A review by claudiaslibrarycard
Louis Undercover by Fanny Britt
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Louis Undercover is an excellently illustrated, absolutely gorgeous and haunting graphic novel. Louis is a young boy who is adjusting to going back and forth between his two parents who have recently split due to his father's alcoholism. The watercolor art and sketching is fantastic and really kept me in the story when I found the narrative arc a little weak and the main character emotionally underdeveloped.
My gripes with this story are the lack of depth to Louis, but I can also see his focus on a crush as a coping mechanism that is highly realistic. I felt it wrapped up abruptly, and I wanted more attention to the emotions that were a consequence of one major plot point (that I won't spoil). Overall, the art in this one takes the cake- I just wish the story had kept up.
My gripes with this story are the lack of depth to Louis, but I can also see his focus on a crush as a coping mechanism that is highly realistic. I felt it wrapped up abruptly, and I wanted more attention to the emotions that were a consequence of one major plot point (that I won't spoil). Overall, the art in this one takes the cake- I just wish the story had kept up.