Let me start off by saying that the art style in this graphic novel is absolutely stunning. If for nothing else, I’d say read it for that.
The story itself has an interesting premise, but I’m not sure what to think about the way it portrays DID (dissociative identity disorder). Since the book is only 100 pages and ends on a cliffhanger, I can’t be sure if the story is going to use Elle’s DID as a plot device, but it could quickly enter the realm of harmful representation if it does.

Of the main set of characters we get to see, Linotte is definitely my favorite. She’s clumsy, funny and adorable and I wish we got to see more of her.
I also really liked Maelys and her friendship with Elle.

Overall, it’s a really quick and enjoyable read and seriously the arttttt, it’s so beautiful!

The art in this graphic novel is beautiful!! While at first which of Elle's different personalities is fronting is easily recognizable by the change in hair color, as the book progressed we are able to see subtle differences in her expressions.

I loved the friend group in this story, especially the friendship between Elle and Maëlys.

However, at times it felt like this book romanticized DID, which is most certainly not okay.

Elle(s) is a compelling story about Elle and the other Elles who inhabit the same body; Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder).
Such a great creative way shows the differences in certain personalities and adds an interesting plot, both internally within Elle and outwards, with new personal discoveries and friendships.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What an amazing graphic novel! I really want to know who is really Elle because the ending killed me.
I liked it everything about this book was captivating either the story or the art style, it was mesmerizing with all the colors, a real good work.

The story is about Elle, the new girl at school, who is introduced to us by a group of teenagers that after that will become her friends but then they start to notice some changes in Elle's behavior, in reality Elle suffers from some big mood swings with the appearance of five different colorful personalities. Her new friends are worried and want to help her, would Elle let them help her ? Why is she like this? Who is truly Elle?

I loved this book mainly for the art, the friendship shared between the characters, the serious theme that the author chose to treat in such a colorful way and by this way making it less depressing. I'm happy for this discovery and I'll be waiting for the next book

Read this in a sitting! It was really good! Good to see different representation in books/comic books!
The story was great, although it felt short. The drawings are really cute, kind of Disney or Pixar style.
I liked Elle and the friends, and super interested with all the mystery! Excited for volume 2!

Elle(s) is a great book about different personalities, school life, friends, and family. It was a great read; I couldn't put it down. The Art and style are great. I can't wait to read the 2nd book! You get to meet almost all her personalities, so now I want to know who that last personality is, or well how they are different compared to her other personalities!

This graphic novel with beautiful art follows a young girl named Elle starting at a new middle school. I will start with what I did like about this book: it has a gorgeous art style with vibrant characters and unique design, and I love stories about a tight-knit group of childhood friends. I always love the fast-pacedness of a graphic novel, but it would have been nice to see Elle and her friends grow closer through the story instead of showing it quickly through a two-page spread of pictures. Thought it was adorable and I could see her friends cared for her, it happened so quickly that it didn't feel like the five had really formed any tangible bonds. Luckily, their characterization was consistent and their supporting Elle helped them grow closer in a more organic way.

I liked the variation of Elle's different personalities and their worlds within her mind. However, inaccurate depictions of disassociative identity disorder (DID), formerly known as multiple personality disorder, can be really harmful to those who deal with the disorder daily. You cannot be born with DID or have it injected into you through a science experiment; it is caused by trauma, usually occuring during childhood. I was hoping this would be a contemporary story and was excited for a story where kids with DID might be able to see themselves, but the mystery surrounding Elle's birth makes me worried this is yet another story using a personality disorder for shock effect or a plot device without doing proper research and thinking of the ramifications. I'm equally worried that Elle's black & blue-haired alter will fall into the harmful stereotype of people with DID having violent alters in later volumes. Elle(s) is beautiful, but unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone because of this.

Well this was a fabulous little gem. This is a graphic novel that focuses on a girl, Elle, with dissociative identity disorder (also known as multiple personality disorder). Her multiple personalities are identified by different hair colors and they change quickly based on the position Elle is in.

