I was not a fan of the characters nor the world building but the illustrations salvage the story. The plot moves too slow for my taste.

The only good thing here is the art and the promising concept of the story. Other than that, this book is the type of book that I hate.

Why? Let’s just say one character annoys me for being too stupid and useless.

The pacing as well was too slow. Nothing much happens here and most of the parts doesn’t have a well detailed explanation of what’s happening that is very difficult to follow as again, the pacing is too slow and once of the main character is just plainly stupid and such a pain the ass.

What on earth did I just read? I really don't know. On the plus side, this definitely succeeds at being eerie and creepy and scary. On the minus side, there's a lack of development. The world building is minimal, and I'm not sure what's up with the zombies and the plant people, who are maybe another kind of zombie? I have no clue! And both of the MCs are unreliable narrators who sometimes see things that aren't there unless they are there? And is any of it there? This was too weird and unresolved for me, but Vieweg creates a horrifying atmosphere affectively.

It could be better if the execution of the story were to be carried out well. There are so many plotholes and a lack of world-building. I just wanted to know how this apocalypse being formed but the author didn't fill us in that department. The sequential arts often look disarrayed which could be a mood killer for readers to follow the story. However, I like the idea of the author trying to bring us the inclusion of mental health issues in the middle of the apocalypse. While facing zombies, the girls also battling with their inner demon. But again, the void on the zombies' background is just so glaring. I just hope the author could put more work into the world-building of the story because it actually plays a vital role in fulfilling readers' imaginations.

I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinions.

Ever After is a post-apocalyptic zombie narrative featuring an underdeveloped plot, character, and worldbuilding. The art was really well-down, but it was not enough to mask a subpar narrative.

The art style of this book was colorful and cutesy, belying a dark tale of an apocalyptic universe filled with terror and zombies. I enjoyed the art style and the contrast it presented.


The story itself was full of promise, but its execution ultimately floundered in a sea of unanswered questions, forgotten plot points, and a bleak lack of character development. I'm not sure if it due to a loss of translation or just poor storytelling, but this story could have done with more development, background, and dialogue to make it more understandable.

This was creepy and cute. A beautiful story of frienship in a zombie story. The images were stunning, they're exactly my kind of art for graphic novels. But the story was a bit hard to follow and we were missing some information about the world and the zombies that would probably have helped us follow along better.I don't think I would recommend it all that much, I've read better graphic novels before.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

The book indicated the trigger warnings but I did not see them and then I went ahead.

I wanted to like this book because of the art and the friendship during the apocalypse story. The plot was promising but I find the execution lacking. Some story elements were not explained. The twist was not really explained nor understood. The characters are undergoing complex issues and experiencing traumatic events but I feel something missing when I try to process what I read.

T/W: attempted suicide, gore

A cute story about friendship and zombies (very good metaphor).

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC 📚.

I really enjoyed this one!

I was provided an advanced digital copy of the book from the publisher via Netgalley for review purposes, all opinions are my own.

It’s an graphic novel, two girls who get to be friends and have to fight against zombies.
Friendship, loss, entertaining, I liked reading it.
Hopefully the next novel comes out soon 🤗🎃

I enjoyed this book and really loved the art style. It took me a while to like the characters, but I got there eventually. The artwork truly is amazing, full of colours. Even if the book had a darker theme, it was still light and positive.

Ever After is a good graphic novel to hand to students who enjoy apocalypse and zombie stories. Readers will enjoy learning more about Vivi, where she came from, and what happened to her sister when the zombies took over!

While I am continuing to post my regular content, the BLM movement is still going on. Please keep referring to my story and linktree to find ways to help out.✊🏻‼️

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I keep staring at the all the books I have for a secret tbr, and then randomly picking a new release instead! At least last night I decided to grab a netgalley arc.😅
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EverAfter is a graphic novel that illustrates a story that mainly follows Vivi and Eva two young girls who are living a life where the undead roam. When a train breaks down, the two girls are thrown together forced to confront the demons around them, while also dealing with their personal demons such as grief, and feeling out of place.🥺
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Honestly, I don’t really know what happened in this book. It jumped right into the story without proving any backstory, which was hard for me to wrap my head around. Sometimes I LOVE when we get right into the action, but with this one, it made absolutely no sense. I even had to check goodreads to make sure I wasn’t reading a sequel. Due to this, I was unable to connect to the characters, the plot, and pretty much everything else. It also just kept the story from going forward in my brain, since I was so stuck on the early pages because I was trying to get any information that I might have missed. Newsflash, I didn’t miss anything. There was just no information. The art was gorgeous, but also didn’t help tell the story, or propel it forward. While graphic novels might be tempting to you to pick up towards the end of the year, I would skip on this one.🤨

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What’s the last book that you read that jumped right into the plot? Did you like that about the book? Let me know!💋
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Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the review copy!

