Comment

Sep 04, 2019penelopegomez rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Can I just say how beautiful the cover of this book is! This cover is what first caught my attention. I had no idea it was a graphic novel when I first placed this item on hold, but I was happily surprised. Honestly this book was so good. The main character Freddy is in love with Laura Dean, the most popular girl in school, the only problem is, Laura Dean is a PLAYER! Laura Dean has broken up with Freddy a total of 3 times! Freddy knows she's a habitual cheater, but keeps running back. They are left in a complicated / heartbreaking cycle of repetitiveness. Her friends are over it, and have given up trying to talk any sense into Freddy. They know she will always take Laura Dean back. Reading this book I couldn't help but cheer for Freddy, I couldn't wait for her to WOMAN UP, take her POWER back and DUMP Laura Dean! Tamaki and Valero-O'Connell did a wonderful job of depicting a 'toxic relationship.' Not every toxic relationship is going to be the same. Not every toxic relationship has hitting, or fighting, or name calling, some toxic relationships are subtle. Freddy's character knows something is really, really wrong in her relationship, but she's in 'love' and is mindlessly getting dragged along in an endless cycle of breaking up and making up. I really appreciated this novel for its honesty and I think a lot of people are going to be able to relate to the main character Freddy. Also in this novel Freddy reaches out to an advice columnist to get her opinion, and I have to say that the advice she received was STUNNING! That was relationship advice everyone deserves to hear! I loved this novel and the artwork was amazing. I really liked the fact that this book was in black and white and PINK! It just kind of gave it a little something extra and this book was also a great LGBT+ book. Big thumbs up for this graphic novel, and it's great advice and plot.