This was really cute. The artwork was great - it was bright and eye-grabbing and each page was really appealing. There's one page in particular where each personality has their own box (6 boxes total) and their facial expressions all slightly differ to capture their distinct personalities. That was just beautiful and it really showcased the illustrator's talent.

Also, this explores DID in a way that is understandable for the YA audience while displaying how important it is to have friends that are supportive and accepting. Kind of like how Eeyore's buds at the Hundred Acre Woods just accept that he's depressed, Elle's friends just accept that she has multiple personalities. It was really sweet.

A quick, fun, and enlightening read that's making me realize that I really enjoy different disorders being portrayed in graphic novel form.

I enjoyed this first volume and am excited to see where it goes. Since it was a first volume a lot of different plot points were introduced without any resolution, I'm hoping things get more fleshed out as the series progresses. Elle seems to present with DID, but she has been diagnosed by her psychiatrist with bipolar disorder. I liked seeing Elle's inner world where she seems to be fighting a personality we haven't seen in the real world yet. Each of her different personalities is seen with a different color hair so that the audience gets to know who is in control. I also really liked that her friends didn't abandon her when a different personality came out, but asked what was wrong and then supported her, asking how they can help. As this comic focuses on Elle, her friends and family aren't fleshed out too much, but I'm hoping we get to learn more about them in the next volumes. I'm also waiting to see if she ever gets diagnosed with DID. So far it seems like all the adults in her life, including the psychiatrist, just see the personalities as dramatic mood swings, not different personalities, like Elle and the audience sees them. I'll be eagerly awaiting the next volume

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with an e-copy of this beautifully illustrated middle grade graphic novel.
We follow Elle who seeming has dissociative identity disorder. She starts a new school and periods of dissociation quickly begin to return and Elle discovers some hidden secrets about her life.

The art style really drew me in. I found it stunning and I'm very keen to now own a physical copy purely for the beautiful art work, its softer than the usual style and so easy on the eye.

I'm not going to lie its the first Graphic novel I have read in a long while and now I'm obsessed!
I think its a really great place to start if your looking for a light read or are venturing into the world of graphic novels. As someone newer to this style I felt it flows and reads really well.

In the few pages of this first volume, I got a really good feel for Elle and her friends and how they interact together but I would have loved more from this volume, I literally devoured it in less than an hour and although I understand they are short it was just so quickly finished. That said I think that's a testament to how much I enjoyed it and how keen I am for the story to develop.
I am so very keen to see where this lead as its left on a cliff hanger and has defiantly left me wanting more!

Such a quick and pleasant read! I love the art style and plot so much already and can't wait to read more! The different Elle's were all so interesting, and the cliffhanger had me yelling aloud because I have to wait for the next installment!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

This one really captured my attention when I heard that it was a representation of dissociative identity disorder, and how that affects the life of the main character as well as those around her. Here we follow Elle who is the new kid in school after having been moved from her old school (initially for reasons unknown) and her joining a group of interesting and diverse new friends. There is banter, there are different friend-dynamics, there is a light-mystery plot element, and there's even a bit of fantastical style description of her multiple-personalities which I quite liked.

I thought the subjects were cleverly handled here, and the storyline and characters are compelling. I would have liked more of the story in this first Volume, and I definitely wanted the next chapter of the tale when I got to the end, so I will be keenly looking forward to Volume 2.

The art work is also beautiful. I really love the style of this one, it is clean and 'pretty' throughout, but without ever being sickly sweet or overly cartoonish. I think the colouring also works really well with the tone here, it is soft and gentle without ever being insipid or bland.

Overall I would definitely recommend this one, and I will happily pick up more from this author.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Le Lombard/Europe Comics for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4 beautiful stars

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Elle(s) is a middle-grade graphic novel about the pressures of fitting in and handling your emotions in middle school. Although it's tagged as "fantasy" and "YA," it's really neither of those things. The story revolves around Elle, who just transferred to a new middle school. She meets a few new friends, deals with mean girls, and strict teachers. She also has to deal with emotions in her head, depicted as Elle(s) with different hair colors. .

