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boatoflife's review
adventurous
funny
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
4.0
Moderate: Cursing
fifteenthjessica's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Paper Girls continues in much the same direction as the previous ones: fun, female focused cast, but still getting more new questions than answers. I did not find out about the dinosaurs, but we do learn about the origins of time travel, what the Apple device is, and what the deal was with the field hockey stick last volume, as well as a bit more about KJ through some dialogue and another religion influenced nightmare. Volumes 1 and 3 both open with one of the girls having a symbolic nightmare and ends with the girls being thrown to different places across time. Will this continue to Volume 5? I hope not, I may have to wait awhile for Volume 6.
It seems like outside of our core four cast members most characters don't stick around for more than a volume. While Nando and Heck were mentioned in volume 2, they and the other Erins do not appear, and it will probably be a while before Wari and Qanta reappear.Although, I'm not sure if Qanta will be seen alive unless the girls end up in Qanta's past. Historically, in stories where this happens a lot, I will stop bothering to care about newer characters, because there doesn't seem to be much of an incentive to do so.
It seems like outside of our core four cast members most characters don't stick around for more than a volume. While Nando and Heck were mentioned in volume 2, they and the other Erins do not appear, and it will probably be a while before Wari and Qanta reappear.
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Rape, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Police brutality
emily_mh's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Not a whole lot happened in this one and the colour palette was also less interesting, but it was still gripping and intriguing.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Excrement, and Antisemitism
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Loss of a loved one, reference to the Holocaust, menstruation, adoptionmartereadsbooks's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia
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