knockoffrainbow's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Sexism, Dementia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Medical content
tahsintries's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Pregnancy
bladelikesbooks's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A sapphic romance spanning a few decades where childhood sweethearts get a second chance at their love after having separate families.
Before reading this, I fell in love with the cover and I did originally think it was going to be about 3 different love stories rather than one couple through their lives but I loved that it was that. This was an incredibly emotional story and the ending absolutely destroyed my soul. The illustrations were so beautiful too. I’d love to see more from these authors!
Tropes - Friends To Lovers; Second Chance Romance
Rep - Bisexual (MC); Black (MC/SC/BGCs); Pansexual (MC); Plus Size (MC); POC (MC); Queer (MC)
TWs/CWs - Child Birth; Cussing; Death; Dementia; Divorce; Domestic Violence; Forced Marriage; Homophobia; Infidelity; Lesbophobia; Pregnancy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Dementia and Death
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Cursing, and Pregnancy
violet_pages's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Dementia
Moderate: Biphobia, Outing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, War, Misogyny, and Medical content
alainam's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
ehmannky's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
A cute premise and lovely art, but there’s something just missing? It’s too much content for how short and also a lot of plot points are just sort of brushed over.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Homophobia
alliemikennareads's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
4.25
Bingo Love is a graphic novel with beautiful illustrations and great storytelling. I appreciated the historical + present day queer rep, therapy rep and the coming out later in life rep.
This the story of two black best friends (Mari and Hazel) who love each other in the 1960s, and whose families have very strict Christian views and don’t support two women being together. So instead, they both marry the men their families make them marry, and their lives unfold separately from there - until they reconnect fifty years later.
I’d recommend it to graphic novel fans. It’s a quick read that, while more surface level than some graphic novels I’ve read, still had the elements I look for in this genre with a unique type of relationship I haven’t seen much yet in queer books I’ve picked up.
CW: Homophobia, biphobia, divorce
Content Warnings
Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia
rosieryel's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
love the artstyle and the characters/relationship were sweet - biggest gripe is the dialogue it didn’t feel like the way real people talk in a way that was a little too corny
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
mfrisk's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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
5.0
This is a great read that gets into the complexities of navigating figuring out your sexuality, family expectations, and romantic love. Highly recommend this sweet and cozy LGBTQIA+ love story which doesn’t shy away from the tough stuff.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
deadboydoodling's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
It’s a really cute story, although very fast paced. At times, it feels rushed. I didn’t like the parts of the book that were essentially ads for additional content. Instead of having a full and cohesive story, there are little bubbles like, “to find out so and so’s secret, read volume 2 at www.whatever.com”.
I really liked the concept but I just wish it was fleshed out more.
I really liked the concept but I just wish it was fleshed out more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia