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A review by bigjessenergy
Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
5.0
Actually probably a 4.5.
This was a sweet story with a healthy sprinkle of comics for good measure. The characters were honest and full and I found their arcs compelling. The writing felt a little clunky at times, and I still don’t know which is Skylark and which is Skybound. I was really prepared to not like Weldon, I thought he kind of sucked in the beginning and felt cliche. But he filled out and grew on me by the end. I appreciated the commentary around two kids trying to navigate their inherited, entwined history while also trying to find their own independence as they near adulthood. The intersection of comics and YA fiction are well executed here and Hicks does a good job on her first novel. Hoping to see more from her in the future.
This was a sweet story with a healthy sprinkle of comics for good measure. The characters were honest and full and I found their arcs compelling. The writing felt a little clunky at times, and I still don’t know which is Skylark and which is Skybound. I was really prepared to not like Weldon, I thought he kind of sucked in the beginning and felt cliche. But he filled out and grew on me by the end. I appreciated the commentary around two kids trying to navigate their inherited, entwined history while also trying to find their own independence as they near adulthood. The intersection of comics and YA fiction are well executed here and Hicks does a good job on her first novel. Hoping to see more from her in the future.