I enjoyed this graphic novel a lot, the artwork was cute and cozy. The characters were realistic for me and behaved like human beings who make mistakes. I liked that this graphic novel showed there are consequences for the actions they took. The romances were amazing to read about too!

This was a really cute coming of age finding yourself graphic novel. The topic of love and friendship is so well captured and what it's like to be unsure of yourself. Friendship and relationships can be messy and learning to navigate that while also learning who you are is hard.
I highly recommend giving this graphic novel a read. And the art is just so well done.

This book was a quick easy read, filled with lots of LGBTQ+ representation, which I love! Although, I felt there were too many main characters with different storylines to follow in such a short comic. If it was just following Molly, or Lou then I would have liked it more, but because the book followed multiple characters over months and months of time, it felt very rushed and a bit all over the place.
That being said, the illustrations were beautiful and perfectly done, and I loved the diversity of the characters and their physical characteristics.
I think I would have liked this book more if it was longer and there was more substance to it flow better.

First a big Thank You to NetGalley, the Author and the Publisher for this ARC.

This graphic novel is all about the entanglement of queer friendships and relationships.
It's a fun and relatable read. Lovely art and cute colours.
I had hoped for a little more dept.
But all in all, this was a fun read.

This was such a great graphic novel - I loved the art style. I found that the characters came across really realistically, with a great mix of personalities and styles. I loved that this was set at college rather than having more of a high school feel to it. A great, quick read, perfect for young adults!

Thank you, NetGalley for this advanced readers copy of How Could You by Ren Strapp!

This graphic novel was all about the entanglement of queer friendships and relationships. It was such a fun read! I found myself laughing and giggling and feeling genuine empathy for these characters.

It reminded me how much I love stories that take place on college campuses.

The ending was a little lacking for me. And it was pretty difficult to root for one of the main characters. But overall the art and the story was good!

3⭐️ (a solid read)

I really enjoyed the artwork and the style of this and loved the diversity and expression of all the characters. I also love when characters are flawed and messy and I liked that that was explored here, showing sides of people that isn’t always explored in fiction. There wasn’t a happy ending but more of a ‘we need to pick up the pieces and go from there’ which is more in tune to reality. I will say that I know this was more a snapshot of life but I do feel it ended quite abruptly and maybe could’ve had a little more wrapping up this particular story, as well as sometimes I felt it didn’t flow as well as it could’ve. Overall though I really enjoyed it and would definitely buy the physical copy

** A copy of How Could You was provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **

This graphic novel took me back to the messiness and tenderness of (growing up, falling in love, breaking up, and mending in) college. The art style and illustrations fit the story perfectly! This reminded me of a grown-up Heartstopper.

Liked the art, the colours, the cover. But I am a bit disappointed with the story setting and the characters’ interactions. There isn’t a flow to it.

Friends who do not understand you; breakups, finding partners and yourself - this graphic novel has it but I feel we need a story to tell and discuss especially if it involves a main character hurting from the very beginning.

Thank you, Oni Press, for the ARC.

A snapshot of the college dramatics of a group of sapphics, and an ode to how much of a shithead one can be in their early twenties and how difficult it can be to grow out of that and mature. Great for messy queer rep.

I really enjoyed the relentless messiness of the this graphic novel. It felt very real, and I love that everyone didn't neatly resolve all of the conflict to be bffs at the end. The art was gorgeous as well.

This book made me feel like I was 20 again. The messy characters were so real, and were written so well that I feel as if I knew them in school. This book and it's beautiful graphics teleport you back into the confusion of being 20 and desperately grasping at love.

I adored the art and colours. The little drawing of food were delicious. Marseille! The parties!

There was a lot of tenderness and an unbelievable amount of messiness, but in a fun way. The story gets a little hard to follow at times, and I'd hoped for a more satisfying resolution, but overall it was lovely. Lou is a precious baby <3



Thank you Netgalley for providing digital advanced copy in exchange for honest review.

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this arc!

i’ve recently ventured into the wonderful world of graphic novels, comic and manga and i’m loving seeing how different art styles can bring a story to life!

this story was Very messy and most of the characters were pretty unlikeable at times but i think this was the intention? the art style was very pretty, but unfortunately this fell short for me and felt a little one dimensional.

I'm not sure what to think about this comic book.

I really enjoyed the art style, especially the coloring but the plot didn't work for me.
I think my main problem is the number of characters and their connections. There's like six of them and everyone has their own story arc. But you cannot fit all of it in such a short book. I think the whole France plot is too much because the author doesn't get a chance to create more nuanced story, and both girls are really undeveloped. Meanwhile in US storyline things are happening too quickly.
But I actually really liked the characters, I liked how messy they are. Really felt like young adults who are making a lot of mistakes.
If you're looking for a quick read with cute art and realistic characters, and don't mind chaos than I can recommend How Could You.

Not gonna lie, I kept getting confused between the characters. All the characters kinda suck and were super messy. The only character I liked was Lou but they weren’t involved much. I felt like the story ended abruptly and had no real conclusion. I did really like the art style and colouring.

Thank you to Oni Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this graphic novel. This art is beautiful, the lgtbqia+ representation is intriguing, and the coming-of-age plot was interesting. However, the disability representation was a bit questionable to me, and some aspects went quicker than expected. Because of these points, I have to give this a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Great little graphic novel about relationship breakdowns and the aftermath. Got through this in about an hour was an easy read. Loved the colour palette and that the author gave each character their own colour and used certain colours to represent different emotions.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this arc

This is such a "slice of life" short graphic novel. It follows the romantic lives of five friends and their time in college. To me, the banter was a bit high-schoolish but you have to remember that they are all 19-21 years of age. I thought this was an overall fun read that showcases what can happen in friend groups. I also really enjoyed the diversity of the characters and background characters shown throughout the book as well as disability representation. Jackie has to be my favorite character because she didn't hold back on letting Molly know how bad of a friend she was. Also, the ending is so relatable haha!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an eARC for me to review! Love a messy queer college story, so scooping this one onto the TBR was a no-brainer.

There's not a lot of growth to the characters throughout and they're all so self-centered and ignorant of possible consequences, it reads very much like a bunch of idiot college age kids still figuring out what kind of people they want to be. The premise did make it sound like it would be focused more on Molly, but having the large cast really worked for having so many intertwining storylines. The art is lovely and soft, and the characters are all well defined. Definitely a fun read!