Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This graphic novel was fantastic. The art was stunning and perfectly portrayed the vibe of the story. It was a beautiful story full of emotions and finding yourself. As a queer young person myself, it was emotional to read about. It's so tough to figure out your identity as well as the whole world of the queer community and I think this book portrayed that really well. I loved all the characters so much as well. It was really heartwarming and encouraging to read about. I'd really recommend this to young queer youth, especially POC youth, who are just starting their journey.

The artwork is gorgeous. I think I will pick up the full length novel next.
I do wish the editor would have caught the missing z in maiz and the l that should have been there instead of the r in pernil. I don't know if this was done on purpose because Puerto Ricans tend to “eat” letters in certain words or pronounce l as r (because there are influences other than Spanish at play that folks tend to forget to mention all the time) but it bugged me. On paper folks know how these words are spelled and spell them as they should be. It bugs me because Puerto Ricans are always slammed for their Spanish.

Anyway, this was a great graphic novel and should definitely be picked up.

This was an absolutely stunning graphic novel. The story is a glorious celebration of queer identity and racial identity. The art exploded of the page with vibrancy. It was breathtaking. I read in one sitting and I couldn't put it down.

I must read the original novel that this is based off of. This graphic novel checks off all of my favorites when reading a story. Lesbian, person of color (this time a Puerto Rican from the Bronx... I am Puerto Rican from Queens, oh did I RELATE), and a real story coming of age story. Juliet's mother reminded me of mine, close minded. I related to her home life and the need to escape. Her journey to find herself spoke to me because it was all relatable.

I took off a star because I felt as if I was missing a chunk of a story which is why I want to read the original.

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.