The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
ancaanca's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tomhill's review against another edition
3.0
Really like the artwork and what it has to say about technology and society.
minniequinnie's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 Stars
It was interesting in concept but I hated every character. I felt nothing emotionally for anyone in the story other than annoyed. The art isn't that great, the cover makes it look gorgeous but that's just the cover. Not really a review, but nothing really to say about it.
It was interesting in concept but I hated every character. I felt nothing emotionally for anyone in the story other than annoyed. The art isn't that great, the cover makes it look gorgeous but that's just the cover. Not really a review, but nothing really to say about it.
ellenisntcool's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
littlephoenix's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ashlikes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body shaming, Car accident, Sexism, Vomit, Ableism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Cursing
Moderate: Death, Animal death, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse
graypeape's review against another edition
3.0
I don't like starting reviews with "I really wanted to like this, but...." however.... I really wanted to like this, but.
First, the good things: the art was nice, kinda soft, I little blurry around the edges, that pencil-drawn look, y'know? It contrasted nicely with the futuristic setting, all the tech going on. The idea of the story is a nice twist to the "geeky boy wins the heart of the pretty popular girl" trope. This had promise. And yet....
Tropes are fine if they're done well, but it goes overboard here. We have our geek, Victor, who's crushing on pretty, popular, and mostly nice Patty. Through awkward teenage stalking, he finds out she works at a pet adoption agency, and he goes in to see her, pretending to want to adopt a cat. She ends up letting him take home a cyborg cat from her father's company, an experiment she took pity on and swiped (Your foreshadowing alarm should be going off now). A few days later, he sees her get hit by a car and get very seriously injured, and she's taken away and fitted with robotic body parts made by her father's company, making her the first human to get this procedure. When she finally comes back to school, some of her "friends" start bullying her because of her robotic parts. Of course, Victor is nice to her still, and they start a sort of friendship. She treats him like shit, though, alternately coming on to him and ignoring him, while he acts like a doormat. Neither character is likeable, and there's no one for us to root for. Granted, she's got a lot to be upset about (not telling 'cause spoilers, though it's kinda obvious), but dang! And Victor is just annoyingly usable, never really standing up for himself. There are so many questions left unresolved at the end, including ones that don't even get considered in the story- are the robotic parts changing her personality? No one thinks to ask that. I don't know if this meant to be a standalone story, but it really needs a sequel to wrap some things up and hopefully get some character growth, because there wasn't any here. The ending is wishy-washy and abrupt, and doesn't really wrap things up; it feels like a cliffhanger. This was good but not great, and I would read a second volume if Shadmi writes one.
#Bionic #NetGalley
First, the good things: the art was nice, kinda soft, I little blurry around the edges, that pencil-drawn look, y'know? It contrasted nicely with the futuristic setting, all the tech going on. The idea of the story is a nice twist to the "geeky boy wins the heart of the pretty popular girl" trope. This had promise. And yet....
Tropes are fine if they're done well, but it goes overboard here. We have our geek, Victor, who's crushing on pretty, popular, and mostly nice Patty. Through awkward teenage stalking, he finds out she works at a pet adoption agency, and he goes in to see her, pretending to want to adopt a cat. She ends up letting him take home a cyborg cat from her father's company, an experiment she took pity on and swiped (Your foreshadowing alarm should be going off now). A few days later, he sees her get hit by a car and get very seriously injured, and she's taken away and fitted with robotic body parts made by her father's company, making her the first human to get this procedure. When she finally comes back to school, some of her "friends" start bullying her because of her robotic parts. Of course, Victor is nice to her still, and they start a sort of friendship. She treats him like shit, though, alternately coming on to him and ignoring him, while he acts like a doormat. Neither character is likeable, and there's no one for us to root for. Granted, she's got a lot to be upset about (not telling 'cause spoilers, though it's kinda obvious), but dang! And Victor is just annoyingly usable, never really standing up for himself. There are so many questions left unresolved at the end, including ones that don't even get considered in the story- are the robotic parts changing her personality? No one thinks to ask that. I don't know if this meant to be a standalone story, but it really needs a sequel to wrap some things up and hopefully get some character growth, because there wasn't any here. The ending is wishy-washy and abrupt, and doesn't really wrap things up; it feels like a cliffhanger. This was good but not great, and I would read a second volume if Shadmi writes one.
#Bionic #NetGalley
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
1.0
I had high hopes for this graphic novel because it seemed like such a fun and unique concept — a guy's crush gets in a terrible accident and becomes a cyborg? Who doesn't like cyborgs? — but unfortunately, the execution was a terrible failure for me. I didn't enjoy the artwork, the storyline, and ffs, these characters were so unenjoyable! The main character takes the "nice guy" trope to the extreme, his crush goes from being this sweet, quiet girl in the beginning to immediately becoming a raging asshole, and all of the side characters are shallow and/or irritating. I don't think anything about this story worked for me at all and I don't recommend picking it up.
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!
lonelyfangirlirl's review against another edition
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0