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Comics Will Break Your Heart A Novel Faith Erin Hicks Books

I'm not a comic reader, but I'm always interested in fiction that explores passionate creatives and the work they invest in. Comics Will Break Your Heart totally satisfied that theme for me. Really charming and fun.


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Comics Will Break Your Heart A Novel Faith Erin Hicks Books Reviews

I don't know a great deal about comics, although I've enjoyed some graphic novels. It turned out that it wasn't really necessary to be a huge comics fan to enjoy this teen romance, and the bits I did learn about comics and Comic-con were interesting. The basic story---Miriam and Weldon are each grandchildren of the original two founders of a comic called TomorrowMen (they are unrelated, the two original founders were friends in a small coastal Canadian town) They meet during a summer Weldon is spending in the town, and a Romeo and Juliet type attraction forms between them.

The romance is very sweet and innocent---a nice change in my eyes from some YA romances I've read where the teens sound for all the world as hardened as hard living people in their 30s or 40s. Weldon and Miriam are kids, struggling with what they want to do in their lives. Miriam is trying to decide if she wants to leave her small town and go to college. I found it a little unbelievable that she seemed to have thought little about this decision until the summer before her senior year, seeing as she's shown as being bright and in advanced classes, but I grew up in a small coastal Maine town, and I know that it can feel like its own world, hard to leave. Weldon is said to have a somewhat delinquent past, but that also feels a bit unreal, as he evolves quickly to be an unusually sensitive and sweet guy.

A few more elements were thrown into the book than I thought really fit---a subplot about an old friendship of Miriam's, a sort of unfinished story about a comic book store closing, many complex marriage issues of the main characters' parents---but they don't really take away from the main story, which is told in a quite lovely way. I do recommend this book.
I was absolutely blown away by this book. It was just as charming and lovely as Geekerella and I think fans of that book will gobble this one up. I loved that this was a new spin on Romeo and Juliet.

The plot wasn't the strong suit of this book. The characterization of this book was the real star. I was floored by how real and fleshed out the characters were. We saw a friend break-up and the consequences of that. We also saw Mir have to make a hard decision about what she wanted and how that would affect her family and friendships. I loved that this big issue of comic rights was so murky and real. Each side had a different story and a different view of who was right and wrong, whereas the truth lay somewhere in the middle. We got to see how this one decision, made generations ago, affected families and lives.

The parents were flawed, real people and we got a look into their lives. We saw a divorce and the nasty, lingering pain. We also saw a very healthy relationship between parents. We saw a healthy parent-child relationship and a toxic one. I think this ticks off so many of the boxes that are missing in YA books these days that people are really wanting.

It was heartwarming, swoony, and real. I think anyone who reads this book will take something away from it. They'll find themselves in one of these characters or recognize a struggle they're having. I really loved the very real problems this book tackled. It didn't really solve any of them, but these problems aren't those to be solved. They're ever changing and evolving. This book tackled a lot of complex issues that don't really have an answer and I think we need to be showing this more to teens. There's not always an answer and that's okay. Sometimes you just have to do what's best for you at the moment and that's what Mir taught me.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Roaring Book Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.*
As a comics writer and artist, Faith Erin Hicks knows a thing or two about the industry, which she shares in her first novel.

Comics Will Break Your Heart tells the story of Miriam Kendrick and Weldon Warrick, whose grandfathers together created a long-running comic series, The TomorrowMen. Weldon’s family is wealthy and stands to become even more so when the long-anticipated movie adaptation is finally released. In contrast, Miriam’s family doesn’t have much money because her grandfather signed over the rights to the characters he originated in his artwork for the comics, something he later sued over. So, when Weldon comes to visit family in Miriam’s small town, she’s not exactly thrilled to meet him. But as they get to know each other, both Miriam and Weldon realize that in spite of the divide between their families, they have a connection that goes beyond comics.

If you are at all interested in comics, this book is worth reading. Hicks gives some insight into how comics are created and the effects of their current popularity on the industry. She also describes ComicCon, which sounds like it would be both fun and crazy to attend.

Even though the growing feelings between Weldon and Miriam are the core of the plot, Hicks also spends time on the difficulties each of them is experiencing as individuals. In addition to coming to grips with feeling that her family has been cheated by Weldon’s, Miriam is trying to figure out whether she wants to go away to college and is navigating changing relationships with her friends. Weldon is dealing with the fallout from his parents’ divorce and feeling emotionally abandoned by them. If you are reading for the romance, be aware that Weldon and Miriam don’t even hold hands until more than halfway through the book, and kissing takes a lot longer than that.

Outside of the relatively leisurely pacing, I enjoyed this book, and I’d recommend it to readers who like comics and YA contemporaries.

A copy of this book was provided through NetGalley for review; all opinions expressed are my own.
I'm not a comic reader, but I'm always interested in fiction that explores passionate creatives and the work they invest in. Comics Will Break Your Heart totally satisfied that theme for me. Really charming and fun.