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Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

abditoryalive's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

3.75

alicelamora's review against another edition

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3.0

This was very close to being great.

The first thing you'll notice is the artstyle, which is very cute, although simple. The characters all look very cute, the environments are pretty and page composition is all great.

The story is simple and cute and the characters are fun and endearing. I enjoyed all of them, which is the problem: I just enjoyed them. I didn't love them.
The story very much relies on the emotional core, and it relies on the reader caring about the characters. Unfortunately, it's a really short story. I didn't feel like I had the time to really get to know these characters or really care about them, which makes the emotional climax fall flat.

The world also felt very unexplored, which isn't necessarily a negative, but for this story I feel like it would have helped to explore or explain more of how this world works. As it stands, without knowing this world, some of the character motivations feel rather muddled and unclear. Especially the motivation of the villain at the end.

That being said, it was a cute story, I enjoyed the characters well enough and I'm glad I read it.

mishalina10's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

sammylawnchair's review against another edition

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4.0

Good ol' fashioned witchy fun. Would be a perfect read for spooky season.

jujufive's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

eefjeevaeef's review against another edition

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3.0

great artwork and good storyline, especially setting and themes

olliesconfused's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5

zee_nah's review against another edition

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2.0

This didn't work for me.

hannahtsking's review against another edition

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3.0

3.75/5 Stars

Cute, witchy, YA graphic novel. The artwork is beautiful! I enjoyed the story, but I felt like it was underdeveloped in certain parts.

ananeverlands's review against another edition

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3.0

this was cute.

really liked the sapphic romance sub-plot.