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ezwolf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Cute, quick romance and good disability rep. The slightly adjacent pop culture references were my least favorite thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness
Moderate: Ableism and Medical content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness
Moderate: Cancer and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying
castiel_ro300's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
4.0
It's an adorable and sweet read about two queer characters meeting each other and having a comic-con romance. Them meeting at a panel and coming together over their shared love for a media that makes them feel understood and that they see themselves in as queer and disabled characters.
Content Warnings
Minor: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing
- Brief panic attack shown on one page. - Brief mention of character having chronic pain from an amputation. - Character outed (with good intentions and no harm is cause)ellington_rist's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
softgalaxy's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is why representation is so important!!! If only I had something like this when I was a teenager…I think I would accepted my queerness and disabilities much faster.
Seeing disabled characters be disabled, and not have it magically disappear, healed something in me. Disabled people live normal lives, we can be nerdy too. I’m really glad that Maisie’s mum wasn’t holding her back from things, and giving her agency to do things on her own, as you often see in stories with disabled characters.
Having chronic pain and represented made me feel seen. It really showed how inaccessible fandom spaces can be - comic cons are big place but so many people. Showing how overstimulating cons can be was validating - I really liked the way they illustrated Maisie’s panic attack.
I was a bit stunned when Maisie’s mum outed her as bisexual to Ollie - that was a bit weird and unnecessary. Parents can be intense, I guess.
I liked the silly offbrand references to franchises, very relatable.
I’d honestly read another story about Maisie and maybe her continuing connection to Ollie.
Seeing disabled characters be disabled, and not have it magically disappear, healed something in me. Disabled people live normal lives, we can be nerdy too. I’m really glad that Maisie’s mum wasn’t holding her back from things, and giving her agency to do things on her own, as you often see in stories with disabled characters.
Having chronic pain and represented made me feel seen. It really showed how inaccessible fandom spaces can be - comic cons are big place but so many people. Showing how overstimulating cons can be was validating - I really liked the way they illustrated Maisie’s panic attack.
I was a bit stunned when Maisie’s mum outed her as bisexual to Ollie - that was a bit weird and unnecessary. Parents can be intense, I guess.
I liked the silly offbrand references to franchises, very relatable.
I’d honestly read another story about Maisie and maybe her continuing connection to Ollie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, and Outing
Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Medical content
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail
bothsidespsych's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
I loved the nonbinary representation and the chronic illness/disability representation!
I didn't love the rushed relationship between the characters and the one-note plot.
I bought this book, initially, hoping to have it as part of my "Little Library" I maintain for the middle schoolers I work with. Alas, the book didn't make the cut; it wasn't interesting enough, and it uses the phrase "inspiration porn" (thereby becoming inappropriate for school). As someone who identifies as part of the disability community, I am 100% familiar with the concept of "inspiration porn" but the phrase does open itself up to a host of concerns in a school setting (unfortunately!). AKA, don't make the mistake I did of buying it for a school setting :')
I didn't love the rushed relationship between the characters and the one-note plot.
I bought this book, initially, hoping to have it as part of my "Little Library" I maintain for the middle schoolers I work with. Alas, the book didn't make the cut; it wasn't interesting enough, and it uses the phrase "inspiration porn" (thereby becoming inappropriate for school). As someone who identifies as part of the disability community, I am 100% familiar with the concept of "inspiration porn" but the phrase does open itself up to a host of concerns in a school setting (unfortunately!). AKA, don't make the mistake I did of buying it for a school setting :')
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
zombiezami's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This left me wanting more! I really enjoyed this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, and Outing
bbelitz's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Chronic illness
Minor: Ableism
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
This was an absolutely adorable graphic novel. There's a lot of great representation in this: disability, chronic pain, queer rep (bisexul and nonbinary). Plus, it's a YA that has younger teen characters (14 & 15) which seems to be pretty rare as of late. So yay for that!
This graphic novel is chuck full of fandom references, all slightly tweaked to reflect different fandoms in our own world. Those felt really clever to me! It is a bit insta-love, but that's partly to be expected when they're teenagers. It felt real and authentic to me, even if it's not my favorite thing in a story.
The art was also great! I liked the way the characters were drawn, and all the different comic con constumes included throughout. Just an overall really lovely graphic novel!
This graphic novel is chuck full of fandom references, all slightly tweaked to reflect different fandoms in our own world. Those felt really clever to me! It is a bit insta-love, but that's partly to be expected when they're teenagers. It felt real and authentic to me, even if it's not my favorite thing in a story.
The art was also great! I liked the way the characters were drawn, and all the different comic con constumes included throughout. Just an overall really lovely graphic novel!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Chronic illness and Outing
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Medical content
choicepotatoes_20231023's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Outing
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders