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One Year at Ellsmere
by Faith Erin Hicks
I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Full disclosure, the ARC copy I received changes out of full color on page 12. So, the rest of the book is in pure black and white. Personally, this took me out of the story because it wasn't an artistic choice. Therefore, I would like to revisit this again when it comes out this summer and I can read the final copy.
That being said, I just thought this could've had more depth rather than just being a typical story about bullying in school. I really liked the friendship between Cassie and Juniper but I just wish this book was longer but that could just be my personal reading taste because I'm very used to reading longer graphic novels that aren't under 250 pages. Another flaw was that the story follows girls in middle school yet they read like young adult characters. They could just be mature 13-year olds but I think a lot lacked with this one. But, I think most of my problems are because this is meant for the middle-grade audience and not me, a 26-year old guy.
Full disclosure, the ARC copy I received changes out of full color on page 12. So, the rest of the book is in pure black and white. Personally, this took me out of the story because it wasn't an artistic choice. Therefore, I would like to revisit this again when it comes out this summer and I can read the final copy.
That being said, I just thought this could've had more depth rather than just being a typical story about bullying in school. I really liked the friendship between Cassie and Juniper but I just wish this book was longer but that could just be my personal reading taste because I'm very used to reading longer graphic novels that aren't under 250 pages. Another flaw was that the story follows girls in middle school yet they read like young adult characters. They could just be mature 13-year olds but I think a lot lacked with this one. But, I think most of my problems are because this is meant for the middle-grade audience and not me, a 26-year old guy.