One highlight of the book is the artwork. I felt like I was watching a grown-up Inside Out or Disney/Pixar movie. The art felt 3-dimensional, like it was computer-generated. I recommend this graphic novel - if for no other reason - than for the art alone. It's a lot better than the art in most other middle-grade graphic novels. I also enjoyed the story. But if you're looking for a standalone, look elsewhere. It ends on a cliffhanger, so I assume there will be a volume 2, volume 3, etc. Overall, Elle(s) is a colorful story of a girl struggling and learning how to deal with his emotions in a healthy way. If you know a middle-schooler who enjoys graphic novels, this would be a perfect read for her!

I really enjoyed the art and the portrayal of the characters. I get the impression that Elle has DID (dissociative identity disorder) which is commonly portrayed incorrectly or in a negative light. I like that this is a creative representation that doesn’t make a villain out of the person with DID. It’s a good story so far, and I’m interested where it will go.

This was amazing! A beautiful, intriguing cute story, can't wait to see its continuation.

First of all, this is one of the prettiest graphic novels I have ever read. I just absolutely loved the art style.
But also, I loved the story overall. Elle is starting at a new school, making new friends, navigating the social and school life while dealing with the stressors that come with all that. Even putting the other subplots aside, that alone would have been interesting enough. But then other layers come in and it builds up into a good light mystery on top of everything else. It definitely ends abruptly with a cliffhanger, so watch out because you're going to want to read the rest!

Elle's new friends are all awesome, getting a beautiful found family feeling there.
I really liked the representation on dissociative identity disorder. To be clear, I have no personal experience with it and I don't know if the author does, so I can't comment on how well or accurately it was portrayed, but from my limited perspective, it was still respectfully and beautifully done.

This was a great first step to what seems like will be a great, interesting and beautiful story.

I will most definitely be reading the next one, and when/if the physical book comes out in English, I will be buying that one too, so I can have and share the beautiful art.

Thank you to Netgalley and Le Lombard/Europe Comics for the eARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.

One girl, 5 other personalities... Elle is starting over at a new school and with her is 5 other personalities that she doesn’t know she has. Her friends are finding that she starts acting strange and soon Elle and her new friends realize that theres more than one Elle! This was a beautifully illustrated comic, the artwork is just stunning! This is the start of a fun mystery story and I can’t wait to see where the rest of this story goes!

*Thanks Netgalley and Europe Comics for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review
This is a rather short graphic novel, but the plot is interesting and I’ll certainly be checking out the next volume.
Elle (or should I say Elles?) and her friends are all nice characters and I look forward to seeing how they’ll develop along the rest of the series.
However, the real star is the artwork, because not only is the style great but the colors are vibrant and simply gorgeous.

I loved everything about this graphic novel except that it was so short! I need more! It's full of beautiful art and a wonderful story. It features a girl with bipolar disorder. It does a great job showing her different moods. The art even matched her mood swings. This one of the best graphic novels I've read in a long time.

I really liked this comic, the colours were beautiful and the characters seemed really sweet. I'm curious to see how people with bipolar and dissociative identity disorder will react to this story because it seemed to me that it wasn't the best representation, but I could be wrong.
I'm eager to see what's next for Elle and her friends, but I'll probably read it in French since it's a French comic :)

thank you to NetGalley and the author for an ARC of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.
Elle is a student at a new school and it doesn't look hard for her to find a new group of friends but quickly the multiple personalities inside Elle appear as she gets stressed and the other students start finding her behaviour confusing. Her group of friends though stay beside her no matter what.

I loved the illustrations, the vibrant colours but I think that someways the story lost a bit of plot as it jumped, leaving some things unsaid. I think that the second volume will be more explanatory of Elle's personalities and might give more answers to what I did not like as much in this first volume.