hermusings's Reviews (303)

A lot of the tropes and plot points in this book are things I would usually stay clear of but somehow Julie Soto made it work! It was sweet, funny and an overall good giddy time. 
I also loved that Elliot told the history while Ama carried us to the present.

Rachel Gillig ate with this one!!

The lore and world building was incredibly captivating and there’s a strong theme of interconnectedness. 

Gillig’s writing style was accessible yet she added loads of riddles and rhymes which made for the story to almost read like a mystery. 

The characters were lovable and engaging. Specially the nightmare 🖤

I got the second book before even finishing this one.

The amount of times they went on a rant about how they love each other just for every single action they take prove the opposite was infuriating to say the least.

I will say it was engaging how EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. (sans Bridget) was involved in some sort of toxic situation. Also there were some good prose here or there.

Also, It’s so intensely written by an Aussie!! The amount of “oi”s, the messy messy friend group. I would have loved this in 2008. 

Now that ending. Although I was shocked, I was not surprised. These people are insufferable !!

This was more infographic than comic book. You can see how much time and research the author placed into this book. She dives deep into some well known characters (Susan B, Stanton, etc) however the gold here is the multiple stories of everyday women. This felt well rounded as slavery, universal suffrage, white supremacy and intersectionality are also discussed.

However, as I stated in my original sentence, this felt like an illustrated textbook. Incredibly informant yet maybe something I would have loved to have read more within a class setting than now.

Thank you to NetGalley and Fantagraphics Books for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Main character Lucy is messy and chaotic. You can’t help but think if she saw a therapist her life would be exponentially better.

Fitzpatrick tried  to do a lot in this story. Sometimes the feminist commentary, comedic scenario or prose hit yet it all felt surface level.  However, I will say I couldn’t put it down. 

Ahhh I’m a sucker for intertwining stories!!
Each character and every story gripped my attendant and my heart. 
I went into this thinking it was going to be devastatingly sad but really it felt so true to many aspects of an immigrant community.
This was engaging and thought provoking while also feeling immensely raw and revealing of things loads of families just don’t speak of.

I will be thinking about these stories for a long time and will most likely reread. 

I found the historical element of Latin Americans in Paris at the French international expositions in 1889 super intriguing. 
However, the actual characters and the marriage of convenience plot to be lacking interest. I had a hard time finishing this one as I rarely wanted to pick it back up.

A bit too predictable for me to fully enjoy it. Although, I did like the ending. 
However, it takes about 60% of the book for any sort of twist to occur. I honestly would have DNF it didn’t have such raving reviews from some of my friends.