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Per usual, the artwork is absolutely stunning and the story about friendship, self-worth, and toxic relationships will resonate with readers. Most definitely a must add for YA graphic novel collections.

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I just... don't think I like Mariko Tamaki's stuff, despite the fact that the summaries always sound like I should. I've also read Skim and Saving Montgomery Sole, which both had a really similar feeling to this and both fell short for me. She has protagonists who kind of angstily float along in their own weird little worlds being completely passive. It just doesn't work for me.

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I cannot review this title due to an unreadable format. I cannot review this title due to an unreadable format.

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This graphic novel was one I wanted to read for a while and I am glad I did. While this book has a predictable plotline, I wasn't bothered because the emotion behind it and the characters were real enough that it felt like something new, highly recommend.

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I love everything about this book- the plot, the characters, the flow. And the art was absolutely breathtaking. This is a must-read for high schoolers (or for anyone who has ever found themselves chasing the wrong kind of relationship).

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I was so excited to be approved for this. I love Mariko Tamaki and I was highly anticipating getting my hands on a copy of her next graphic novel. Unfortunately, I could not read the text in the file. From what I saw, the illustrations were well done and I look forward to reading it once my library purchases a copy.

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This is a book that I am highly anticpating for the spring so I'm just shocked that the quality of this file was that awful.. I gave up. I'll most likely be purchasing the title for the library and will try to read it then but I just kinda can't believe that y'all thought that quality was a good idea???

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I couldn’t read the text in the file I downloaded! I’m sad because I’m so excited to read this comic! I’ll try to download it again, and I hope that I can read it then.

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Everything Tamaki does is magical, so I'm sure this will be a great. But as others have said, the text was illegible, and I didn't want to fight it.

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Unfortunately I cannot give a full review of this title since the image quality is too low to read any of the text. I'm not sure why the publisher would do this.

I'm giving it 5 stars because everything Tamaki does is magic and amazing. The colourscape of black, white, grey, and coral is incredible. I can tell this is a deeply emotional, evocative story. As disappointed as I am, I'm excited to read it when I get get a real copy.

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Giving this 5 stars to give the author the benefit of the doubt because the art looks beautiful and the story seemed great, from what I could gather. Unfortunately, as almost every other reviewer has mentioned, the text is COMPLETELY ILLEGIBLE. This is so disappointing as I was REALLY excited to read this, and couldn't. :(

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The e-arc was such low quality that I couldn't really read it, but I loved this book so much. I love a book for teens (for anyone) that shows a toxic relationship where neither person is exactly a villain but it's still an unhealthy relationship. Even Laura Dean, for all her terrible girlfriend behavior, is a teen who clearly has her own abandonment/attachment issues to sort out. Also modeling what a toxic relationship is! I feel like a lot of young adult (and adult) books idealize unhealthy relationships, so it's refreshing to read a book that calls a spade a spade. It's not romantic, it's toxic. Love shouldn't have to be a constant struggle.

The art was beyond beautiful, and every little touch from the talking bear ring to the emails to Anna Vice was wonderfully done. The touches of pink in the beginning were great too.

I especially loved Doodle's story line, and I loved their friendship! I love how this book shows that romantic relationship shouldn't trump the other important relationships in your life. I love how Freddie was able to recognize that this wasn't who she wanted to be and how she was hurting others, and then worked to fix it! I recognize that I said love a lot in this review, but I loved this book!

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Unfortunately I was not able to read the text in the format available for download, however I will most likely order it for our graphic novel collection, based on the drawings and the authors previous works.

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I couldn't read the text of this graphic novel in the version that I downloaded, but from what I could see in the pictures, I loved. I think this is an important topic for teens to read, and I can't wait to get a physical copy in my hand so I can read the story along with the pictures.

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This book explores a toxic relationship, self-love, standing up for yourself, and friendship. The plot didn't stand out to me and there was a lot going on. Overall, it was realistic and has an important message. Realizing that you're in a toxic and emotionally abusive relationship and leaving it is hard. It's important to be there for your friends when they ask for help. The illustrations were stunning.

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As others have said in their reviews, the text was close to unreadable. I loved the story and the art so much though that I powered through anyway though and made my best guess on the words. Despite the blurry words and missing pages, I really enjoyed this. Losing yourself in a terrible relationship and becoming a bad friend in the process is an experience most teens can relate to, and I loved the queer rep. I've already purchased a copy for my library!

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Art is lovely, but the text is unreadable. Hopefully, the publisher will release a better quality version soon.

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Teens will enjoy this story about toxic high school romance, how to be a better friend, and living for yourself rather than being codependent on a mate. Some may say that Freddy makes dumb choices but she is a teenager and I think this accurately portrays teen decision making. TW: abortion, sex with minors

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I'm dying to read this and hopefully review it before school breaks for the summer. Unfortunately the galley copy was totally illegible as all other reviewers noted. Really a pity because this is exactly the kind of book we need.

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I have heard nothing but wonderful things about this book, but unfortunately I was unable to read most of the text in this particular digital file. The art is beautiful, but it's hard to formulate a full review without all the text. I'm looking forward to reading and re-reviewing this book when it releases in May.

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