hennasfern's Reviews (299)

Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 3

Keito Gaku

4.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 2

Keito Gaku

3.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The characters and the art in this one are perfection! This is the second graohic I've read recently by this illustrator and I can't wait to read more!

The Magic Fish

Trung Le Nguyen

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The coloring in this was perfect! Choosing different colors to represent different aspects of the story was a fun way to illustrate where things were taking place. As the author mentions in the back of the book, hearing a different type of immigrant story was super interesting. Taking fairytales and using them to illustrate real life and changing them to relate to the characters was a fun way to showcase the familial bonds in this story.

Just Like Me

Vanessa Brantley-Newton

3.0

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I love this story dearly. Even as an adult this story touched my heart and made me think about what home means.

Are You Listening?

Tillie Walden

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The art was wonderful in this and the story was on the same level. This is a heartwrenching and inspiring story of two women trying to escape abuse and trauma while trying to find pieces of themselves in each other.
I think we all try to connect with people by finding similarities but Lou and Bea are connecting through disconnection. I deeply loved this graphic novel and highly recommend it.

Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 1

Keito Gaku

4.25

adventurous inspiring relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Obsessed with manga about fashion. This warmed my Paradise Kiss living heart and I'm excited to read the next 3 volumes.

I enjoy how Ryo was portrayed in this manga. I never once thought of him as a girl where as sometimes trans characters are written in ways where that is not necessarily the case. The characters who interact with Ryo accept him (aside from the bullies) and are open to exploring gender neutral fashions as a brand that promotes not feeling shame in who you are.

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