Very relatable and beautifully illustrated, but . . . I don't know, I have this problem with a lot of graphic novels that try to tackle big mental-health topics like this. I think maybe it comes from the instinct to slap the entire therapy-speak explanation of exactly what is happening with those emotions straight into the script. Pickle gets so close to avoiding this issue because of the way they depict Jo's negative emotions as dragons, but they cut themselves off at the knees by leaning into the overly-worded explanations anyway. A little disappointing ngl

so glad almost brilliant is back, i missed her 😭

Didn't find myself as engaged with this as I was with The Spear Cuts Through Water but it was still a good time. Especially the ending 💖

listened to the audiobook and i adore EDIT: TEDDY HAMILTON's voice so like, it's getting major points for that alone

but also, like. if you're doing a rich guy romance, the girl's arc cannot be "she's too judgemental and needs to learn to see the real him" like what are we worried that we're hurting the rich's feelings??? they're ruining our planets and societies and economies to get their bag, i'm happy to let them cry into their piles of stock portfolios

now THAT is a love story, hot damn

everyone and their mother has a connection of some kind to this random immortal transylvanian voivode before he even gets to england and honestly i kinda love it. it feels like a web into which our characters cannot help but fall and that's so iconic

also, hey men stop trying to protect the women in your life from reality. it never works you always put them in more danger than if you'd just been honest with them. dummies.

they mean. so much to me.

I mean. yay that biffy and lyall get to be together for good finally. this was, unfortunately, still a pretty boring novella, sorry 😔