This book was accessible and truthful. The content wasn’t particularly for me, but I can see how this short graphic novel can invite in others who identify with this author.

I loved the art and concept of this comic. I really love the idea of documenting your life in a daily comic strip - so I really appreciated how to story was linear and we really get to learn the details of one's life through transition. We got to witness the highs and lows of her life, and it felt like we were on her journey with her.

Unfortunately I have only just realised that this book was on my shelf. I probably had difficulty downloading it which is unusual for me because I don’t usually miss books that are on my shelf. Apologies. I would have liked to read it.

This is a great comic about transitioning and navigating life's moments. I love Julia Kaye's work and I am excited to see what comes next.

I have always been a big fan of Julia Kaye and I enjoyed the opportunity to check out Kaye's latest work, "My Life in Transition." I enjoy Kaye's honest, relatable, and personal style of comics and the perspective that they offer on the ups and downs of the transition process. Additionally, the illustrations are always well done. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys comics as much as I do.

A fantastic and relatable memoir of life in general, not just about being transgender. I found the artwork engaging, and the story itself was both funny and heartbreaking in turns.

This was my first book by the author. A peek into the author's life through comics. It talks about the ups and down of her life after transition

Julia Kaye is a favorite of mine, and My Life in Transition delivered just as much as her previous book did.

The comics in this book are little snapshot's into Kaye's life, with a general focus on her experiences as a transwoman. (Although there's less of a focus on that than there was in her previous book.)

Most (if not all) the strips are or will be published on Twitter & Instagram, with little blurbs accompanying them to provide the reader with some context, and I feel like this book could've benefited from including those with the strip. That's because there isn't really a strong narrative, it's more like little snapshots of the cartoonist's life. The book feels a bit disjointed at times, which the blurbs would've remedied a bit.

Having material like this, by marginalize voices, is incredibly important. (I wish there was something similar for dyslexics.) But without that sort of clear narrative, it's not especially compelling, (at least for me.) It's the sort of thing I'd read once, enjoy, and then probably not pick up a second time.

I really love the idea of documenting your life in a daily comic strip - so I really appreciated how to story was linear and we really get to learn the details of one's life through transition. We got to witness the highs and lows of her life, and it felt like we were on her journey with her.

Loved this graphic memoir. The vulnerable yet strong narrator was likable and relatable, the illustrations charming.

I'm not familiar with Kaye's previous work, but this volume will work as a stand alone read, and you'll likely want to seek out her earlier work, as I did. This was written in Kaye's third year after starting her transition, making this a helpful, important, and inspiring read for trans folx at any stage, but especially in the earlier stages of their transitions, because seeing Julia's story will help them get through their own journey. It's an important read for other folx too- as a cis female, I have no real idea of what it's like to transition, and while I know Julia's experience isn't every trans person's experience, it gives me something to hold onto, y'know what I mean? The whole "put yourself in someone else's shoes" thing, more people need to to do that. Julia makes her story so relatable, you can't help but feel everything along with her- there's all the emotions going on here, confusion, doubt, joy, love, fear, sadness, freedom, you name it. She starts this volume in a relationship, seemingly happy but doomed to breakup, then there's the stages of grief and recovering from the breakup, awkward dating, then meeting the just right person. We experience her body becoming more feminine with her, and the traumas of not feeling female enough, of being misgendered, of not being accepted by some of her close family as who she is. I cheered for her strong support system of friends and found family, for her triumphs big and small, and especially the ending-that's-not-really-an-ending, more of a happy, hopeful life's pretty good now that I am who I've always been kind of thing. The author's notes at the beginning and end add a lot to the whole thing, and Kaye's artwork is charming and dear. Just read this, it's good .

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Fun yet educating read about being a LGBTQ. A great way for children to learn about being different and proud. Easy to read and though-provoking.

A beautiful look into the highs and lows of life, not confined to a trans woman’s narrative, but just as a human, with one aspect of her being her identity, it’s also about heartbreak and healing and found family. Relatable to all, but achingly relatable to some, this book is an achievement.

An honest and amusing look into illustrator Julia Kaye's personal and professional life, all wrapped up in her transition and everything that comes with it.

I really enjoy Julia Kaye's comics and My Life In Transition is a great example of them. Following her life for six months, we get to experience her ups and downs, breakups and new relationships, gender euphoria and dysphoria, and everything else that comes with living as a trans woman in the years post-transition and in Kaye's unique personal experience. I found myself really connecting with a number of her experiences, and it was just a lovely little read. Some of the days shown were sad, others were uplifting, and some were just plain funny. It made for a lovely biographical slice of life comic. I would definitely recommend it.

My Life in Transition is a comic that spans 6 months of the author’s life as she handles loss, heartbreak and loving herself after her transition.

I have not heard of this author before but I really enjoyed reading about her life, and I look forward to reading her previous work.

Some of the situations were relatable and inspiring. I love her friends and support system and her uncertainty about her own feelings and even being open about them. It is hard to be open about your feelings with friends and loved ones.

This shows all the things that Julie encounters including misgendering, unsupportive family, even good days and bad days.

I am glad that I read this book. I may not be transgendered but I love reading stories where the person feels more happy and love themselves more.

I look forward to reading more about her life and following her on Instagram for more updates.

This is a collection of short slice-of-life comic strips that are quiet, sweet, sad, & funny. It's a sequel of sorts to Julia's first collection, but you can definitely read it on its own.

I think this book is lovely and so valuable. It shows that anxiety and dysphoria don’t just go away after early transition, but also that they can get a lot better. I think a lot of people will find it both relatable and uplifting. It's also nice that it's not just about being trans (like the first volume mostly was), but also about love, heartbreak, etc.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC! It's out now.

I really loved reading the comic/memoir My Life in Transition. It's one of those books that makes you think a bit, especially as it deals with everyday issues of transgender people transitioning. My Life in Transition is basically a heartwarming read about everyday life for the author.

4.5

My Life in Transition by Julia Kaye is a beautiful autobiographical graphic novel. A series of vignettes, where we can discover - day by day (more or less) - her life.

How she discovers herself, her true soul. The fear, the pain, the doubts, the joy, the tears... all her transition is explained to us through simple vignettes and sometimes I could ever relate with her feelings. Everyday is a new moment for a discover, a moment for fight the sense of dysphoria that kept her from being "free".

I liked how, even in her darker days and nights, Julia find the courage to take back her life. All that courage warmed my heart. It give me the hint for understand myself a little bit more. We have to accept ourselves, even if it seems strange or "wrong" (and it's NEVER wrong).

I couldn't completely understand her fears but in a minimal way I've tried the sensation of being "judge" for what you are (and what/who you like).

I'd love to read more books of Julia Kaye. She made my day.