I really enjoyed the premise of this book and its exploration of AI. I also felt like it was really interesting to see the rough draft of the graphic novel. This allowed some insight into the development process, which I thought was really neat. Based on what I read, it's a very interesting story, but I think the experience would be more complete once all of the drawings are finalized. Some scenes were a bit confusing or harder to read due to the illustrations being very rough. I would like to go back to this graphic novel once it's released so my review can be more comprehensive and accurate to the finalized work.

While the premise of Pixels of You is interesting (sapphic AI love story!) and the cover art absolutely gorgeous, the execution was lacking for me and it felt more like reading an introduction or a single chapter rather than a volume. There was more in the summary than in reading the entire ARC. The story follows two opposites, Indira a human with cyber augmentation following a tragic accident, and Fawn, a human-presenting AI, who are forced to work together after an argument at the photo gallery in which they both intern. There is extremely little background information, and the volume is broken up with dark pages with seemingly random information presented as headlines. While this may be due to this being still a draft (this is an extremely rough draft with many pages only available as drafted sketches), it made for a very segmented and disjointed read. Many heavy topics such as chronic pain and discrimination are mentioned briefly, Fawn and Indira's relationship is not fully explored, and everything went by very quickly. Possibly reading the finished product with completed pages and color will be more effective, especially if future volumes will be included in the series, but given the poor pacing and lack of worldbuilding, I was unfortunately not a fan, and I don't believe it was solely (or even a majority) due to the unfinished nature of the ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley, the authors, and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Be warned. This one has a ways to go. It’s not out until July, and it still needs some finishing touches before it hits shelves. That said, the story is solid.

In the near future, Indira is a human who has an AI eye after a terrible car accident who has a grudge for AI in general. An art student, she has an unpaid internship at a gallery that gives her art some exposure. Fawn is a human-presenting AI who also has an unpaid internship at the art gallery. The two don’t get along for some obvious and not-so-obvious reasons. When the two are assigned to work on a project together, they grow closer after seeing one another in context and finding they have more in common than they think.

I can’t wait to see the finished product of this one. Some of what I saw were rough sketches with concepts explained, which didn’t diminish the story at ALL. It just made me want more. I am looking forward to seeing this come together, because I really enjoyed the subtly developing relationship between Indira and AI.

AI is probably our future, so speculative fiction about how that may look as well as human/AI relations is fascinating to me. Also, I am always about queer relationships, and adding the element of AI into that equation seems like a wealth of possibilities. Keep an eye on this one as it develops and look for the finished product.

I received a unfinished version of this book. It's interesting to know the process. I think this book will look better if it's colored. The story is okay.

This is such a cute and beautiful story! I enjoyed the bonding of the main characters. I can't wait to see the finished artwork of it.

This was a cute story. I kind of wish there was more to it though. I really want to see the finished artwork! I think it will be great!

An opposites attract story set amongst a futuristic world populated by AI and cybernetics, this graphic novel follows Indira and Fawn as they work together at their art internship to collaborate on a project. The girls struggle with their own internal problems as well as learning to understand more about each other.

The art is beautiful and is sure to be breathtaking in the final version, but the line quality suffers in the egalley I was provided and as such some panels are hard to parse. But it is in an unfinished state, so I won't be too harsh on that! It's clear Ota's art is the perfect match for this story.

Pixels of You is a graphic novel that follows two girls in a near future world, one of whom is AI, as they bicker, become friends, and as that friendship blossoms into something more.

This was a really cute concept! I was ready for some fun banter and then just all of the fluff! However, it was very short, at only 176 pages, and since it was a graphic novel there wasn’t much time to get acquainted with the characters. Also, this review copy was not complete, nor did it seem to be close to completion. This of course is because it was an advanced release copy, but I still had a very difficult time following the story.

I most likely will check out the finished copy to see the art, because it seems like it will be wonderful once it is finished and colored. But for now, I can’t give it more than three stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

I love the concept of this book and definitely want to read a final copy when it comes out, but unfortunately for now this was a DNF for me.

My opinion on this book will likely change when I read a final version- part of my problem is that it was a little difficult to read and I wasn’t a fan of the art in its current state, but the art is not final as this is an ARC so my opinion on the art will likely change once I see a final version.

I’m really interested in the concept especially since it’s sapphic, so I am looking forward to picking up a final copy in the future!

What an incredibly cute story about a human and an AI who are walking similar paths both seperately and together. This near future look into what life can be.

A human - Indira - and a human-presenting AI - Fawn - come together as interns for the same mentor in photography. A fight involving their indifferences gets them scolded by their mentor and thrown together on an exhibit project on "the unknown". Originally the two were to share exhibit space, but now the two girls must put their differences aside to work on the exhibit together.

Fawn's parents are AI's that are not human presenting (they look like human shape machines) whereas Fawn has a human 'body'. Indira is Indian-American and faces her own stuggles with the loss of her parents. The two eventually bond over their differences and become best friends...and maybe something more?

The art is well done if not a little 'sketchy' at times (unfinished). I can't wait to see what he finished product will look like and am excited for the possibility of more volumes to come. Highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Aside from the difficult-to-read edition of this graphic novel, I thought this enemies-ish to friends-ish was sweet. I would have enjoyed more world building and explanation about the world besides the black pages with what I assume were tabloid titles. It was difficult at times to follow who was saying what. I’d be interested to see how the finished product improves the ultimate experience of the story.

