Reviews

All My Friends, by Hope Larson

twiinklex's review against another edition

4.0

Gosh, this was soooo cute and fun! I had no idea it was the final book of a trilogy but it can definitely enjoyed as a standalone.

I love how this graphic novel tackles important themes without being overly heavy or stressful. Rather, all of it is simple and straightforward e.g. the protagonist feels bad for lying so she immediately comes clean and is forgiven, sexism is called out etc. It also nails what the teenage years are like. Remember what drama queens some of us we tended to be? LOL

Overall, a very entertaining read with gorgeous artwork and pink-white colour palette!

ashleystoeberl's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

robinks's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.25

Unlike the first two books, this one has more conflict with Bina’s parents, which makes sense as she’s growing up. I wanted a different ending because it was a little too perfect - the rest of the series was very honest/realistic.

kbestoliver's review

lighthearted 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

4.25

cher_reads's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

svenseven's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-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? No

4.25

destdest's review

lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

This was fun! A fitting close. One loose end didn't get resolved though...

Spoiler

what about Bina's bro and husband helping match funds? are they still going to match the funds, or when Lora said they got the money, did she mean the portion needed for Bina's fam to match the rest??? i'm thinking too financially about this lol

tamikan's review against another edition

3.0

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for a digital ARC of this book.

Pros:
-Spot on artwork
-Funny and relatable band moments

Cons:
-I would love to see it in full color instead of monochromatic
-The ending message regarding dating

I've very torn about this one. As far as the music/band side of the story goes, this is definitely great. But where it falls flat with me is the romance side of the story. I felt like the previous one was so strong ending with Bina not needed to date anyone, but we jump right back into dating in this one. Then she realizes she actually does like Austin because he remembered her In-n-Out order? Ugh! I guess if I was the target audience of this book I might want that, but as an educator of the target audience, I wish the overall message would have valued friendships over relationships.

bookiesncookies's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

sunshine8473773's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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