A review by jayecard
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This really touched my heart. Everything about it was endearing and I was enarmored from the very first page. The characters are instantly loveable, and while the story is a bit formularic, I loved the bits of fashionable nightlife adventures that they go onto and I think that's what really what makes this story so enchanting and lifts it up. The art is wonderful - even though I'm not much of a fan for the art style, I never had any problem relating to the characters, because the drawings were incredibly expressive, and the FASHION, my god. One thing I noted was that the paneling was fluid and dynamic too - something I often miss in comics and graphic novels from the west - which made reading it much smoother and really made it go down like butter. I really flew through the pages, and that hardly ever happens with graphic novels for me.

I absolutely recommend this if you enjoy fairy tales, fashion, and stories about expressing yourself and your gender. Sebastian instantly had my heart, and the same can happen to you ;)