Reviews

On A Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden

carriepond's review against another edition

This was fun to read. Loved all the characters and their bond, and the love story part was compelling and lovely.

forestcryptid16's review against another edition

5.0

Everything about this graphic novel was beautiful. The images, the story, the relationships!! I’m so glad I picked it up and I was not disappointed by the reviews others had given me. Tillie Walden art style is truly breathtakingly gorgeous. The story was a little hard to get into at first but really picked up later on. I thoroughly enjoyed it and can not wait to read more!

cassiefleurs's review against another edition

2.0

Primero, el arte es maravilloso y tiene muchos puntos buenos esta novela gráfica. El problema no está en que haya algo malo en específico. Simplemente, para mí es lenta y no me engancho lo suficiente como para interesarme en lo que iba a pasar. Al punto que simplemente me aburrí.

Me encanta que no hay hombres en lo absoluto y no hacen nada por justificarlo. Fue muy refrescante eso. Me encanta el respeto a la identidad, la inclusión de un personaje no binaré y de relaciones sáficas genuinas. Captura momentos muy tiernos y tal vez de adolescente la pudiera haber disfrutado.
Pero todo eso no es garantía de una buena historia y para mí a esta le falto mucho.

maryjfray's review against another edition

3.0

January book for my 12-books-12-recs challenge! Thank you Eléna for recommending me this!
This was a very sweet and beautiful story, I got invested really fast and couldn't sleep until I finished. I'm not usually the one for sci-fi (ignore my Doctor Who shelf), but I loved the execution of Space in this novel.
Also, the style??? The color palette??? GORGEOUS

hannah_83626's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

gabieowleyess's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5 stars

Queer astronaut drama in space? Yes please! This one was fun! A little hard to follow, but fun :)

ashley_jewell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

Another graphic novel that BLEW ME AWAY!! 

“On a Sunbeam is a slow burn romance, and a found-family space opera adventure with an engaging cast of characters in a gloriously strange setting that is brilliantly original.” -Martha Wells

I couldn’t have summed up this story better myself. It’s the most unique book I’ve ever read, with beautiful illustrations, a diverse group of queer characters, AND it’s in space, AND they fly around in magnificent fish shaped ships. Tillie Walden somehow found a way to include all this awesomeness into one amazing story and everyone should read it!

fatherofcats's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

quailtea's review against another edition

5.0

this is too too too too too too good. i recommend it to everyone. queer coming of age story, stunning art, perfectly transporting, the rocketships are goldfish?? spectacular.

ellieafterall's review against another edition

5.0

if the word beautiful was a book, this would be it.