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A review by saidtheraina
Token by Alisa Kwitney, Joëlle Jones
3.0
Miami girl's father gets a new girlfriend - and changes his attitude toward her.
Pretty standard coming of age title. Liked it better than some Minx titles, and that may have something to do with the fact that the creators are both female (not that I'm biased). I wanted a bit more resolution at the end - I'm a little bored of the plotline the romance takes in this (not that I'm spoiling). Enjoyed the relationship with the elderly women, but wanted more from this and the father issue. Also couldn't quite believe that she (as drawn) was disliked at school (there were only occasional reminders of the eighties setting).
Come to think of it, I think I would have focused more on the familial relationships and cut out the school, romance and klepto plotlines entirely. Touches on some unique issues (father jealousy, unique friendships), but doesn't quite go deep enough in this format/length.
Pretty standard coming of age title. Liked it better than some Minx titles, and that may have something to do with the fact that the creators are both female (not that I'm biased). I wanted a bit more resolution at the end - I'm a little bored of the plotline the romance takes in this (not that I'm spoiling). Enjoyed the relationship with the elderly women, but wanted more from this and the father issue. Also couldn't quite believe that she (as drawn) was disliked at school (there were only occasional reminders of the eighties setting).
Come to think of it, I think I would have focused more on the familial relationships and cut out the school, romance and klepto plotlines entirely. Touches on some unique issues (father jealousy, unique friendships), but doesn't quite go deep enough in this format/length.