I enjoyed this story. I did not know at first that it is part of a series, so I will have to check that out. The artwork is amazing and adds to the story!

Unlike several other comic strip series' I do not follow this one regularly and did not know enough about the dynamics when I went in. Although it is a small volume, it felt more dense than I expected, and I was unable to read it all the way through before it expired.
It is not funny as such, it is more serious and looks at relationships between family and a group of friends.

As much as I enjoyed volume one of A Heart of the City, I loved volume two even more. Heart and her friend group continues to grow and be even more relatable. I laughed out loud so much. Though, nothing too detailed or serious, this volume also touched on deeper topics like absent parents, race, puberty, getting glasses for the first time, learning to lose, and realizing that people come from all different walks of life. I hope the series continues to evolve and talk more about serious topics while still keeping it's signature humor. My biggest complaint is that the story is still slightly disjointed. The story jumps back and forth from different plots randomly. It can be kind of jarring. Also, some plots never have a resolution. But I absolutely can recommend this Middle Grade series. Especially for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller.


***Thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with a review copy.***

Really enjoyed the art style and story of this one! Although I'm not the age demographic for this graphic novel, I enjoyed the story and think that younger kids will get a lot out of it. I am definitely going to pick up the first in the series now just so I can spend more time in this world.

Un comic que prometía mucho y resultó ser un desastre. Los display de los dibujos estaban desordenados y no se entendía la trama en sí.

Heart of the City: Lost and Found is the second collection of Heart of the City, and ongoing web comics about a young girl, in middle school, Heart Lamarr, who wants to become a star, like her absentee father is.

The story follows Heart around with her other middle school friends, doing things such as having sleep overs, and getting new glasses, and wondering if you should rat on your sister, that sort of thing. It is a pleasant read, with little hints of other things going on.

The writing feels very real, and down to earth. When the children are confronted with not being able to get brownies because the younger sister at some, they debate on whether they should rat her out, or if they should all take the blame. In the end, they decide to take the blame, because the younger sister didn’t know it was wrong, and it didn’t feel right to punish her for that. In the end, the little sister confesses, and the others explain she didn’t know it was wrong, and they all get to eat the brownies after all, for coming forth and being honest.

Cute series, fun reading.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest reveiw.</em>

I loved the sweet building blocks and illustrations. I felt it was lacking in character development and had a lot of disconnect.

This is an adorable picture book of a girl named Heart Lamarr who has always dreamed of following in her father’s footsteps as an actor.
Her father whom she hasn’t seen in years suddenly shows up at Christmas with a surprise gift The illustrations are detailed and beautiful

Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the arc of this book.

The comics seemed to jump around a bit and weren't terribly cohesive at times, but I loved the diversity and the little slices of the characters lives.

Thank you to NetGalley for the copy. This is my first review of a book from NetGalley and I had high hopes that this was a comic I could read to my daughter (will edit with her review later.)

Pros: Sweet, nice illustrations, and some good building blocks.

Cons: Story is disconnected and flows poorly with little character development. The story lines are oddly laid out and poorly weaved. If the characters had a bit more nuance/development and the tough issues were addressed with a smidge more sophistication, this would be a much stronger book series. So sad to offer three stars generously. It needs a better editor and guidance.

Overall, readable and may be worth a library borrow or free kindle read, but definitely not purchase-worthy for our permanent bookshelf of graphic novels.