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jkenna90's review
4.0
In this book, a model looks back on her time at school with her friends and how everything went wrong and led to a tragedy. One of her friends gets her period at school and is ridiculed by her classmates. The girl wants her friends to stage a protest with her because the teachers and principal won't do anything about the bullying. Overall, this was a great book and I really enjoyed reading it.
cassiefleurs's review
3.0
Tengo opiniones encontradas acerca de esta corta novela.
El tema de la mestruacion me parecio muy interesante y ame ver un personaje , luchando contra el estigma del mismo. Una chica tan fuerte pero en efecto , cae sobre algunos tropos negativos que se asocian al feminismo, como la angry girl y los problemas mentales. Pero la protagonista estaba lidiand o con otras dificultades y la adolescencia en si que la orillan a decisiones cuestionables, por las cuales la comprendo.
La historia es dura de leer, por la gravedad de los actos de bullying dentro de ella. Esten prevenidos de eso. La reflexion final me parece muy buena incluso si el acto final en si es algo fantasioso.
El tema de la mestruacion me parecio muy interesante y ame ver un personaje , luchando contra el estigma del mismo. Una chica tan fuerte pero en efecto , cae sobre algunos tropos negativos que se asocian al feminismo, como la angry girl y los problemas mentales. Pero la protagonista estaba lidiand o con otras dificultades y la adolescencia en si que la orillan a decisiones cuestionables, por las cuales la comprendo.
La historia es dura de leer, por la gravedad de los actos de bullying dentro de ella. Esten prevenidos de eso. La reflexion final me parece muy buena incluso si el acto final en si es algo fantasioso.
avisreadsandreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Bullying, Animal death, Abandonment, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Drug abuse
_morgueann's review
2.0
This graphic novel is just bizarre, and not in a good way. The whole story felt disjointed and forced. If you want a graphic novel that addresses period stigma positively, read Go with the Flow.
billie_yankie's review
fast-paced
3.0
I received a free eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
I think, in one way or another, we all know a girl like Selene - the one that seems fearless and so knowledgable, but when you grow up, you realise she was simply loud. She was just as scared and confused as the rest of you, only she hid it behind bold proclamations and even bolder actions.
This graphic novel, aside from being beautifully drawn and laid out, manages to touch on what growing up with buried guilt is like, and how trauma can be inflicted, even by the people we never imagine to be capable of hurting us. It talks about what being in a co-dependent relationship can look like, and how no one sees the signs if it's platonic.
The storyline was clear and cohesive, building in tension and slowly bringing the reader into the characters' world.
Unfortunately, while the end is definitely bold, and something that in the real world would shine a light on what abuse can do to a girl's psyche, it falls a little flat. I wish it would have dealt more with Sophie's guilt and trauma instead of playing it off for shock value.
Sometimes, the less shocking course of action can have a long-lasting effect.
I think, in one way or another, we all know a girl like Selene - the one that seems fearless and so knowledgable, but when you grow up, you realise she was simply loud. She was just as scared and confused as the rest of you, only she hid it behind bold proclamations and even bolder actions.
This graphic novel, aside from being beautifully drawn and laid out, manages to touch on what growing up with buried guilt is like, and how trauma can be inflicted, even by the people we never imagine to be capable of hurting us. It talks about what being in a co-dependent relationship can look like, and how no one sees the signs if it's platonic.
The storyline was clear and cohesive, building in tension and slowly bringing the reader into the characters' world.
Unfortunately, while the end is definitely bold, and something that in the real world would shine a light on what abuse can do to a girl's psyche, it falls a little flat. I wish it would have dealt more with Sophie's guilt and trauma instead of playing it off for shock value.
Sometimes, the less shocking course of action can have a long-lasting effect.
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