four stars because the art style was lovely and the dialogue fun to read, the history accessible and easy to follow, but am raising my eyebrow at some of the relationship stuff?? but good for them

Bobot knows the streets are not paved with gold, but as one of the thousands of Filipino migrant workers in California in 1929, he can't bring himself to admit that the dream is a lie. Back home, he is a respected, educated man, yet in the United States of America, he has no choice but to work in the fields. Then he learns a rumour that his estranged wife has been seen in San Francisco and embarks in a stolen suit to find her.

Have you ever had all the pieces of a jigsaw, even the picture on the box, but, try as you might, it's an uphill struggle to match them together and, in the end, you have to give up? Well, here is the same experience in graphic form.

All of the necessary plot points are there. The execution is not. In kindness, there are many positives: each section utilises colour to convey the perspective and tone of the narrative; there is an interesting story at its heart and a nice enough art style. As such, while this isn't a bad book, it is one with a small audience. It lacks the depth and subtly to appeal to history-centric readers, is deficient in the mystery to be alluring to such readers, not emotional enough for the romance-centric reader, yet uses too-loose an art style to attract graphic-centric readers.

In all, a fine graphic novel. For someone.