A review by melons614
Mall Goth by Kate Leth

5.0

Picked it up for the early 2000s gothy vibes, and ended up loving it for more than just the fun art style and Evanescence references :)

I really enjoyed the relationships between the characters. Layla started out seeming like your basic mean girl, but then turned out to be a great person and friend to Liv.

Spoiler

It's so refreshing that they communicated and didn't let a guy come between them. And I loved that her other friends still had her back, but not in an overly aggressive way (doing the "watching you" gesture to Liv when her and Layla were becoming friendly again on the advent calendar page).

I also appreciated the very real relationship Liv had with her Mom. One of my favorite panels was the angry bear ornament toward the end.