This was so cute. A story of friends and how far they will go for each other in a world of the undead! The art was great and very easily read.

I highly recommend this read!

I really enjoyed this book. I loved that it was two girls surviving by themselves. I loved the way that the story dealt with Vivi's flashbacks. I loved the art style. I loved the story in general! This was such a great graphic novel about friendship, zombies, and dealing with your past trauma. If you are a fan of zombie graphic novels then I think this one will be right up your alley!

Will I ever stop crying over this book? Haunting, sad, and straight to the heart, this graphic novel will horrify and tug your heartstrings in equal measure. A compelling story, with characters you wish you could save from the pages.

There felt like a lot of promise initially, but I was confused most of the time. It took quite a few times for me to get through this and because I wasn't into it it felt like it went on forever. I will say that the artwork was great. I think this may have been the case of the "it's not you, it's me."


Thank you Lerner Publishing Group for this eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

TWs: graphic violence & attempted suicide

Quick shout out b/c the book does provide content warnings, which is amazing! (Esp. because they are certainly needed for this graphic novel)

First thoughts: Interesting plot, curious to see how it goes. I am worried because almost all of the top Goodreads reviews are negative and low rated, with mentions of it being boring and perhaps a bit too scary. Also, this was originally published in German and I saw some comments about translation issues.

Okay so I was hesitant going into this graphic novel because of the Goodreads reviews, and it didn't help that from the beginning I didn't prefer the art; it is different from the cover art (which was frustrating, because what's the point?) and the art style is drawing rather than the typical graphic art (digital) that most graphic novels use, at least from what I've read.

Overall, the story was very confusing. The main character, Vivi, lives in a mental hospital after being found alone at the beginning of the apocalypse after feeling responsible for her sister's death. This causes for confusion when she hallucinates, and I wasn't sure for a while what was real and what was her hallucinations because they blended together.

Most of the plot for me didn't make sense. Things just randomly happened. And the part where Vivi was with the half dead lady that for some reason didn't try to kill her? I was confused for sure. Also, there really was no ending. Really not sure what happened.

I actually LOVED a few of the panels in the end b/c the art with Vivi looking like a badass with her pink hair pulled up and her eye bandaged up, she looked really cool; and the panels with Eva and Vivi were especially amazing. BUT, those didn't come until they last few pages and were paired with a non-ending.

Overall, this graphic novel was fine, and other than the overall idea of the story, nothing stood out to me. I also didn't find the zombies or violence to be too terrifying, but this type of thing doesn't usually scare me.

Rating: 3 stars

You ever finish reading a book and wonder what the heck you just read? Ever After by Olivia Vieweg had that effect on me. I understood much of what was going on--except for what I didn't. It felt like reading a scary dream. There were zombies, which aren't my favorite, and two girls with tragic backstories and emotional baggage trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. The art was colorful and dramatic and often beautiful. It was action filled, but at the same time, at least for me, very difficult to follow the story line, and challenging even to tell Vivi and Eva, the two protagonists, apart. Which really should not have been difficult. Vivi has dyed pink hair. Eva has brown hair. and yet somehow the art made them difficult to tell apart. At least for me. It had some of the same feel as many of the manga I've read, with frantic, jumpy action, overly dramatic depictions of emotions/ reactions, and lots of facts and explanations either implied or left unstated entirely. I honestly don't know why the story ended like it did, or what that ending will mean for the characters. I also don't know if perhaps the story suffered from being translated into English, and if somehow in the original German the story felt more coherent.

I did appreciate that this is a story about two girls. There's no romance and few male characters. The girls have agency, or at least develop it over the course of the story. The German setting adds a little to the story, with walled towns adding a new dimension to the journey through apocalyptic zombie territory. There's little diversity; every character I can remember is white, which I don't love. There is representation of mental health issues, however, and I especially appreciated that there are related content warnings offered at the beginning of the book.

So for all that many individual panels were lovely art on their own, I ended up not loving this graphic novel, and would probably not seek out more by the author. I don't think her writing and artistic style work for me. Readers more inclined to the narrative style of some manga may find the story and characters easier to follow. it also helps with your enjoyment if you don't mind zombies and apocalyptic worlds and gory violence.