A review by redbeanm0chi
Fine Print by Stjepan Šejić

slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Saw this in the store, almost cried, definitely freaked out, went home and ordered it online.
Safe to say, I had pretty big expectations when I saw the cover and read the blurb. At the end I did not feel let down at all.

It gets a spice score of 3.5. It has kinda abstract sex scenes with gorgeous illustrations that are pretty graphic. It also has imaging of genitalia, but despite mentioning BDSM it keeps itself pretty vanilla. It has a bunch of sexual themes, but most of it’s implied and all of it’s incredibly well done!

This book is absolutely a set up for a story though. It’s slow paced and world building comic that sets up the story that it promises in the blurb. I didn’t really mind, but I can see how that would be a let down for some people.

The art, as usual from Stjepan Šejić, is absolutely gorgeous, vivid, and colourful. Some of Lauren’s expressions actually made me laugh out loud. I was thrilled to find some familiar faces making an appearance too!

The story somehow nails the balance between heartbreaking, emotional, dramatic, and sexy, horny, playful. It’s also effortlessly and deliciously queer in a way I wish more media was.
This set up makes me very excited for future volumes. I’m already deeply, emotionally invested in the characters and I hope really badly that their stories end happily!

To step it up even further in the future I would love to see more variety, especially in body types and faces!
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