Recently, on my GoodReads feed, I have been seeing this one graphic novel pop up here, there, EVERYWHERE! People have been voting for it in GoodReads’ Annual Choice Awards 2019 (link to the contest), it’s been recommended to me by friends, everything! I read GoodReads’ summary of it, and it seemed like a good read, so I added it to my To-Read list. And by a miracle, somehow, my supervisor at the library I work at for school managed to get a copy of it! So, I indulged myself and read it all in one sitting yesterday. And let me tell you: I am in love with this book!
Essentially, this graphic novel is a romantic, LGBTQ+ book about a girl named Frederica “Freddy” Riley. Freddy is dating Laura Dean, the most popular girl in school. And Freddy is hopelessly “in love” with Laura Dean. The problem is: Laura Dean keeps cheating and continuously breaking up with Freddy, and then proceeding to sneak her way back into Freddy’s life. Thus, it’s an off-and-on-again relationship. (You can read the full book summary here)
When Laura Dean cheats and breaks up with Freddy for what seems like the 100th time, Freddy’s best friend, Doodle, introduces our beloved main character to the Seek-Her, a mysterious psychic medium lady who leaves Freddy with some cryptic, confusing advice: “break up with Laura Dean.”
From this point on in the story, Freddy struggles to keep moving forward as Laura Dean repeatedly enters and exits Freddy’s life, Doodle grows distant, Freddy meets a cute girl, and more! Our adorable main character learns new lessons as the story progresses, and she evolves as a character with each new revelation. And you all might remember that I am obsessed with character development!
The characters are extremely realistic, cute, and relatable! My favorites are Freddy, Doodle, and the girl that Freddy meets! I love Freddy’s confusion, as it is super realistic to those who believe they’re in love (but are truly in a toxic relationship)!
The plot draws you in and keeps you intoxicated! It’s super interesting, and I love the whole idea of it! Also, cute lil lesbian MC (MC = Main Character) is a huge plus!! ❤ ❤ ❤
It’s a superb, super cute, adorkable story that I have officially fallen in love with! I highly recommend it! For all you hopeless (and struggling) romantics, LGBTQ+ community members, and dreamers, you will adore this cute lil story! Overall, I rank it 5 out of 5 stars!
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