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Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby Rivera

36 reviews

maya23's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

i loved the art work and the color palettes used in this story, it was absolutely stunning! i think if i hadn’t known this was adapted from a full length novel before diving in, i would’ve rated it higher. i couldn’t stop thinking about how rushed everything felt and overall the pacing was a bit odd. i think it definitely could’ve been fleshed out some more. however, i still enjoyed the story and seeing Juliet embrace herself and her sexuality was both empowering and heartwarming.

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foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Yay! I loved this graphic novel ♥️ Reminded me of my own journey through feminism, many familiar things scenes, theories and moments during my foray into feminism, academic and beyond. I really appreciated how Juliet is so honest with her feelings and doesn’t try to hide when she’s sad or passionate. I feel like I needed to see that represented right now. Juliet has the courage I wish I had when I was her age and her growth journey was everything. Also, the art and colour palette were just stunning 🤩

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bbelitz's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0


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shannonigans322's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.5

One thing about me? I will always enjoy the story of a queer person coming into their own and living their best life. The art in this graphic novel adaptation was also lovely! 

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hannahrogers's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5


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shelvesofivy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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tales_told_in_gold's review

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emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0


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siriface's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5


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readingqueerly's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

4.75


This was fantastic. It carries such a strong message on white feminism and womanism (which I had to Google, I had no idea!) and queer identities and intersectional identities and finding true community. Very powerful and with so much food for thought for 'just' a YA novel. I loved all the characters and what they beough to the story by bringing up some very complex issues with sometimes just one sentence or question. I try to educate myself well but just this graphic novel showed me I have a lot to learn about still.
Also we love happy sapphics and this story is full of them. 
I guess my only gripe is that I'm not sure it fully works as a graphic novel adaptation. I'm not the biggest fans of graphic novels to start with, but I felt in this one like I missed context or like I skipped panels when I didn't. But that's just me I guess. 
I am very much going to buy the novel itself right now. I need to read this again in its original form and love it more! 

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meganelise's review

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5


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