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Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise
4.25
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO 2022: DIFFERING SEXUALITY FROM YOURSELF

This was so incredibly cute, emotional, sweet, powerful, insightful, and lovely. I’m a huge fan of queer graphic novels, and this did not disappoint. I love the trans rep, the queer rep, and some genderfluid/nonbinary rep. I absolutely adored the main characters of Annie and Bebe and how they got along so well, yet they were completely opposite people. 

I will say that it felt like their romance was a little on the fast side, but that’s also the risk of graphic novels - they just read fast so it doesn’t feel like there’s the tension or buildup. 

This tackled so many important topics relating to the lgbtq community - mainly with how Bebe was treated as a trans woman. I love Bebe’s character arc in gaining confidence and related to her so much. Annie’s spunk was alternative style made me absolutely love her. Especially her confidence and say-no attitude (which I’ve been trying to adopt). 

A very quick graphic novel, but it’s so cute, sweet, and queer. What more could you ask for?