Reviews

Paper Planes by Jennie Wood

fantasmicbelle55's review

4.0

A good quick read to help me get back into reading. Touched on a lot of interesting things. I liked it even though it made me cry super hard. 

_reedmylife_'s review

challenging emotional funny reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

Paper Planes is an intriguing graphic novel that is somewhat about gender discovery but it is not the main premise. 

Taking place within a camp for troubled kids, you learn about the friendship and outside forces that brought Dylan and Leighton to the camp and far from each other. I thought this story was told very well and it did not feel confusing even as it switched between different time periods. The visual and written cues of the novel allows readers to easily see that we are looking back on the past or in the present. 

I found Leighton and Dylan to be very likable even if they have some flaws. It was nice to read a novel that was queer-centric and it not be the main plotline. If you are looking for something with great Asexual, and gender nonconforming representation and to get you out of reading slump, I would definitely recommend this graphic novel!

xaniya's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

whitneyt's review

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

forestfeline's review

3.0

The art is really nice but I just found myself annoyed by one of the main characters the entire time. Good rep though.

mnmille1's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

shiloniz's review

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

jstark545's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

Like I said in my first review of a queer comic for the month. This wasn't a standout either, but it was nice. It kept my attention, and honestly hurt my feelings a little. Mostly because it was just really realistic story when you think about self-discovery and teenagehood. This was the story about two childhood best friends being put in a situation where they had to question themselves, and their friendship. Ultimately in the end they aren't really friends anymore. Which like I said hurt my feelings, but it made sense.

wollstonecrafty's review

I do love a bittersweet friendship story - I think this will be great for my middle school patrons on the cusp of high school. I think it's important to stress that relationships (of whatever kind) don't have to be forever, and there's often no such thing as a demarcation between good person and villain when a relationship ends. The art was cute & the tones/color palette was a little more "grown up" than a lot of the middle grade graphic novels that readers might be graduating from.

dahliagreenleaf's review

3.0

the representation in the book was amazing(acespec and nonbinary main characters)! the plot was ok, it needed a little improvement. that art was really good tho! and i loved dylan so much❤️