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A review by gabbyreadswithtea
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Themes / Representation:
Queer MMC (attracted to people of all genders, but doesn’t like labels)
Hockey
Drama Club
School
Bullies
Romance
Another winner from Faith Erin Hicks! This story follows Ezra, a ‘drama boy’ who spends his days working at his family’s recycle store and Alix ‘hockey girl’ star-player who feels lonely and is struggling with bullying from her team. When the two polar-opposites team up after an unexpected incident, they become fast friends. But will their friendship grow into something more?
Despite the length of this graphic novel, it went quite quickly! The storytelling flowed well and I enjoyed the storyline.
The strong point of this story is definitely the characters. They have such strong personalities and worked so well together for this story. I will say I found the colouring a bit lacking. It’s black and white with blue highlights, but I didn’t find the blue to be particularly engaging or symbolic? I felt like this could have added a couple more colours, or been completely black and white.
There was also some great topics discussed here like what it’s like living as a young queer man. Ezra doesn’t use labels and refers to his sexuality as “I like who I like”. Alix also faces discrimination as a tall young woman with a heavy interest in hockey. Bullying was a big topic within this story and how Alix and Ezra navigate bullies within their lives.
I was neither a drama or sports kid in school, but out of the two I followed the drama storyline better. I definitely skimmed over the hockey slides. The high action + my lack of knowledge = confusion. Alix did briefly explain a hockey match toward the end which meant I actually learnt something about the sport!
If you’re a fan of Faith Erin Hicks works, you’re in for another treat! And if you haven’t, check out their works and pick up something that sounds interesting to you! This creator has so many different stories within the contemporary and fantasy genres - there’s bound to be something you’ll love!
Queer MMC (attracted to people of all genders, but doesn’t like labels)
Hockey
Drama Club
School
Bullies
Romance
Another winner from Faith Erin Hicks! This story follows Ezra, a ‘drama boy’ who spends his days working at his family’s recycle store and Alix ‘hockey girl’ star-player who feels lonely and is struggling with bullying from her team. When the two polar-opposites team up after an unexpected incident, they become fast friends. But will their friendship grow into something more?
Despite the length of this graphic novel, it went quite quickly! The storytelling flowed well and I enjoyed the storyline.
The strong point of this story is definitely the characters. They have such strong personalities and worked so well together for this story. I will say I found the colouring a bit lacking. It’s black and white with blue highlights, but I didn’t find the blue to be particularly engaging or symbolic? I felt like this could have added a couple more colours, or been completely black and white.
There was also some great topics discussed here like what it’s like living as a young queer man. Ezra doesn’t use labels and refers to his sexuality as “I like who I like”. Alix also faces discrimination as a tall young woman with a heavy interest in hockey. Bullying was a big topic within this story and how Alix and Ezra navigate bullies within their lives.
I was neither a drama or sports kid in school, but out of the two I followed the drama storyline better. I definitely skimmed over the hockey slides. The high action + my lack of knowledge = confusion. Alix did briefly explain a hockey match toward the end which meant I actually learnt something about the sport!
If you’re a fan of Faith Erin Hicks works, you’re in for another treat! And if you haven’t, check out their works and pick up something that sounds interesting to you! This creator has so many different stories within the contemporary and fantasy genres - there’s bound to be something you’ll love!