What a delightful read, this was a great uplifting story about to older people who find love and happiness.

The illustrations were great, telling so much of the story, and accompanied by precise text, made for a great read.

I'd love to read more books like this.

I was given a copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this story because there are not many opportunities for readers to get hold of a love story about an older couple. I loved the colors in this book and the art in general with simple language that spoke to me at every page. The themes in this book are also quite interesting: ageism, loneliness, generations clash and sex in old age which was interesting to read about, seeing all the ways it changed the characters and the way they saw themselves. The two main characters have to learn to let go of the box their lives have put them in and realize that they are still alive and can still go on adventures. I loved their love story and the way it dealt with all the problems that come with looking around and realizing you don't recognize the person in the mirror and that everyone you knew is dead or not present anymore.

Thank you to Net Galley and Europe Comics for this beautiful ARC.

Received via Netgalley for review.

A poignant story about how growing older isn't the end of romance, life, or joy. The characters are lovingly drawn, with their wrinkles, white hair, and all.

I didn't quite enjoy the fact that Mediterranea gets pregnant at such an advanced age AND they decide to keep it, but I understand why that narrative choice was made.

What I don't understand is the lack of "l"s in the narration. There doesn't seem to be any thematic or symbolic reason for it, and it makes things just a little bit more difficult to read.

It started really nice, the beginning was interesting, kind of poetic and I was waiting when the two of them are going to meet. Then they met. They fell in love. They had sex. To this point, it was a nice romance story about two old folks, kind and funny. And then, I don't know if the author got hit or something, but Mediterranea getting pregnant in her 62 years, nope. That ruined it for me, completely. Besides that, I did not find it extraordinary in any way, it was just a nicely written and drawn story.

A beautiful and sad graphic novel. There is a lot to love in this one. I'll definitely be recommending this one to patrons.

This is a frank, thoughtful, engaging look at two people finding new love in the latter stages of life. It's well executed both in script and in art. My only real complaint would be a medical plot twist that's wildly improbable (though not technically impossible) and which feels rather superfluous to me.

Interesting story. Kind of sweat with a little humor. The only other comments are that the art was well done, and the characters were endearing. For those seeking an adult graphic novel, recommended.

I really appreciate the copy for review!

5 stars Thanks to NetGalley and Europe Comics for allowing me to read and review this graphic ARC. Publishes March 20, 2019.

Such a wonderful open graphic, written with flare in a European style. The author, Zidrou, actually Benoît Drousie of Brussels, has brought a wonderful story to light with an abundance of human emotions, open to the thoughts and actions of middle aged adults. European Comics is definitely more unimpeded in their views of sex than we are here in the States, but this graphic was done in very good taste.

Aimée de Jongh, born in the Netherlands, and an accomplished figure in Dutch comics, has brought forth a sterling illustration of the characters in this story. Depicting the main characters, both in youth and middle age, brought life to this story.

The story is two middle aged singles who find each other accidentally in the 'autumn' of life. We become voyeurs as their romance grows. Throughout this short story we see death, love and the miracle of new life.

I was truely moved by this story.
It is a boy meets girl romance with a twist.
For nine months the woman (61) has been nursing and caring for her dying mother. With her passing she becomes the head of the family and feels her age; unmarried, childless, there she seems little prospect for her life and looking at her sagging body she feels her time has been and gone.
Meanwhile, the man, (60 ish) is tired from his years moving other peoples belongings. The financial downturn has left fewer house moves and more economic solutions found to save homeowners money. Hire a van, get mates to help out. Who needs an expensive professional service? As a result of such realitities the removers need to cut back its workforce, the old guy loses his job and is forced into the inactivity of early retirement. Washed up and no longer with a routine to his day.

All things change when a meeting of two lonely souls shows there is life in these old dogs yet. but can real love blossom in later life?

I absolutely adored this funny and moving tale that resonated on so many levels with the attitudes of society. Not only did the words make sense and real people were identified in the characters. Their life situations were believable both in despair and renewed hope. So we are invited to see older people differently, that are still able to show affection, share difficult times in their past and embrace a possible future which just weeks before seemed impossible to contemplate. The cartoon drawings are on another level, as they lift the story onto another level. It becomes all consuming and allows in its candid reality and the reflection of wrinkles to remove the thought of elderly relationships as unnatural. Where younger people might feel anything is inappropriate beyond falling asleep in front of the TV and perhaps holding hands. The text here combined with illustrations make the man and the woman just like any human beings, not just capable of love but unable to be anything other than a sensual couple.

A real fillip for showing that 60 is the new 40 and a celebration of life.
I was delighted to not only read this comic book but to become lost in the illustrated world of two people who when not looking for anything special found that something extra that changes a grin into a smile and that twinge into a flutter.
A must read and a genuine life affirming graphic novel that justifies this form of literature and demonstrates storytelling suits any medium. But when words and pictures join together in such synchronicity as they do here, there is no better way to get that story across.

The artwork alone in this book is worth picking it up for, stunningly beat I couldn’t stop admiring it. The story itself is lovely and autumn romances aren’t something you see in graphic novels much too much. Heartfelt story and beautiful illustration what more could you ask

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion