pamjohnson01's review
funny
3.0
Story about choices; struggles with money and living in a storage unit. Mature content so best for 18+
mikethepysch's review
5.0
Feels pretty authentic. Not necessarily breaking a lot of new ground, but it still worked very well.
autumnleeves's review
4.0
It got a little strange toward the end, but overall it was a really fun read.
trying_to_swim2710's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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? Yes
3.5
whimpulse's review
3.0
A fun, kind of Scott Pilgrim-esque story about an unlucky woman called Penny and her crusty lifestyle. As someone clumsy and forgetful who's lost jobs and had their home burned out, I kind of relate to her.
I really liked how casually comfortable Penny is with recommending and borrowing her grandma's spicy books to new friends and love interests alike. It seems to sometimes work as a way of bonding, too! Yet she's still shy and awkward in real life romance.
Read this online some years ago, bought the physical book as an extra with the Barbarous volumes and re-read it now.
I really liked how casually comfortable Penny is with recommending and borrowing her grandma's spicy books to new friends and love interests alike. It seems to sometimes work as a way of bonding, too! Yet she's still shy and awkward in real life romance.
Read this online some years ago, bought the physical book as an extra with the Barbarous volumes and re-read it now.
pagesofpins's review
4.0
Funny and cute. Chaotic main character, but the stressors are all wacky situations, so it never gets too heavy. Characters are college age. Some language and kissing, one scene with the MC in her underwear in public, should be fine for most high school teens.
mehsi's review
4.0
This was pretty great, though I have to say the ending really didn't make sense and just went totally over my head.
Most of this book is about Penny. Penny who has no home, no place to stay, so she lives in a storage box with all her stuff. :P She works for a 12-year old kid at the laundromat (don't even ask, I also have no clue why or how), and her luck is terrible (like really terrible). Throughout the book you see her fall in love, get in trouble, kick kids their butts (also very weird), find a cat and name her Boyfriend (she thought the cat was a he), and much much more.
As I said it borders at times on way too silly, but the ending was totally weird. So kids steal her stuff? Suddenly there are 100 middle school kids, there is an epic battle? Walter is captured? Wrestling commences, and much more other stuff? Was that all a dream? Or just something else? I know one thing, it makes me deduce one point from the book.
Penny was an epic MC though, I really liked her and how even though stuff doesn't always go right, she continues on her road to find happiness. I loved how resourceful she is (showering at the gym, staying at the storage unit, sending her mail to her work, etc.), it really shows great character. No matter what lands on her road, she will defeat it. Her love for romance books (with awesome titles though also a bit cringey) were fun, especially when she saw various things in real life as something out of her books. :P I loved her enthusiasm for her books and how she was able to make everyone love the books, even if they never did before. Even me. I normally stay away from those books, but I wouldn't mind reading them now if they were as awesome as Penny's books were.
The art was AMAZING! Really, it was! Sometimes I am a bit on the mixed side of things, but I just adored the art here. The expressions of Penny (and also others) they just made me laugh so much.
Walter and Penny were a cute couple, and I liked how they grew to each other. It wasn't instant lust, as some books do when people meet, instead you can see them get closer to each other, until that first kiss, which does take a while to happen. <3 <3 After that they became even cuter. :P
All in all, I truly enjoyed this book to bits, though again, that ending could have been so much better. :(
But I would still highly recommend it. It has romance, comedy, a great cast, and fantastic art.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
Most of this book is about Penny. Penny who has no home, no place to stay, so she lives in a storage box with all her stuff. :P She works for a 12-year old kid at the laundromat (don't even ask, I also have no clue why or how), and her luck is terrible (like really terrible). Throughout the book you see her fall in love, get in trouble, kick kids their butts (also very weird), find a cat and name her Boyfriend (she thought the cat was a he), and much much more.
As I said it borders at times on way too silly, but the ending was totally weird. So kids steal her stuff? Suddenly there are 100 middle school kids, there is an epic battle? Walter is captured? Wrestling commences, and much more other stuff? Was that all a dream? Or just something else? I know one thing, it makes me deduce one point from the book.
Penny was an epic MC though, I really liked her and how even though stuff doesn't always go right, she continues on her road to find happiness. I loved how resourceful she is (showering at the gym, staying at the storage unit, sending her mail to her work, etc.), it really shows great character. No matter what lands on her road, she will defeat it. Her love for romance books (with awesome titles though also a bit cringey) were fun, especially when she saw various things in real life as something out of her books. :P I loved her enthusiasm for her books and how she was able to make everyone love the books, even if they never did before. Even me. I normally stay away from those books, but I wouldn't mind reading them now if they were as awesome as Penny's books were.
The art was AMAZING! Really, it was! Sometimes I am a bit on the mixed side of things, but I just adored the art here. The expressions of Penny (and also others) they just made me laugh so much.
Walter and Penny were a cute couple, and I liked how they grew to each other. It wasn't instant lust, as some books do when people meet, instead you can see them get closer to each other, until that first kiss, which does take a while to happen. <3 <3 After that they became even cuter. :P
All in all, I truly enjoyed this book to bits, though again, that ending could have been so much better. :(
But I would still highly recommend it. It has romance, comedy, a great cast, and fantastic art.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
aotrejo's review
5.0
Such a fun read! It has a lovable main character. The drawings are great (they remind me a lot of Brian Lee O'Malley). It makes a great read alike for anyone who likes O'Malley's work.
inthebelljar's review
4.0
A very soft and fluffy romcom with an emotive and cute art style to match. The story and characters were fun, and it was a nice break from things to finish the story in one sitting. I can see the Scott Pilgrim comparisons in the way that the world of the comic is so close to reality but with some surreal but self-aware twists, but otherwise it felt more focused on the romance between Penny and Walter that was cuter than I expected.