Just as good as the first time I read it. If anything, some plots points made more sense the second time around.

Looking back, a lot of the jokes have not aged well, as well as some terminology, but really that's to be expected. I'm glad Neil has taken that into account with the TV adaption coming up.

More of a 3.5

This is a really good debut novel. It shows a decent portrayal of grief and, while some of the language needs some work, it flows very naturally. Despite being a very grounded and slow-moving story, I was never bored or wanted to set it aside.

There are some plot threads that go nowhere, particularly the one with Sam and Kevin. She builds this relationship up, like they're going to get together, but nothing comes out of it. It made me think that this book possibly ended twenty pages too early, as it does suddenly just end. I get that this isn't the main focus of the book, that belongs to her relationship with Reagan, but after all that build up, I would have liked some resolution.

I remember someone pointing out that it's a bit odd that we don't see any of Reagan's family in all this and that's a fair point. We never know the impact of her death on her own family, not even a passing mention. I can't remember if they were even in the funeral scene.

I think with just a little fine tuning to style, Stokes can make a truly great book. This is a good starting point.

I want to say that the four star rating of this book solely comes from the writing. The actual content of the story did very little for me, but the way it was told made me want to read more.

On paper, this story would be over and done with very quickly. Not very much happens, though what does happen speeds by in the course of a day or two. There is a lot of telling versus showing, but, given how the story is narrated, it makes sense but it still irked me.

Honestly, the style is the only thing that saved the book for me. If any other author had written, I'd probably set it down without looking back. It's a very straightforward story told in a not so straightforward way, which I appreciate. Her writing is very lyrical and insightful, leaning towards the abstract. I very rarely see this style in books targeted towards kids and I wish there were more of them. It's books like this that get kids interested in crafting language and making something beautiful out of words.

Though the story is somewhat flawed, I found myself enjoying this graphic novel. It helps that I like the art style, making it somewhat easier to stay invested in the story.

Like many other reviews here, I will agree that there are waayyy too many plot lines going on in this story. Some are more developed than others, though, leaving half baked ideas along the way.

It reminded me of a bit of Shannon Hale's graphic novel Real Friends, only with more fantasy elements, humor, and disembodied heads.

Oh my god, this book was so adorable. I'm still reeling from that perfect ending.

I guess the only word I can think of when thinking of this book is pure. There isn't any misplaced comedy or really anything I had a problem with.

Although there was a time skip that I was a little confused by, as there wasn't really any indication of one other than context clues.

I don't know if this was the publisher's or author's decision, but I'm glad they included pictures of the art pieces within the book, while also giving some history of the actual art gallery.

This is a book that would please kids who are interested in art and any other who dream of a world where paintings come to life. It's something we've all thought of at some point, but I haven't yet read a book where that was the entire plot.

It's really just a great standalone. Definitely get a recommendation from me.

I'm a bit late to the Adventure Zone party. I just started listening to the podcasts about a month ago and I made sure to at least finish the first chapter before pouncing on this bad boy.

I think I'm at the new beginning of a slight obsession, which happens with most things that I like. Since I'm still only in the second chapter on the podcast, I feel like I missed some inside jokes that were in the comic, but that didn't take away any enjoyment I got from it.

While I'm sad that a lot of good jokes were cut, I'm glad that most of them weren't. I had a lot of fun with this comic, at it took me about a week to read it, as I didn't want to rush through it. (Don't let the date started fool you, I took my time. I just didn't log it right away)

I'm eagerly looking forward to the next installment.

I read this on a recommendation from a friend, who usually has pretty good taste. I've read Wicked+Divine, so I was going in with high hopes.

As someone who knows little to nothing about music, I think that I missed out on a lot here. Out of the myriad of bands listed in this book, I think I've heard of about three of them. So already, a lot of stuff is going over my head.

Also, there's never a clear explanation of how this magic works or really what a phonomancer is. Clearly, someone with music magic. But.....they never really use their magic? Except when they want to get into clubs or have someone play their request. I have no idea how the magic system works in this world, and no, I never take "it's just magic," as an answer.

My favorite story would have to be The Singles Club, where it focuses on different characters over the course of one evening. It was a more low key story that was more about fleshing out these characters than telling an enticing story.

I really wished I liked this story more, considering I kept my friend's copy for more than a year and a half.

I was really expecting more out of this one. The hype that was around this book when it was initially released was enormous that it is difficult to measure up years later.

Even though I'm pretty patient with books, this was moved so slowly. It wasn't until more than halfway through the book that we get any answers and that is just too long to wait. There's a reason why I put this book down for almost two years and this is one of them.

No characters popped out to me, except maybe for Emma and Millard, but that's only because they're the only characters with a semblance of a personality.

I applaud Riggs for trying to come up with a story using all of these photos, but unfortunately the execution doesn't match the method.