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A review by emeelee
Midnight Radio by Iolanda Zanfardino
2.0
Midnight Radio follows four young adults dealing with some distinctly millennial problems. Steph, an Instagram star, only speaks through his posts but has gone silent IRL ever since his little sister got sick. Seika, a Japanese immigrant, faces deportation unless she agrees to help with an undercover sting operation, but then finds herself siding with the moralistic vigilantes she's supposed to be targeting. After running away from tragedy, Joanne is living a listless life without passion-- other than anger towards her bigoted family. And Mike is an anarchist turned corporate drone, working IT for a corrupt big pharma company until a hacker reminds him of the things he used to care about.
I liked the art style, and that each character's chapters had a particular color palette. The storylines felt mostly derivative, without enough depth to the characters to make up for it. Steph's chapters were the most interesting to me and I wish his story had gotten more development than it did. Overall, an unexciting read but quick read, with nice artwork and okay stories.
TW: homophobia, mentioned transphobia, referenced hate crime (shooting at a gay club), nudity, hospitalization of a family member
I liked the art style, and that each character's chapters had a particular color palette. The storylines felt mostly derivative, without enough depth to the characters to make up for it. Steph's chapters were the most interesting to me and I wish his story had gotten more development than it did. Overall, an unexciting read but quick read, with nice artwork and okay stories.
TW: homophobia, mentioned transphobia, referenced hate crime (shooting at a gay club), nudity, hospitalization of a family member