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A review by crackedspines_
My Last Summer with Cass by Mark Crilley
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
ARC Review
Thanks @netgalley and @littlebrownyoungreaders for the eARC!
OVERALL: My Last Summer With Cass is a really cute graphic novel about friendship and art. It’s a quick, easy read, but tackles some important discussions and made me think about some things. I think this book is targeted towards the younger end of YA but I really enjoyed it!
PLOT: Overall I loved the plot. I liked seeing Cass and Megan’s friendship evolve. The only thing I didn’t like was the pacing; it felt a bit too fast. I would’ve preferred the book to be a bit longer and the pacing slowed down a bit.
ART: The art style was really pretty, and the style combined with the soft colors was really soothing!
THEME: I’m an artist so reading a book about artists was really fun. Throughout the book, both Megan and Cass’s art styles changed as they grew older, and Megan especially struggled to find her artistic voice. There is also some discussion of peer pressure in this book, which I liked a lot. For a while I thought it wouldn’t be addressed, but it was, and the specific situation in the book made me think a lot about what really counts as peer pressure and when peer pressure is okay. The line between positive and negative peer pressure is pretty blurry and this book walked right on it.
CHARACTERS: Both main characters (Megan and Cass) were really interesting characters with a lot of depth. They were both very dynamic as well. I liked the side characters a lot too, and actually wish we’d gotten to see more of them. I understand why that wasn’t possible because of the POV of the book, but it would’ve been nice to incorporate them a bit more somehow!
Thanks @netgalley and @littlebrownyoungreaders for the eARC!
OVERALL: My Last Summer With Cass is a really cute graphic novel about friendship and art. It’s a quick, easy read, but tackles some important discussions and made me think about some things. I think this book is targeted towards the younger end of YA but I really enjoyed it!
PLOT: Overall I loved the plot. I liked seeing Cass and Megan’s friendship evolve. The only thing I didn’t like was the pacing; it felt a bit too fast. I would’ve preferred the book to be a bit longer and the pacing slowed down a bit.
ART: The art style was really pretty, and the style combined with the soft colors was really soothing!
THEME: I’m an artist so reading a book about artists was really fun. Throughout the book, both Megan and Cass’s art styles changed as they grew older, and Megan especially struggled to find her artistic voice. There is also some discussion of peer pressure in this book, which I liked a lot. For a while I thought it wouldn’t be addressed, but it was, and the specific situation in the book made me think a lot about what really counts as peer pressure and when peer pressure is okay. The line between positive and negative peer pressure is pretty blurry and this book walked right on it.
CHARACTERS: Both main characters (Megan and Cass) were really interesting characters with a lot of depth. They were both very dynamic as well. I liked the side characters a lot too, and actually wish we’d gotten to see more of them. I understand why that wasn’t possible because of the POV of the book, but it would’ve been nice to incorporate them a bit more somehow!
Content Warnings
underage alcohol use, mild peer pressure