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A review by musicalcows
Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
1.5
I really wanted to like this because I love lighthearted queer graphic novels. But it was just so disorganized. I couldn’t follow who was who, I couldn’t follow the story, and it was corny past the point of being sweet.
Maybe it was formatted differently as a webcomic, but just like the first collection, it would’ve been so much better if the tweets at the back had been incorporated throughout. They gave humanity to each character and more of a backstory to each relationship, especially Jack and Bitty, whose relationship felt rushed and very surface level. I ended up flipping back and forth to read the tweets along with the main story, and that’s the only reason I was able to follow through.
A lot of hockey talk, so if you’re indifferent to/know nothing about the sport, don’t expect to keep up.
Nice to see loving, supportive families when people come out, and found family is always important.
Maybe it was formatted differently as a webcomic, but just like the first collection, it would’ve been so much better if the tweets at the back had been incorporated throughout. They gave humanity to each character and more of a backstory to each relationship, especially Jack and Bitty, whose relationship felt rushed and very surface level. I ended up flipping back and forth to read the tweets along with the main story, and that’s the only reason I was able to follow through.
A lot of hockey talk, so if you’re indifferent to/know nothing about the sport, don’t expect to keep up.
Nice to see loving, supportive families when people come out, and found family is always important.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia