Rating: 3.5
I think I wasn't in the right headspace to enjoy this piece of literature fully.
Should I have expected depictions of sex by interpretation o the title? Yes. Did I? No. Did that mean I began listening to it at work? Yes.

While it definitely depicted sex more often, then I personally found comfortable. I found Swamy's stories fascinating. Especially how I felt listening to these stories and how they blended so seamlessly.
While each story was very much, it's own and could be enjoyed as such. Taken in together, you find instances that make you feel like you're being pulled back into a story you had earlier read, being shown a piece of that story that had been left out, a light being shown to highlight something else.

As winter begins to rear it's head this book felt like poignant reminder to those of us who find ourselves falling further into our depression that we are not alone.
Manjitt Thapp's words and art felt like someone taking my head and saying "me too and thats okay, the world will still be here come spring"

If you or someone you know suffers from depression be that seasonal or not I'd recommend this book.

This book at it's core is "Empowered Women, Empower Women*.

This book takes an interesting look at what inspired different women to take up their own mantle and put their own thoughts and ideas out there.

And through the course of this book we see often it's the women who came before them, inspiring them to follow in their footsteps.

It's a poignant reminder that we to may someday be the person someone looks up too.

Did this book bring me immense happiness the first time I read it?
Most definitely.

So much so I decided to reread it before I came back and did my review.
And it made my day.

This is the kind of book you hand to a friend who is having a bad day, it has a little bit of everything. From unexpected puns, to hilariously cute misunderstandings, and a pelican showing a shark why they're scary.

It left me with wanting to share it with the world to bring them the same joy I felt.

This tale of miscommunication and naivety is absolutely fantastic.
Giving me the same butterflies reading YA books, and watching romance animes in my youth did. I found myself giggling nervously as I took in this story.
I am incredibly intrigued to continue reading this manga as it goes forward. Also browsing the all so common ads at the end of a manga, I was given the realization that I am missing out on distinctly queer manga. So I have so much gratitude to Eku Takeshima for bringing me back to something I used to love pasionately.

This book takes the things we sometimes want to say to the children (and others) in our lives, when the obligation is to plaster a smile over every negative emotion.
Instead of finding humor in this book to put it simply I was left feeling incredibly uncomfortable. I don't know if it's because I'm worried I'm going to one day become dead inside or if it's just that the humor isn't hitting the same because I am dead inside...

I loved this comic from beginning to end and was left wanting more. It feels like the kick-off to a series and less like a glimpse into the world of these two individuals. So I honestly hope to see more from Dominique in regards to this story.

But I think that this is an interesting look into the future that we could be looking towards in the future and Climate Change is left unmitigated. I also love that Dominique also used one of the notable reasons we likely will never see teleportation in reality as the overarching plot point.

Also, I find the romantic relationship super cute, especially the ending,

I was looking for a light-hearted pallet cleanser and this did and didn't meet my expectations of that.

While this book is not a happy go lucky story and does dig into what it's like to watch a place you love fade away despite your best efforts. It knows how to balance the deep lows with humor perfectly.

Paired with characters that very much make you want to root for their cause and you will for sure fall in love with. This book was honestly a blast from beginning to end.

So I had to sit on this book for a little bit, just because the last half left me feeling very uncomfortable and I wanted to place where this feeling of discomfort came from.
I think that part of it is the fact this book is called "A Sister" and the first half falls into motion similarly as you find that bond growing between them but then in the second half instead of seeing a familial we move into a relationship that makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Partially because of the relationship we are lead to believe to be happening, and also the maturity difference between someone who is Sixteen and someone who is Thirteen. The power dynamic becomes incredibly gross.

It really stinks because that overshadows the well-done relationship building that is depicted and could have been interesting if Sex had not been approached like it was.

To say I was excited going into this book, would be a little bit of an understatement especially given my deep held want to bring the wonder of reading to everyone. Also I am a bit of a nerd for this type of historical fiction

Luciana Cimino's graphic novel was incredibly interesting and is the type of book I wish I saw more of. Historical Fiction, that gets history right, and also comes in the more "digestible" form of a graphic novel. Which is more likely to appeal to audiences that may have otherwise been missed which is really awesome.

The other thing I love about this book is that the fact it is a graphic novel brought me into this story in a way that I don't think would have happened had it been a traditional novel.