colourmeread's review
5.0
It's so simple, but so beautiful and endearing. I would pick Soppy over many romance books published to date. It isn't cheesy or cringe-worthy and the best part about it is it's real. An adorable graphic novel about a young couple and their experiences moving in together. From silly banter about who should make tea to reading and cooking together, Soppy captures love without needing to say it.
mehsi's review
5.0
4.5 stars.
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw this on Netgalley I knew I had to get this one, the description sounds super adorable, and it sounded like something that I would like (since I also have a boyfriend).
The comic/graphic novel is about the life of Philippa Rice, how she met her boyfriend, how they started living together and how they grew together. It was immensely adorable and a lot of situations were familiar to me. Like the sleeping positions, I am sure that is how we end up as well. Or me curling up close to him while reading a book, and us playing a game together.
So I had lots of fun reading this little book. Yes, little, because it is only 108 pages, of which quite a few pages just contain one picture. And with that I was kind of disappointed. I expected more comics/more illustrations, and I was a bit disappointed. So here I am hoping that there will be a book 2, with more comics/illustrations.
I did like the colours though. You have 3 main colours: Black, White and Orange/Red. This might sound simplistic, but I think it fitted and brought out the story more. I also think it was pretty creative to only use 3 colours. Of course I love more colours, but you don't often find a book in just a few colours, so I am always happily surprised when one does.
The characters were fun and I really enjoyed reading about their lives and their interests.
All in all, I am thinking of buying this book when it comes out in paperback.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw this on Netgalley I knew I had to get this one, the description sounds super adorable, and it sounded like something that I would like (since I also have a boyfriend).
The comic/graphic novel is about the life of Philippa Rice, how she met her boyfriend, how they started living together and how they grew together. It was immensely adorable and a lot of situations were familiar to me. Like the sleeping positions, I am sure that is how we end up as well. Or me curling up close to him while reading a book, and us playing a game together.
So I had lots of fun reading this little book. Yes, little, because it is only 108 pages, of which quite a few pages just contain one picture. And with that I was kind of disappointed. I expected more comics/more illustrations, and I was a bit disappointed. So here I am hoping that there will be a book 2, with more comics/illustrations.
I did like the colours though. You have 3 main colours: Black, White and Orange/Red. This might sound simplistic, but I think it fitted and brought out the story more. I also think it was pretty creative to only use 3 colours. Of course I love more colours, but you don't often find a book in just a few colours, so I am always happily surprised when one does.
The characters were fun and I really enjoyed reading about their lives and their interests.
All in all, I am thinking of buying this book when it comes out in paperback.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
memita's review
3.0
Que coisa mais fofa! Revi-me e identifiquei-me totalmente com as cenas do dia a dia que as ilustrações nos apresentam. Adorei o traço, também! E foi um livrinho fantástico para desanuviar das leituras pesadas.
ginadufftt's review
5.0
A beautiful, genuine, caring account of two people in love and living life together. Read through this with my husband and we both found ourselves laughing at how strongly we related to some of these mundane yet very real vignettes from Rice's own relationship. Strongly recommend for anyone who enjoys celebrating the small, everyday moments in a life you love living with someone special.
elenavarg's review
3.0
Lovely illustration style, the small stories in the book were a bit repetitive and/or confusigly open ended.
itselv's review against another edition
can you call a book affectionate? I don’t know, but i will do here. The coloring was inspiring, I always love it when the illustrator doesn’t use realistic colors but get creative instead, here we see b&w, and red, as in love. simple yet beautiful (though It’s I’d say a flashy red, but still, creative). so sweet.
oncebita's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5
This was so fun and adorable, made me smile.
This was so fun and adorable, made me smile.