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mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
I received this comic from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I had such a laugh at the cover that I couldn't resist clicking on the Read Now when I saw this one on Netgalley. Then I read the blurb and knew this book and I just had to be together.
This is a delightful and humorous multi-generational family story. Meet Aurélie who is moving back to her grandmother's place along with her daughter Emma. However, to everyone's surprise (and mine as I didn't expect her to look like that) Aurélie's mom is also back. That poor grandma got all her girls back in one house! What follows are the daily lives of these women and things will get messy and emotional.
Because this one isn't just about laughs and seeing how 4 generations of women live under the same roof, it is also about family, about Aurélie almost never seeing her mom, about being a single mom and trying to find a job/new place, about the grandmother who loves her family but at times is totally rolling her eyes at all the new-fangled technology they are using, it is also about romance as we see the dad of Emma's friend try to flirt (and desperately fail) with Emma's mom. And there is plenty of more. In the beginning you don't always feel the connection between the family, you see little arguments, little things that made people unhappy, but then later on as the girls get used to living together you see them get closer and find each other again. Learn that it is actually quite fun to have this family time again. Finally they have a chance to be closer as they haven't had that all the time.
We see Emma learn all sorts of stuff about her family thanks to this, including her finding a letter from Sophie when she was younger on her thoughts for the future which was just so sweet.
I had a laugh at Sophie, who is actually 52 but still acts like she is 30. :P She keeps bringing in hot young dudes and also flirting with anything young.
And poor grandma who kept being compared to dinosaurs by her great-grandchild.
The art is very nicely done, I do love the character designs, but other things are also terrific.
All in all, I had such a good time reading this one. I was right, it is right up my alley. I would also recommend it to all, and I can't wait for the next volume. Will Aurélie find a job? Will Sophie run off again? Will Aurélie start dating that cute single dad? And will great-grandma survive all this? :P
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I had such a laugh at the cover that I couldn't resist clicking on the Read Now when I saw this one on Netgalley. Then I read the blurb and knew this book and I just had to be together.
This is a delightful and humorous multi-generational family story. Meet Aurélie who is moving back to her grandmother's place along with her daughter Emma. However, to everyone's surprise (and mine as I didn't expect her to look like that) Aurélie's mom is also back. That poor grandma got all her girls back in one house! What follows are the daily lives of these women and things will get messy and emotional.
Because this one isn't just about laughs and seeing how 4 generations of women live under the same roof, it is also about family, about Aurélie almost never seeing her mom, about being a single mom and trying to find a job/new place, about the grandmother who loves her family but at times is totally rolling her eyes at all the new-fangled technology they are using, it is also about romance as we see the dad of Emma's friend try to flirt (and desperately fail) with Emma's mom. And there is plenty of more. In the beginning you don't always feel the connection between the family, you see little arguments, little things that made people unhappy, but then later on as the girls get used to living together you see them get closer and find each other again. Learn that it is actually quite fun to have this family time again. Finally they have a chance to be closer as they haven't had that all the time.
We see Emma learn all sorts of stuff about her family thanks to this, including her finding a letter from Sophie when she was younger on her thoughts for the future which was just so sweet.
I had a laugh at Sophie, who is actually 52 but still acts like she is 30. :P She keeps bringing in hot young dudes and also flirting with anything young.
And poor grandma who kept being compared to dinosaurs by her great-grandchild.
The art is very nicely done, I do love the character designs, but other things are also terrific.
All in all, I had such a good time reading this one. I was right, it is right up my alley. I would also recommend it to all, and I can't wait for the next volume. Will Aurélie find a job? Will Sophie run off again? Will Aurélie start dating that cute single dad? And will great-grandma survive all this? :P
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
jkenna1990's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really cute comic about four generations of women living together in a house. We've got the youngest, Emma and her mom Aurélie, who is a single mom trying to get a job and get back on her feet. Then we've got her mom, Sophie who was absent for most of Aurélie's childhood. And lastly, we've got Grandma, the matriarch of the bunch. Together they go through trials and tribulations and generally just get on each other's nerves - as family does. Overall, I really enjoyed this. It reminded me a lot of comics that I used to read in the newspaper as a kid.
jkenna90's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really cute comic about four generations of women living together in a house. We've got the youngest, Emma and her mom Aurélie, who is a single mom trying to get a job and get back on her feet. Then we've got her mom, Sophie who was absent for most of Aurélie's childhood. And lastly, we've got Grandma, the matriarch of the bunch. Together they go through trials and tribulations and generally just get on each other's nerves - as family does. Overall, I really enjoyed this. It reminded me a lot of comics that I used to read in the newspaper as a kid.
misunosa's review
5.0
This was hilarious! I enjoyed the 4 generations of women under the same roof. It is completely relatable and had me laughing. I would love to continue reading about all 4 of them.
*I received a copy of this graphic novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
*I received a copy of this graphic novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
gudzilla's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my God! Such an amazing book....it is in format of comics but single page.
I don't know who came up with such idea of mixing 4 generations of girls in single house but it was ingenious. The results are hilarious, heartwarming and simply brilliant!
I cannot recommend this enough.
It is available on Netgalley, read-now section...what are you waiting for?
Do yourself a favor and read this. You'll thank me after reading this...
I don't know who came up with such idea of mixing 4 generations of girls in single house but it was ingenious. The results are hilarious, heartwarming and simply brilliant!
I cannot recommend this enough.
It is available on Netgalley, read-now section...what are you waiting for?
Do yourself a favor and read this. You'll thank me after reading this...
siriusreads's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly I expected a lot more from this than what i got. I definitely had some problems with the way that they all acted. Especially Sofia, she just didn't sit well with me. Now I will admit I did laugh out loud a few times and it had it's perks. But overall just not what I was expecting and it was a let down. I did really enjoy the art but the characters weren't all that like-able, but I did really like the grandma. Also there was many unexplained scenes?! A scene would just end without getting an explanation or an ending to that part of the story. Emma's friends dad seemed to (maybe) have a thing for Emma's mom but it just wasn't ever explained or mentioned again. I personally wouldn't buy a physical copy and unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this to friends.
alisonannk's review against another edition
2.0
The illustrations in this graphic novel are great and make good use of colour.
However, the story didn’t really seem to go anywhere and was more a collection of anecdotes. The characters were completely unlikeable (even the sweet granny figure) and I didn’t engage with them at all. I didn’t get the involvement of Lea’s dad but that may become more evident in the next installment.
I would like to see more from this illustrator but with a different storyline that has some substance.
However, the story didn’t really seem to go anywhere and was more a collection of anecdotes. The characters were completely unlikeable (even the sweet granny figure) and I didn’t engage with them at all. I didn’t get the involvement of Lea’s dad but that may become more evident in the next installment.
I would like to see more from this illustrator but with a different storyline that has some substance.
fixatedonfiction's review against another edition
3.0
Found this to be a pretty sad book, for the fact that the Mother of Auriel, was such a cow. She wasn't even a present Mum or Nan in this story, she was so selfish. Made me very angry.
eloisebell's review against another edition
3.0
A brilliantly humous book following a large families antics.
Brilliantly enjoyable with great art.
Brilliantly enjoyable with great art.
howlinglibraries's review
2.0
A family "dramedy" is never really my cup of tea to begin with, but the art seemed promising and I thought this might be cute. Unfortunately, I was very bored and the humor felt so repetitive. I'd advise passing on this one unless you're a really big fan of the old adult contemporary humor newspaper comics — this reminded me a lot of some of those.
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!