I didn't know what this would be either. Read for the Realm of Comics book club. Another graphic horror where the horror is man itself. I think the characters could have been more but  not knowing much about them helped build the overall feeling of confusion and low grade tension. You're just bumbling along with them but with less info. We don't know what they have been ignoring or what their families and neighbors have been ignoring. They do confusing things because we don't know their motivations. So I guess this is also not told linearly some of the time. 

Once again I did not love the artwork, the pesky black lines that I can't stand. But once again the art being so heavily black, but also somehow feeling unfinished, lent itself to the chilling atmosphere. It's gritty and dirty and tired which says mining town to me. I was not expecting the reasoning, the explanation towards the end at all. But boy did it all make sense. Good storytelling between the text and the artwork. 

I had no idea what this would be about. This cover is very cute so I thought this was about a kid. Boy was I wrong. I liked the way she was aware of and shared how intersectional her journey to recognizing her sexuality was/is. And the art continued to be cute and the writing direct and reflective. This is not a story with a definitive ending which is the reality. 

Finally got around to reading this. Listened to the audiobook because I love Elizabeth Acevedo's voice. It's like home. The writing was great as expected. I loved how full each character was. There's no bad guy in this but people with wants, needs, bad habits and dislikeable characteristics like normal people. It was interesting reading about this taking place in Philly. I was rooting for Emoni getting to go on the trip the entire book. I knew she would struggle in the class. Too many reality tv cooking shows has taught me like every other industry, restaurant chefs have their rules and routines which are the antithesis of what Emoni does as a home cook. And the homeroom teacher brought me back. Those who have plans for your betterment; your prosperous future can be very frustrating. I just enjoyed this overall. The friendship, the cute romance, the descriptions of Philly and Spain. I felt like I was there.