xenn's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
sc104906's review
2.0
Girl hates her life-boyfriend, job, apartment. Girl finds new weird guy, who is mysterious but smart. Girl moves in with guy and has wonderous relationship with him. Until guy begins ignoring girl while he writes new best seller and becomes obsessed with publicist/ex. Girl finds out terrible secret about guy, craziness ensues.
user226's review
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Very nice visual style (the variety of expressions for all characters are wonderfully evocative with such minimal lines) and the story was built up really well but was then resolved far too simply and easily.
haia_929's review
5.0
This is a trimmed down version of my review, to view the full review visit The Book Ramble.
Zoe isn't happy with her life, she hates her job, hates her boyfriend, but she doesn't have any goals. Then she meets Thomas and everything changes. Thomas makes her feel safe, and she makes Thomas able to write again. Zoe doesn't know anything about Thomas, and when it turns out her has a dark secret Zoe goes from feeling safe to feeling something else entirely. Can Zoe finally find something to make her happy?
This book was so cute and so fun. The story was so unexpected and refreshing, while the art was so adorable. Zoe was the cutest lead and she was so relatable.
The book follows Zoe as she transitions from model to couch potato to pursuer of something so much bigger throughout her relationship with Thomas. I think Zoe represents a fairly common type of young person, she doesn't have any particular dreams she just knows she wants to be happy. I found her kind of adorable and enchanting, especially her design in the art.
There were some really unexpected twists in the plot which was fantastic. To me it seemed to have a pretty predictable arc at first, but then things really twisted around and took me by surprise, which was just fantastic.
I would highly recommend this book, and I'll definitely be sharing it around with my friends.
Zoe isn't happy with her life, she hates her job, hates her boyfriend, but she doesn't have any goals. Then she meets Thomas and everything changes. Thomas makes her feel safe, and she makes Thomas able to write again. Zoe doesn't know anything about Thomas, and when it turns out her has a dark secret Zoe goes from feeling safe to feeling something else entirely. Can Zoe finally find something to make her happy?
This book was so cute and so fun. The story was so unexpected and refreshing, while the art was so adorable. Zoe was the cutest lead and she was so relatable.
The book follows Zoe as she transitions from model to couch potato to pursuer of something so much bigger throughout her relationship with Thomas. I think Zoe represents a fairly common type of young person, she doesn't have any particular dreams she just knows she wants to be happy. I found her kind of adorable and enchanting, especially her design in the art.
There were some really unexpected twists in the plot which was fantastic. To me it seemed to have a pretty predictable arc at first, but then things really twisted around and took me by surprise, which was just fantastic.
I would highly recommend this book, and I'll definitely be sharing it around with my friends.
sizrobe's review
5.0
Great quick little read. I think I finished it in like 20 minutes. A couple of twists I didn't see coming.
raquelinabook's review
4.0
My previous read was definitely a wrong book at the wrong time, because I absolutely loved this on second read. I’m leaving my original review up, tho, more for keeping memory of my initial thoughts than anything else.
I support women’s rights, but I also support women’s wrongs.
(Original review - Feb 20 2022 - 2.5/5)
This was an impulse buy when I went to a bookstore to get some preorders and, while it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read, the story isn’t something that I typically gravitate towards to and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I expected. The relationship in this book felt predatory and uncomfortable. The beginning was not necessarily cute, but a little lighthearted. Cute-adjacent? The biggest chunk of the story felt like it was leaning into that lightheartedness, but it felt empty compared to the first few pages. The ending was the saving grace, and I really wish we’d had the time to explore it a little bit more.
Overall, this was a very “meh” book that never quite got where it wanted to go. The art style is great, though. I might give the author another chance if I find anything else around the bookshelves of a library.
I support women’s rights, but I also support women’s wrongs.
(Original review - Feb 20 2022 - 2.5/5)
This was an impulse buy when I went to a bookstore to get some preorders and, while it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve read, the story isn’t something that I typically gravitate towards to and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I expected. The relationship in this book felt predatory and uncomfortable. The beginning was not necessarily cute, but a little lighthearted. Cute-adjacent? The biggest chunk of the story felt like it was leaning into that lightheartedness, but it felt empty compared to the first few pages. The ending was the saving grace, and I really wish we’d had the time to explore it a little bit more.
Overall, this was a very “meh” book that never quite got where it wanted to go. The art style is great, though. I might give the author another chance if I find anything else around the bookshelves of a library.
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
A re-read. I wonder sometimes on a re-read if I like something better on a second read just because it feels familiar. I disliked the characters less. I liked the art more. And I didn't hate the ending. I have read a lot more graphic novels in the last four years. Perhaps it is just better comparably?
Kind of an echo to the movie Finding Forrester which I remember liking. Readable with decent art. It felt like it had potential that never quite hit. Partially because I didn't really like any of the characters including Zoe. And partially because I didn't like the ending. The world felt interesting, I could have seen Zoe growing in that world compared to the story that was told there.
Kind of an echo to the movie Finding Forrester which I remember liking. Readable with decent art. It felt like it had potential that never quite hit. Partially because I didn't really like any of the characters including Zoe. And partially because I didn't like the ending. The world felt interesting, I could have seen Zoe growing in that world compared to the story that was told there.