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A review by alina_hookedon_books
Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby Rivera
4.0
I received an advance readers copy from NetGalley. My opinions are all my own.
I like to start by prefacing that I have not read the novel yet, I own a copy but haven’t read it so I can’t speak to if this graphic novel adaptation is done well. But after reading this I definitely want to pick up the novel even more. I love Juliet ‘s explorations of self identify and finding other queers to confine in. I thought the discuss of white ally ship, the lack of discussion/awareness of the different experiences black queers experiences was done really well and important topic to bring forward. Overall I loved the illustrations so so much, I loved the support Juliet gets from her found family and eventually her own family, and loved that historical events of other queer POC was brought up. I’m sure the novel is a bit more fleshed out so I’m looking forward to reading it as well but still recommend checking out the graphic novel adaptation!
I like to start by prefacing that I have not read the novel yet, I own a copy but haven’t read it so I can’t speak to if this graphic novel adaptation is done well. But after reading this I definitely want to pick up the novel even more. I love Juliet ‘s explorations of self identify and finding other queers to confine in. I thought the discuss of white ally ship, the lack of discussion/awareness of the different experiences black queers experiences was done really well and important topic to bring forward. Overall I loved the illustrations so so much, I loved the support Juliet gets from her found family and eventually her own family, and loved that historical events of other queer POC was brought up. I’m sure the novel is a bit more fleshed out so I’m looking forward to reading it as well but still recommend checking out the graphic novel adaptation!