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A review by clockworkstars
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
Somehow this comic ended up being everything I wanted it to be, and the bar was high as I had a lot of expectations about it. I had several friends and mutuals telling me that this book was good, so I *knew* that it was going to be great, but it ended up being everything, and I think that I should have seen that coming because now I am obsessed with them.
Firstly, we enter this book so easily. Tillie Walden manages to take our hand and take us to her universe, and once we are there well, we do not really want to leave any more. It was really immersive, and this universe is absolutely fascinating and full of details. I struggled to put the book down, I didn't want to leave those pages for even an hour. We are welcomed in this book with splendid art and gorgeous colours, Walden's style being so beautiful that it plays a huge role in keeping us trapped in her book.
For some reason, I was not aware that this book had a found family, but I think that if I had had that detail before, I think that I would have read it years ago. I am a sucker for this trope, and here it was so well done. Found family living in space in a big spaceship who looks like a fish and working to restore old space buildings, all that in a world with no men and only queer women and emby people? Yeah, I'm totally in.
Story-wise this was amazing, I loved following two timelines and switching between them (that is something that I often like in media) and even though the first half was a bit slow, I found the pacing just perfect (which is rare enough than to be noted!). And the characters!! Elliot is probably my favourite one, but we all know that I loved every one of them. In fact, I cannot think of a single thing I didn't like in this book, it was just… perfect. So I definitely recommend it, especially if you like space, found family and gorgeous art styles.
Firstly, we enter this book so easily. Tillie Walden manages to take our hand and take us to her universe, and once we are there well, we do not really want to leave any more. It was really immersive, and this universe is absolutely fascinating and full of details. I struggled to put the book down, I didn't want to leave those pages for even an hour. We are welcomed in this book with splendid art and gorgeous colours, Walden's style being so beautiful that it plays a huge role in keeping us trapped in her book.
For some reason, I was not aware that this book had a found family, but I think that if I had had that detail before, I think that I would have read it years ago. I am a sucker for this trope, and here it was so well done. Found family living in space in a big spaceship who looks like a fish and working to restore old space buildings, all that in a world with no men and only queer women and emby people? Yeah, I'm totally in.
Story-wise this was amazing, I loved following two timelines and switching between them (that is something that I often like in media) and even though the first half was a bit slow, I found the pacing just perfect (which is rare enough than to be noted!). And the characters!! Elliot is probably my favourite one, but we all know that I loved every one of them. In fact, I cannot think of a single thing I didn't like in this book, it was just… perfect. So I definitely recommend it, especially if you like space, found family and gorgeous art styles.
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death of parent