A review by jessereadsthings
Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes

hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Hippo Park for allowing me to read a digital copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dåsnes with Matt Bagguley was a sweet middle grade graphic novel that I feel needed to be a bit longer to truly wrap up the character’s arcs. First off I want to talk about how much Ioved the art style. The journal format was both really fun and not a style I see graphic novels in often. Seeing this novel pull it off so well was really exciting to me. I also enjoyed that despite the friendship and relationship struggles it ended happily which is always nice to see pulled off well in books for younger readers. My only big criticism is that the story ended pretty abruptly. Which is a shame, because I loved the characters and ending that quickly did affect how well their arcs wrapped up. I feel that even just a few more journal entries could have made their friendship make up really work overwhelmingly better. However, even with my criticism of the ending I really enjoyed this graphic novel and was so happy I got to read it.
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