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First Test by Tamora Pierce
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
My inner 12 year old sobbed reading this. So amazing to see the characters I grew up with come to life in a graphic novel! Content warning for depictions of giant spiders.
You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Death of parent
Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
It’s not really what I usually like to read otherwise I’d rate it higher. I really appreciated the character development and the queer found family. I’m not personally into descriptive sex scenes mostly because they’re often thrown in without meaning much to the story and they end up jarring me out of the world, but these were really part of the flow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol
Minor: Blood
The Baker & the Bard by Fern Haught
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Very cute friendship with queer characters and lovely art! Definitely middle grade, not YA, but the perfect soft and cozy story for an afternoon read.
Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & Scones by Ngozi Ukazu
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
1.5
I really wanted to like this because I love lighthearted queer graphic novels. But it was just so disorganized. I couldn’t follow who was who, I couldn’t follow the story, and it was corny past the point of being sweet.
Maybe it was formatted differently as a webcomic, but just like the first collection, it would’ve been so much better if the tweets at the back had been incorporated throughout. They gave humanity to each character and more of a backstory to each relationship, especially Jack and Bitty, whose relationship felt rushed and very surface level. I ended up flipping back and forth to read the tweets along with the main story, and that’s the only reason I was able to follow through.
A lot of hockey talk, so if you’re indifferent to/know nothing about the sport, don’t expect to keep up.
Nice to see loving, supportive families when people come out, and found family is always important.
Maybe it was formatted differently as a webcomic, but just like the first collection, it would’ve been so much better if the tweets at the back had been incorporated throughout. They gave humanity to each character and more of a backstory to each relationship, especially Jack and Bitty, whose relationship felt rushed and very surface level. I ended up flipping back and forth to read the tweets along with the main story, and that’s the only reason I was able to follow through.
A lot of hockey talk, so if you’re indifferent to/know nothing about the sport, don’t expect to keep up.
Nice to see loving, supportive families when people come out, and found family is always important.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Very sweet story and endearing characters, although I don’t know about hockey so got bored with the descriptions and lost in some of the boys’ slang. My biggest issue was the tweets in the back of the book. They brought so much more depth to the story and humanity to the characters, but they were way at the back and I didn’t see them till after. It would make much more sense to have them interspersed with the action!
Saint Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
It felt like exposition for the first 75% then suddenly there was discussion of emotions and relationships. Both the romance and the found family ideas felt rushed and like it was just ticking boxes. Not thrilling or scary like the description says.
The audiobook had 3 narrators, and I like when they have a cast like that. Unfortunately the narrator for Jamie sounds like unnatural AI and threw me off the storyline several times. If it weren’t for the other two narrators I would’ve stopped listening.
The audiobook had 3 narrators, and I like when they have a cast like that. Unfortunately the narrator for Jamie sounds like unnatural AI and threw me off the storyline several times. If it weren’t for the other two narrators I would’ve stopped listening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
The audiobook narrator mispronounced far too many words