove this even more if it were a series !!! (it ends abruptly sort of in the way the first heartstopper vol does??? like weird on its own but better in the series???)
also, this is SUPER personal & zero judgement on the morality of this in the story/in general, but for me reading about a sophomore/senior relationship in high school is... tough. and i feel as though the power dynamics at play weren't really explored. so that's something to keep in mind!
(thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this free eARC in exchange for an honest review.)
i was a big fan of the expressive art style! it was mostly b&w though some spreads incorporated red which i ~adored~ so much. there are also major portions in korean with english translations, which is cool.
i enjoyed the flirting of the two girls getting to know each other. i did feel a bit... disappointed by the ending? as we didn't get to see them interacting happily once they had expressed their feelings for each other. i would've liked little... picnics and flirty stuff where they both knew the vibes!!!! i found this landed a bit between a slice of life and a full story arc,,, not really fitting into either one well, which threw me off a bit, if that makes sense.
i definitely do recommend this as a sort of sapphic heartstopper vibe!! i would loooooooove this even more if it were a series !!! (it ends abruptly sort of in the way the first heartstopper vol does??? like weird on its own but better in the series???)
also, this is SUPER personal & zero judgement on the morality of this in the story/in general, but for me reading about a sophomore/senior relationship in high school is... tough. and i feel as though the power dynamics at play weren't really explored. so that's something to keep in mind!
(thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this free eARC in exchange for an honest review.)