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A review by danajoy
Bingo Love Volume 1: Jackpot Edition by Paulina Ganucheau, Gail Simone, Sara Alfageeh, Tee Franklin, Shawn Pryor, Ariela Kristantina, Jenn St-Onge, Beverly Johnson, Marguerite Bennett
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to love this book.
It was wonderful to see a second chance romance between two older WOC. Love is not only for the young!
The early sections when Elle and Mari fell in love were so cute but I felt like there wasn't much tension when the reunited. They just kiss when they see eachother again - right in the middle of church. Where is the pining? The will they/won't they. It just felt like there were some important narrative beats missing.
I appreciated that some of the additional content added a bit of extra believability to the characters - particularly the one showing that things weren't just perfect the whole time.
The writing wasn't my favourite and I felt that there was a lot of development missing throughout. Not all of the additional content was written to the same calibre either.
I enjoyed the visuals but this was disappointing for me.
I am still very glad it exists.
It was wonderful to see a second chance romance between two older WOC. Love is not only for the young!
The early sections when Elle and Mari fell in love were so cute but I felt like there wasn't much tension when the reunited.
I appreciated that some of the additional content added a bit of extra believability to the characters - particularly the one showing that things weren't just perfect the whole time.
The writing wasn't my favourite and I felt that there was a lot of development missing throughout. Not all of the additional content was written to the same calibre either.
I enjoyed the visuals but this was disappointing for me.
I am still very glad it exists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Dementia, and Pregnancy