twirl's reviews
100 reviews

Very cute, pretty art, fun characters! The world building didn’t make much sense to me and it was very cheesy at times (lol) but overall a fun read.

This book was so meaningful. The author balanced a fun and young character with deep thoughts and struggles in a way that would be both enjoyable for young readers and adults. I really connected with the main character Maggie. Even though I don’t have OCD nor know someone with it, I related to how she felt about struggling with her mental health and having a hard time reaching out. The adult characters in this book are so kind and such lovely role models. The art is also very cute. And as always, I love the casually queer background characters. It’s definitely one of the better young graphic novels I’ve read, and I’d recommend it to anyone.

The pacing was strange on this one. I loved the tie ins from previous plots/characters but I wanted more! The action was fun (and there was a lot of action). The ending was decent, nice to have that arc closed, though I wish we would have gotten more character development to show for it.

This book fell into the more typical pattern that is becoming of this series (particularly with its plot structure) but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Similarly to the last book, ending felt too quick with a lack of closure, though it made sense for the character. While the plot felt familiar, I felt like this book dealt more into the emotions of MB. They were… feelings. Sad about that ending.

I love the characters and world building that this series has to offer. I really enjoyed this book focused on other bots and the dynamic between other bots and the main character was really interesting. I was surprised this was a series after reading the first book since I felt like the first book had practically perfect closure. I felt like this one has a bit of a slow start, since we had to uncover the reasoning behind why the adventure and where the main character was going. However, once things got started they were really fun. 

I would have loved to see more of a goodbye at the end of this book, being that it seems that these characters are not going to be apart of (or at least a large focus) of the next book, but that’s just my sentimental self. I absolutely love this so far and it’s been a while since I’ve been so hype about a series so you will for sure see me continuing to read this.

This was so beautiful drawn, truly some incredibly detailed art. I loved the unique telling of fairytales, and how it paralleled with the characters. This is the shortest graphic novel I’ve read the conveys such heavy emotion, with deep complexities. It is quite beautiful all around. Also, don’t skip the notes about the writing at the end! It really emphasizes the deep detail and care the author and artist took to create this graphic novel. 

This graphic novel was so funny but actually had a lot of depth, making me tear up at points. The characters are really nicely fleshed out, with interesting relationships dynamics. It had a “Despicable Me” like vibe, but in the best way possible. The ending was satisfying in an unexpected way. Just all around really well done! Highly recommend. 

Cute!

Who knew a book about a murdering robot could be so deeply human? This MC conveys so many complex emotions, and also has some great wit. The story has a bit of mystery but the underlying plot of building an unfamiliar relationship is what really stands out. And the sci-fi is great, with an elaborate world that is expanded on overtime, without confusing or droning exposition. 

The only thing I liked about this book was how the author described certain things. She drew up analogies that I had never even thought to consider, but were so fitting, creating vivid descriptive imagery. However, this writing was almost too akin to poetry, in that it didn’t feel like it fit. She also would convey the same information over and over with different imagery, causing it to feel boring. Finally, I think the book would lose at least a third of its length, it is just so much.

As for the actual content, it is pretty basic and boring as far as horror plot goes. Like a movie, it’s relatively predictable, and they say “oh we should leave!” and then don’t leave ??? because they want to help each other ??? but they’ve all been fighting since page one ??? truly it does not make sense. Unfortunately, not really a worthy read. Not DNFing was only bearable because it gets me one book closer to my reading goal 😅