I liked this one! I thought it was really cute, and I always love a good WLW romance. I liked the little tidbits about AI and the world around them, and it was overall a short and cute story. I think I was expecting more? From the description and everything, I was just expecting more of a story and more between the mains, but that could have just been me. I was not a fan of the artwork unfortunately, it was hard to follow and just not my personal taste. I think the finale product will be better though, with coloring and all.

This novel had a really cool premise amd it being queer as well made me very eager to read it but it just didn't come though for me. Before I say exactly why I would like to add that I got an early copy and the art was not the finally art so seeing it in full color may very well change my review. Okay so here we we go.
To start I really liked Indira's story. I liked her and I wanted to know more about her story as I read. I liked finding out about her past and how it related to her art and her feelings for all forms of AI. She felt dark and melancholy and very real to me.
I didn't dislike Fawn I did find her to seem to perfect but I giving Hirsh and Ota the benefit of the doubt and saying they did that on purpose. She did feel a bit shallow over all like she was not as well thought out as Indira but I still liked her well enough.
My real problem is this book had a really cool universe and at least one great main character and not much was done. The premise fell flat for me. I wad hoping to get more in-depth or for this to take a more intense turn but it never did. It like they came up with a great concept but it was to big for then so they just sort of floundered. I just felt really disappointed by the end. I was wanted to much more from this.

I really like the idea of the book, but the print was too small for me to read, and I could not find a way to make it bigger.

I read and received this book for free through the publisher and NetGalley. Thank you so much! The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

"Does the world see you?"

Pixels of You takes place in the near future where AI and augmentation is affecting the world both physically and emotionally for humans. One of them is Indira; a student who had to be cybernetically augmented when she was a child after a tragic accident, leaving her traumatized and in pain of it all. Fawn, on the other hand, is a human-presenting AI intern. She feels the pressure of meeting her parents’ expectations and struggling to find herself in a world that perceives AI . Both of these characters have a passion for photography in a highly recognized Decade Gallery where they work, but both have contrasting personalities and are indifferent to each others’ work. So when a fight between them broke out, their mentor had no choice but to make them have an joint exhibition together in order for them to get along. If they don’t, they will no longer work under Decade Gallery.

As I was reading this ARC, I admit it was difficult to digest in the first read due to the art not yet completed. So I read it again until I fully grasped each scene closely. And honestly, re-reading did the trick and I cannot wait to see the finished product. The graphic novel explores many themes and layers such as prejudice, bias, and chronic pain. What made this graphic novel intriguing as well was reading about the perspectives around AI and giving the reader something to think about for the near future. The stand alone text and visuals are powerful in expressing this complex world of technology and natural elements. And how just like data and plants, humans need to open up and to be taken apart in order to be understood. The important thing is they cannot do it alone. They want to be seen. They want to be heard.

So when Indira and Fawn’s rivalry developed more overtime as a friendship, it honestly speaks volumes about how one connection can change their view about each other. By bonding and playing to their strengths, they’re willing to understand each other by talking about the joy and suffering they went through. They are able to share secrets they have not shared with anyone else despite their opposing views. This, to me, is an accomplishment for the both of them. I recommend this to young adult readers who are still exploring their own identity and how one connection with someone can make all the difference in surviving a world together.

This graphic novel was so lovely. I was surprised at the end because I wanted to see more of the story! the concept is really touching and unique, and I enjoyed the layers of an AI tech future tied with humanity and a sapphic romance. The characters were super interesting and well developed. Because it's still in its almost finished stages, some of the images were a little hard to follow, but I can't wait to reread this once the art is completed!

Aaaaah I enjoyed this so much! Once the artwork is finalized it’s really going to be amazing!

Near-future stories are always really interesting to me and I really liked that this story dealt with so many relevant issues like bias, prejudice, racism, chronic pain, and the intersection between all those things and technology.

It was also just a really sweet romance! I love the banter between the two girls and the antagonists to lovers arc was really well plotted.

I may have screamed when I realized the last page was the last page but oh, my heart is all squishy and warm.

Even with the artwork not yet complete I could tell how interesting and beautiful it’s going to be, and I got a definite sense of what the story world will look like.

I definitely want my own copy when it comes out!

I did not enjoy this book at all. I understand that ARCs are uncorrected, but this book isn’t even finished. The black & white images made it impossible to follow what is happening in the story. I have received other graphic novel ARCs from NetGalley before, and they were nothing like this. I don’t even know that I would give this book a chance once it is finished because of this poor experience.

I'm sorry but it looks like there is a problem with the files or with my application. I just see a centimeter of the illustration and the rest of the page is completely blank. I use Bluefire reader on Ipad and my Ipad is too old to get the NG app. Sorry!

Utterly charming and thoughtful! The artwork was gorgeous and I can’t wait to see the finished color copy. I really fell in love with the art and the very interesting story. The plolt follows two people who are forced to share a art gallery show. Indira is a human who is haunted by her tragic accident in the past and the pain of it still hurts. Fawn is a AI who is trying to fit in, in a world of humans. Both girls have different perspectives of photography and don’t particularly like the other’s photography. Being forced to spend time together, both start to see that there’s more to the other than each had initially thought. The gradual process of dislike to friendship to something more was quite sweet and I just did not expect to love their connection as much as I had. This is a sweet story and I would highly recommend it!

*Thank you Netgalley and ABRAMS Kids for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*