This story follows 4 kids who come from different backgrounds, rich and poor. They're all smart in their own ways, and they are thrown together in a competition to come up with an invention that will make the company a lot of money. They want to come up with something that has never been invited before. They work hard twords this and even manage to get a working on but its super dangerous and one of the kids was hiding a secret which gets her blamed for messing up their project. But she wasn't the only one hiding a secret.

A fun story, I enjoyed the jokes and puns! Great artwork, some absolutely gorgeous full page illustrations and I loved the graphic novel format. Felt a little on the nose at times...

Free proof copy provided by Netgalley.

"Teleportation and Other Luxuries" is an LGBTQ+ focused YA book that delivers a message of hope and acceptance that is very much needed in this modern world, That being noted, the book has a bunch of great elements that completely fail to mesh resulting in a turgid , unbelievable and nearly unreadable mess.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, Mad Cave Studios, for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

i somehow didn't realise that this was a graphic novel, but it was pretty good. liked it a lot, would recomend

This is my second book from this author, and I love the consistent queer representation they have in their books so much. The fact that a majority of the characters in this book are trans makes me feel incredibly happy and so seen. Compared to Bongiovanni's adult title I've read, "Mimosa", this story is much more lighthearted and the characters much less complicated- but not in a bad way! It just kind of blended in with some of the other YA graphic novels I've read. Overall, this book is a fun quick read for those who want stories about queer teens causing just a little bit of mischief.

We follow a team of four young geniuses selected by an obvious Amazon doppelganger to participate in a competition and create a fantastic new invention! It's a near future scifi in the vein of Little Brother, with a tone reminiscent of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.
In the end it was just okay; the artstyle was very characteristic but not really my favourite, the characters were alright but no one really stood out for me (and sadly the same goes for the relationships, which are vital in this kind of found family tale), and the messaging was... a lot. It's definitely a graphic novel that lacks in subtlety, so I think I'd recommend it to younger teens and people who love Twitter discourse.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun graphic novel that young readers will love. I am excited to share this with my kids.

My thanks to NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for an advance copy of this graphic novel that looks at a diverse group of teens trying to come together to create and invention that will change their lives, but finding a whole lot more.

Everything seems to be monetized today. Politicians are selling sneakers or coins while running for office. Big movie stars getting millions a movie are pushing water in commercials. Influences pushing lifestyles they had never heard of, nor thought of until the check clears, and suddenly it become the biggest bestest thing ever. Being helpful is not enough. Things have to make money for someone. Even if the device is a threat to the people who make it. Teleportation and Other Luxuries is a graphic novel for young people, featuring a diverse cast and some cool science, written by Archie Bongiovanni, with art by Mary Verhoeven.

The future is Blamazon, and they won't let anyone forget that. To keep this power Blamazon is holding a Teen Scientist Competition, where the entrants will work in teams, and create great things for Blamazon to sell. The winning team will win a college education paid for by Blamazon, and of course the social media praise that will go with it. Teams are picked randomly, and these four are brought together into a, well fairly decent argumentative team. Tyler is the son of scientists who work for Blamazon, but treat their child more as a failed experiment, one that is constantly disappointing, even with all the social media popularity he has. Gabby is their own person, proud, questioning and putting up with nothing in the way of guff, though Gabby is constantly tired from working by day for the contest, and at night on her own experiments. Allegra is the smartest of them all, but also the shyest and more in fear of making a scene and being judged for who she is. And finally L.J. a jack-of-all-trades who has taken over most of the tasks in the his small town as people left, caring for his friends and family, while letting himself be ignored. These four must come together, though the secrets, attitudes and fears they all have might make this impossible. Especially when they decide to create a working teleportation device. Well they are still getting some bugs out of that working part.

A fun story for middle school kids and teens, filled with diverse characters, ideas, a love of knowledge and of course fun. Each character is distinct, with their own set of problems, and way of dealing with things, and are very relatable in many ways. Some will have problems with the characters and who they are, but this book is not for them, so I won't bother writing about them. Stories like this are important because people need to be seen. Especially today. The story is good, and the art is quite good. Cartooney bright and cheerful, with nice backgrounds, and a lot of funny images and jokes. I liked he characters the story and the little things that made them real.

We all know people who can benefit from stories like this, and it is good to see more of them. Again, especially today. I'd like to see more books from both creators.

This was honestly a fun story! A diverse cast and an interesting story. The topics that the graphic novels touch on feel natural and not too in your face that it's "trying to send a message". Well, expect the "Blamazon" thing. That was so insanely blatant, it became cartoonish. The art style is also very cartoony, but it is still a cute style. The story was short and right to the point. The plot pacing was very good!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

Tyler’s parents are both famous scientists, and expect the same of him. They make him take part in the company teen scientist competition with three other teens. They want something they can sell to the general public.


Tyler doesn’t want to be a scientist, well, not that kind at least. He wants to study birds. But he can’t tell them that.
The other kids are LJ (who can build anything), Allegra, a trans girl, who is super smart, but doesn’t like to talk much, and Gabby, who thinks that she can create a second invention, in the middle of creating the first, so she can help her ill sister.


They create a teleport, which is way cool, except, it doesn’t take you quite where you want to go. It doesn’t kill you, which is a good thing, but since it drops you off in middle fo the ocean, or at the top of a tower, or the middle of a tiger cage.


What could possibly go wrong with that?


Fun story of people who start off as forced friends, who don’t really like being there, or making the invention, who become friends.


Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out the 12th of November 2024.