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A review by deepbutdazzlingdarkness
I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was wonderful! I picked this up because I saw that is a queer trans YA regency graphic novel and it gave me exactly that and I’m happy for it.
I know it was described as a mashup of Jane Austen novels, but it’s almost entirely based on Emma, which I am NOT complaining about, as that’s my favorite Jane Austen story. The reimagination of Emma and Knightley’s relationship was great; I loooved the friends to lovers storyline with George and Eleanor. The pining between them was so good and I love that Eleanor is the taller one. For some reason the scene of Eleanor teaching George to dance made me TEAR UP. And her realization scene?? Oh my god 🥹
I liked that it addresses Eleanor’s privilege and made that part of what she needed to work through, and although the author didn’t need any justification to include non-white and non-cishet characters, the history corner at the end was a great touch, fact checking what happened in the book and including references!
I loved the funny, slightly meme-y at times tone and the art was very cute and funny; the part where Eleanor tells George about Philip’s proposal made me literally laugh out loud. The chapter intro pages were also especially gorgeous and I’m seriously considering buying a copy of this to own once it comes out!
Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I know it was described as a mashup of Jane Austen novels, but it’s almost entirely based on Emma, which I am NOT complaining about, as that’s my favorite Jane Austen story. The reimagination of Emma and Knightley’s relationship was great; I loooved the friends to lovers storyline with George and Eleanor. The pining between them was so good and I love that Eleanor is the taller one. For some reason the scene of Eleanor teaching George to dance made me TEAR UP. And her realization scene?? Oh my god 🥹
I liked that it addresses Eleanor’s privilege and made that part of what she needed to work through, and although the author didn’t need any justification to include non-white and non-cishet characters, the history corner at the end was a great touch, fact checking what happened in the book and including references!
I loved the funny, slightly meme-y at times tone and the art was very cute and funny; the part where Eleanor tells George about Philip’s proposal made me literally laugh out loud. The chapter intro pages were also especially gorgeous and I’m seriously considering buying a copy of this to own once it comes out!
Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.