This graphic novel is about a Korean-American Yoo-Soon who has a supernatural trait to see strings connecting people, and she uses this ability for her work as a freelance investigator and consultant to the police. Black strings are what drive the story as they show show a connection between a murderer and their victim, and it is not always clear who is who if the two people are not in close proximity together.

I liked the storyline, it had some humor involving the blue strings, and we see Yoo-Soon team up with Luke, a police detective, to track down a black string situation. The story does have queer representation, and a diverse cast. The illustrations are gorgeous, I like the style that Carlos Javier Olivares and Sara Colella have collaborated to create and I would recommend this!

Thank you to Mad Cave Studios and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this work.

Our main girl Yoon sees strings between people. Black string connecting the murderer and the victim. Blue string connecting people who've slept together.
The fun concept is what drew me in.
I liked this graphic novel. The art is punchy and colorful and there's some good banter between our two main characters.

"String" by Paul Tobin is about a woman named Namgung Yoon-Sook , who has a special ability that helps her solve crimes. She can see a black line connecting a murderer and their victim. She can also see a blue line connecting people who have slept with one another. She starts working with a detective named Luke Mayfield to solve cold cases.

"String" is an action-packed and beautifully drawn comic. The story is engaging, and the characters are interesting. I can't wait to continue the series!

Thank you, NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios, for sending me an ARC of "String."

An enjoyable rollercoaster of a book - Yoon-Sook Namgung sees strings: blue strings between people that have had sex with eachother, and black strings between a murderer and their victim. People mostly get nervous around her because of the blue strings, but Namgung uses her black-string-vision to solve crimes of the murdery nature. But what is this! Namgung sees a black string attached to herself! Someone is about to murder her, but who?

And then there are several other murder mysteries that she solves during the main story, all the time followed on foot by a police detective who she's also working with.

It's all quite wacky, but stays on the right side of whimsical, so it's actually funny. I really enjoyed the art, very expressive, and Sara Colella actually manages to draw easily readable action scenes, which is its own form of art.

The novel was such an interesting concept! The strings connecting people, Yoon being able to see them was so cool. Really enjoyed reading it and would love to read the next book in this series!

I loved the premised of the book, it really intrigue me. I was in from the beginning and the main characters, Luke and Yoon, were interesting and i liked their interactions.

However i felt like the part about her murder was rushed and not believable...

Would recommend, it was a good quick read.

I love the blossoming relationship between Luke and upon I also think it’s funny how they’ve dated the same girl and I like that they use the correct pronouns for Luke no questions asked. I can’t wait to see what the author does with the rest of the series. I hope we learn about the origin of Yoon’s powers.

String by Paul Tobin has great potential to be an epic comic book series. While the pacing of this one was a little choppy, I found myself intrigued by the plot, art, action, and string theory (yep, I had to throw in a science pun lol). I think it would make things feel smoother if we got to see Yoon’s past and how the strings all started and how Yoon figured out what they meant. I really think this has great potential to be an amazing series. I am extremely interested to see what comes next!

First, the art style is absolutely gorgeous. This is one of the prettiest books I have ever read and I hope to read more from these creators.
I greatly enjoyed this book. The concept of seeing strings connecting others was very interesting and I liked exploring that. I hope there will be future books in this universe so I can learn more about Yoon's powers. The characters were all fun and likeable and I appreciated their racial, gender, and sexual diversity.
My only little gripe is I wish that there was more of a mystery in finding who Yoon's strings connected her to. I would loved a more dramatic reveal.
However, I had a great time with this graphic novel and would definitely recommend.
Thanks NetGalley!

The premise of this book was intriguing from the moment I read the synopsis. Yoon can see strings that connect people. Blue is for those that have been lovers and black is to show that they have murdered or are going to murder someone.
The main characters Yoon and Luke are very likeable and their banter was funny to read along with the mystery of who the black string that Yoon sees connected to her leads to.
Her murderer...?
It was a quick and fun little mystery and the art is really well drawn.
I would definitely recommend giving it a read.

I have been OBSESSED with The Red String of Fate for as long as I can remember. So to think that there could be more kinds of strings that connect you to someone, really many people, is so intriguing. This book explores how a woman who can see those strings can help solve murders for the Seattle police.

While this book isn’t inherently gay, it is very queer, diverse and with great representation. The MC, Yoon, is Korean, her partner is Black and Non-Binary and both of them seem to have no problem having sexual relationships with any sex. So that’s a HUGE plus in my eyes.

