A woman with severe social anxiety has been accepted at a gallery, only while she’s making the paintings, she’s mugged, with the result being impending blindness. The main journey is her struggle to figure out if she wants to, or if it’s viable to complete the gallery showing beforehand.

The book itself is oversized, with the binding being quite tight. It’s a bit of a pain but worth it for the format, I think. I never crack my spines either, maybe it does open up a lot more than I had it, though it seemed strained opening it to where I could read it. With the text being small, it can be a bit annoying.

The artwork is really great, as is the paneling. It’s a pretty unique premise, and feels like the story is a great debut, with some pacing issues and prescriptive messaging the reader could take away without it being explicit. Overall, a pretty amazing debut work. I can see why it’s been lauded!