bookishfoxes's Reviews (426)

It's fun to have but other than that I felt a bit meh...

I have to say, this was quite the disappointment. I was very excited for this, suddenly saw it everwhere and had high expectations. Sadly, I did not enjoy this. 

This book was supposed to help my slump but I think it might have worsened it. 

I really thought I'd love it. Queer graphic novels are starting to be my favorite books to read. I guess this is an exception. 

It already started a bit meh. Since I bought this online, I couldn't look at the art inside. I thought only the cover was going to be blue. But the whole book is blue and white, which gets really painful to the eye. At least, my eyes. I admit, I have sensitive eyes, but still. It wasn't pleasant to read for me. 

While the art is definitely good, the artist is really talented, the story itself was... boring. There were time skips that made me feel like I missed a couple of pages, and I couldn't get invested in the characters or the ship. I already really didn't like Ari. 

I don't like DNFing, especially not right after I bought a book. So I kept on going. Even though I really didn't feel like it. I needed a break after every few pages. 

Normally I'm a quick reader when it comes ro graphic novels, this took me longer than usual. 

Also, if Hector is Ari's replacement, why are they working together? The bakery is tight with money, so that means they have to pay more, right? Either double salaries, or if Ari worked for free, a new salary.

I guess it got a bit better on the end, but still wasn't a fan. I doubt I'll pick up te second volume when it's released. I kind of want to get rid of this book to make space on my shelves for something I might love.

This book has beautiful art and is so magical. Would've been 5 stars if there was more explanation for some things and if it wasn't so rushed.

Whether you're ace or not, this book is definitely a recommendation.

Asexuality is very underrepresentated. Not many know what it is. It should be common knowledge.

I've been questioning my own sexuality for a long time. I suspect I'm somewhere on the ace spectrum. While I did not relate to everything in this memoir, it still felt very important to me. This book is important. And I don't need to relate to something for it to be important. 

This book still helped me on my journey to figure myself out. 

Also, the art is amazing!

This book was absolutely beautiful. At some point I even teared up. 

This book read very fast. I'm a slow reader and easily distracted. Normally I take a break after almost every chapter, even if it's just a few seconds. This book I barely even noticed it where a chapter started or ended. I didn't need any breaks, I was instantly focused on it. And for the first time in a long time, I finished a book that wasn't a novella or graphic novel in 24 hours. 

I loved every part, every page of this book. The main character- I immediately loved him. I didn't love the love interest at first, but slowly I started to.

And the family bond- I have a sweet spot for that. Especially siblings. Sweet siblings scenes. No idea why, I'm an only child. I adored Theo, I'm autistic myself. 

And then my absolute favorite part, the team. Look, I don't play sport, don't care much about soccer. But I absolutely love supportive teams in books and shows. And this team... wow. They all had each others backs. They're family. Amazing.

I 100000000% recommend this book!!!!!!

It's ok, I guess. I didn't really like it, but also didn't dislike it. So, I'm going with that: it's ok. 

A pretty fast and easy read, usually my favorite type of books. Short chapters, not super complicated words, except the ones the main character also doesn't understand. 

But... it just didn't feel special? Or... I don't know. It felt very meh. Or, like I said, ok. 

The time jumps aren't obvious. It feels like this book takes place in like a week, but apparently there are some time jumps here and there, without the author telling the reader. 

I feel like the title and blurb are a bit misleading. They made me believe that Sebastian would be her love interest. The title is something he's referred to in the book. And the blurb also mentions him and calls him gorgeous. 
 

The story isn't boring - that's not what I meant with it feeling meh or ok. It has promise and does keep me reading. But... it's a bit messy, and very frustrating. In the middle the author suddenly introduces a fake dating plot. And damn, I would've punched some of these characters. Eleanor and the Queen? I would've walked out with my middle fingers up and walked on the next plane back home. 

Daisy is changing her whole life for her sister, who doesn't even acknowledge how much she ruined Daisy's life. Sure, you can't choose who you fall in love with, even if that happens to be a prince. But damn, how does she not notice that her little sister had to give up so much so she could like her princess dream? And then instead of acknowledging it or saying thank you, she's so mean to Daisy. Not obvious mean, but that vague, subtle way. Maybe she doesn't mean to and just doesn't realize how self centered she is. And then accuses Daisy to be self centered when she thinks of herself for once. And then only at the end, she apologizes. 

Sorry, but that frustration didn't help this book. It took away some of my joy. 

And don't get me started on the fact that Daisy gets blamed for Sebastian's actions. Multiple times. He just gets away with it and she has to live with consequences. 

The romance was cute, I have to admit that. I don't often like couples as much as Miles and Daisy.