I’d be interested to see how this could continue on for more volumes.

Thank you to NetGalley, Mad Cave Studios, and Paul Tobin for an Advanced Reader's Copy of this title!

25-year-old Korean-American Yoon-Sook Namgung has a secret ability - she can she 'strings' of fate between people - blue strings for s*xual encounters, and black strings between murderers and their victims. If you've got a problem in these areas, Yoon can solve it for you - a reputation which comes with no small amount of suspicion and derision. Despite the drama, TMI, and random targeting this ability causes, things are generally going well for Yoon in her Seattle slice-of-life until she wakes up entangled in her own black string. Time is of the essence to figure out - with the help of her new police partner - if she is predator or prey in this game of cat-and-mouse!

I loved the concept of this story and the payoff did not disappoint! This was a fun take on a whodunnit-type cop story a la Psych, with lots of drama and wacky happenings (Yoon gets a dog thrown at her and there's a Kardashian-type family side plot, for example) rife for exploring in future editions. I love the inclusivity of the characters here (Yoon's partner goes by they/them, there's an OnlyFans model who's a real and fleshed out character, Yoon herself has relationships with men and women, and s*x work is normalized in this modern-Seattle universe), and there's plenty of drama without being overly gory or s*xual just for the sake of being s*xual. That being said, there is adult content in this series so I would not say it's suitable for young readers, but I had a great time with it and cant wait to untangle the mysteries behind Yoon-Sook's powers in subsequent volumes!

This follows a woman who, after the brutal deaths of her parents, can see strings connecting people to either people they have had sex with (blue) or people they have killed (black). Hired by the cops for an occasional case, she ends up finding a black string tied to herself with no idea who is either her killer or her victim.

This was such an interesting graphic novel. I loved the whole concept behind the story. It is so cool to think of how people are connected and how those connections will affect the world around them. I would absolutely love to see more from this world by this author.

The characters went through a lot in such a limited space and really grew as well.

I would very much recommend this to anyone who likes good storytelling and beautiful art.

I loved everything about this!! The artwork is beautiful but the story really did have me on the edge of my seat trying to guess what was going to happen next. Some stuff were predictable but not fully so I still had the experience of excitement. It was super fun and I can't wait for the next volume!!

Honestly, I DNF this. And this could be because of the things going on in my life currently. I just had a hard time wanting to pick it up and I didn't want to continue trying to when it was just going to push me into a reading slump.

I received an ARC through NetGalley, 5 stars.
I loved this read! The artwork was beautiful and I loved the story line of the strings tying together people. I can’t wait for the next book!

I really enjoyed strings by Paul tobin.
The concept is really interesting and the art that came with it was cool.
It was packed with action and silly banter.
I loved the characters although id liked their to be a bit more backstory.
I would recommend for a quick fun read. I probably would check out the next volume as well.

Solid 3.5 for me.

This had a solid and intriguing premise that matched well with the vibrant colors used throughout the graphic novel. Issue one was so fast that while I liked many aspects of it, I can't really comment on the overall story until I see what comes after in future issues. I'm curious to see if Yoon will keep working with Luke and what their relationship will turn into/ will they turn to Yoon for assistance with more cases.

I loved the inclusion of other characters, but they felt more rounded out than Yoon and Luke in many areas. Mainly due to the emphasis of the cases in the story but hopefully the next few issues will delve deeper.

I really like the twist on the red thread of fate and getting to see it depicted for "less pure" things. Hoping we get to crack more cases in upcoming issues!

Thanks to NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for the DRC!

Thank you NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for the ARC!

Honestly , I absolutely loved the art! It was super colorful and the characters have depth to them. There were parts that were a bit hard to follow, but it was still great nonetheless!

4 out of 5 blue strings! (Because blue is happiness, black is death).

What I love about this book:
- amazing art. It’s stunning to look at, stunningly grotesque at times also.
- the concept is very original and the characters likable. Litty is by far my all time favourite. But honestly they all add so much to the story. Yoon might be my least favourite character in the story!
I’d love to know more of where the strings came from, why Yoon? What happened to her parents? Where does she go next?

A personal preference thing I possibly could have done without:
- I personally found some of the illustrations graphically shocking and probably unnecessarily so as the strong was so without the excessive imagery.