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Bingo Love Volume 1: Jackpot Edition by Gail Simone, Tee Franklin, Marguerite Bennett
11 reviews
bookwyrmjulia's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed this sweet book, though I wish they could've told this story without the cheating aspect
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry
dhatislandbookworm's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Bingo Love was heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. My heart ached watching Hazel and Mari marry people they didn’t love and living lives that they were not 100% happy with. But my heart soared when they reconnected and tried to navigate their love in the new millennium.
I loved the art style, the vibrant colors, and the diversity throughout story. I love seeing older, Black sapphics in love. And more stories with older sapphic MCs in general please!
I highly recommend reading this particular edition because it contains additional stories that answers some questions you may have after you’ve finished reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Dementia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content and Religious bigotry
lidia7's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
wardenred's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.5
There are so many various love equations and none of them are wrong.
I'm really, really glad I got the Jackpot Edition. Because I loved the main story and deeply appreciated the whole "it's never too late to turn your life around and be happy" theme, but at the same time, for a story covering several decades, it felt somewhat... rushed? Like, outside of several event sequences, most of the time the narrative just told me what happened, not how it happened. There were all those gaps that begged to be filled.
And then I got to the end of the book and there were all those neat little snippets by various authors that did fill all those gaps. Little slice-of-life bits focusing precisely on all the how's, fleshing out the characters and the relationships between them. All those bits truly made the book shine for me. I wish they could be spread out throughout the story.
Also, the art is so gorgeous and so vibrant, and the bittersweet ending was beautiful! <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Dementia
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
A very sweet story, if a little rushed in parts. Everyone needs more stories about queer Black elders!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? N/A
5.0
A charming, romantic, bittersweet graphic novel about two queer black women who start as friends in the 1960s and quickly learn that they are in love with each other. Faced with a world that won't approve of them, they are separated and are apart for 50 years....until they aren't.
This is such a beautiful and hopeful little book with really great art and a love story to tell that spans decades and persists in spite of everything. I devoured it. This edition also includes bonus content that you don't get in the original, so that's cool too.
This is such a beautiful and hopeful little book with really great art and a love story to tell that spans decades and persists in spite of everything. I devoured it. This edition also includes bonus content that you don't get in the original, so that's cool too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0
Beautiful ode to queer black women. This book taught me that love wasn't meant to be hidden and shameful, but sacred, respected and shown. It doesn't have to be public, but the ones you love must know. The characters in this book knew, and the reader knows they're loved after reading this. Books like this make me so happy to be a part of the queer community and to know there's amazing black queer books. Next time anyone asks for such rep, this is what I'm giving them. Bingo Love is a vessel for healing. It embraces QTPOC bodies and joy. The illustrations and vignettes by guest writers were amazing. Gabby Rivera wisely said, "Bingo love demands that we live free in our truths and move forward in joy." She also said, "Queer love is the rebirth and reimaginating of connection to self, others, and the Divine." LOVE ❤️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Dementia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
Minor: Religious bigotry
purplepenning's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Outing
Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence
Beautiful body positive artdanajoy's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to love this book.
It was wonderful to see a second chance romance between two older WOC. Love is not only for the young!
The early sections when Elle and Mari fell in love were so cute but I felt like there wasn't much tension when the reunited. They just kiss when they see eachother again - right in the middle of church. Where is the pining? The will they/won't they. It just felt like there were some important narrative beats missing.
I appreciated that some of the additional content added a bit of extra believability to the characters - particularly the one showing that things weren't just perfect the whole time.
The writing wasn't my favourite and I felt that there was a lot of development missing throughout. Not all of the additional content was written to the same calibre either.
I enjoyed the visuals but this was disappointing for me.
I am still very glad it exists.
It was wonderful to see a second chance romance between two older WOC. Love is not only for the young!
The early sections when Elle and Mari fell in love were so cute but I felt like there wasn't much tension when the reunited.
I appreciated that some of the additional content added a bit of extra believability to the characters - particularly the one showing that things weren't just perfect the whole time.
The writing wasn't my favourite and I felt that there was a lot of development missing throughout. Not all of the additional content was written to the same calibre either.
I enjoyed the visuals but this was disappointing for me.
I am still very glad it exists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Dementia, and Pregnancy
sembich1031's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-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? No
5.0
This is one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read. All the characters were so diverse. It really touched on religious homophobia in such a real way but there were still so many cute and loving moments that it didn’t feel too heavy. Since I read the jackpot edition I got to read so many short stories from guest writers and those were also *chefs kiss*. They fit very well with the original characters. I was reading this next to my own wife and when they died together at the end I sobbed and sobbed and sobbed while clutching my own wife.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Dementia, and Religious bigotry