I feel like I should wait until I get to the end of the series (or at least until I re-read the last 5 vols all at once) to write a review. Any sci-fi or fantasy falls flat when the characters and the emotional world created in the book aren't done right. Time travel stories often put me off (or at least the idea or premise of them do), but Paper Girls pulled me in before I could have any such issues. It hasn't gotten dumb either, and I'm always looking forward to the next one! (High praise, I know. )