Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica Walton

5 reviews

novella42's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

Moderate: Cancer and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

ellington_rist's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

softgalaxy's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is why representation is so important!!! If only I had something like this when I was a teenager…I think I would accepted my queerness and disabilities much faster. 

Seeing disabled characters be disabled, and not have it magically disappear, healed something in me. Disabled people live normal lives, we can be nerdy too. I’m really glad that Maisie’s mum wasn’t holding her back from things, and giving her agency to do things on her own, as you often see in stories with disabled characters. 

Having chronic pain and represented made me feel seen. It really showed how inaccessible fandom spaces can be - comic cons are big place but so many people. Showing how overstimulating cons can be was validating - I really liked the way they illustrated Maisie’s panic attack. 

I was a bit stunned when Maisie’s mum outed her as bisexual to Ollie - that was a bit weird and unnecessary. Parents can be intense, I guess.

I liked the silly offbrand references to franchises, very relatable. 

I’d honestly read another story about Maisie and maybe her continuing connection to Ollie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, and Outing

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

This left me wanting more! I really enjoyed this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, and Outing

tinysierra's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

Stars in their Eyes is a cute nerdy story about young love at a con. 

There’s lots of pop culture references, sass, embarrassing but supportive parent moments.

-Two single parents
-Bi amputee main character 
-Non binary love interest

I love how they showed Maisie and Ollie taking moments to rest, taking advantage of the accommodations at the con. 

Personally, the art style just wasn’t for me. I did think the layouts for the pages were well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Minor: Cancer, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail