What a gorgeous comic! Each character is more beautiful than the last ( )

Recensione anche qui: http://thereadingpal.blogspot.it/2017/05/recensione-101-reindeer-boy.html

Di solito io non leggo graphic novels o manga, perché non mi ispirano per nulla. Ci sono delle volte, però, in cui sono attirata dallo stile di disegno e dalla storia.
Cassandra Jean è una degli artisti che adoro, quindi come potevo non comprare Reindeer Boy? L'altro giorno ho visto in libreria il graphic novel di "La casa per bambini speciali di Miss Pregrine", con i disegni della Jean, e stavo impazzendo. Lo devo avere.
Comunque! Riguardo questo graphic novel... La giovane Quincy ha lo stesso sogno ogni anno, alla Vigilia di Natale, e quando si sveglia trova sempre un regalo per lei che non è da parte dei suoi genutori. Quando torna a scuola trova un ragazzo nuovo, Cupid, che ha delle corna in testa e le gira sempre attorno. C'è qualcosa di strano in lui e nei suoi amici, ma, alla fin fine, anche in lei.
Mi è venuto un po' da ridere a leggere i nomi dei personaggi: Cupid, Comet, Dancer, Dasher, Blitzen, Donder, Vixen, Prancer... Vi dice nulla? Cassandra Jean ci da la sua personale versione di questi personaggi e della loro storia.
A parte lo stile di disegno così riconoscibile, che è simile a degli sketches ed è molto carino, ho adorato i dettagli in alcune tavole, come quelle dei fiori. All'inizio troviamo i disegni che fanno da pagina iniziale dei capitoli a colori, cosa che ho apprezzato e che me li ha resi più "completi". Ogni personaggio è distinguibile dai tratti e dal carattere, e l'unico che ho apprezzato poco è Conway, ma lui è praticamente inutile, quindi fa lo stesso.
La storia è leggera e dolce, una sorta di romance, però mi sono un po' pentita di averlo letto ora... Anche se non sarei mai riuscita ad aspettare fino a Natale! ( )

This is a lovely and magical book, and I want with all my heart to love it without reservation, but ... please tell me I'm not the only one creeped out by Cupid's wish? Talk about stripping a girl of her agency. Like this could totally be an '80s romantic comedy, and not in a good way (well not entirely). ( )

Okay, this was silly but super cute. I believe it's an OEL (Original English Language [manga]), and it read like a shoujo.

STORY:
Reindeer Boy by Cassandra Jean (192 pages) is about Quincy, a normal girl who has nubs growing out of her head. The arrival of a mysterious boy, Cupid, who has full-blown antlers growing out of his head takes not only Quincy's school by surprise, but Quincy herself begins to take an interest in him. Of course, Cupid's had his eyes set on her for a while now, much longer than Quincy ever anticipated. She meets his array of fellow antlered-companions and learns something new.

I really liked the Christmas-y spin on this story because I've never read anything reindeer-centered before. But I don't get the point of the story. Was it about Quincy's heritage (which was never really explained) or the romance?


CHARACTERS:
I have to say the characters are really flat even though Cupid's pretty lovable in that celebrity I like but don't know personally type of way. Okay, what was the deal with Conway, the childhood best friend (if you read shoujo, you know the childhood best friend almost never wins XD)? Why was Irena so flaky? Where was Quincy's mom? Deceased? Divorced? Adopted?

Quincy is a cutie (especially, as a kid; yay, for her being a woc). I guess she was just a girl, curious and a lover of a photography. I couldn't pinpoint her actual personality because I didn't honestly see one. I supposed she was reserved.

Cupid I liked the most. He was smug without being a flirty playboy. It's really hard for some writers to have cocky characters that aren't grating, and I'm glad Cupid's one of the few likable ones.

I liked the Reindeer friends/family, but they weren't too memorable though. Blitzen stood out to me since he so looked cool (reminded me of an action star).

Santa—Kris Kringle here— was very interesting, to say the least. He had like a one-page cameo.

ART:
I adore the art! Everyone dresses like hipsters and the artwork s done in the style of a generic shoujo manga or manwha. I think Cupid looks adorable, and his hair is so fluffy.

Overall:
Yeah.

I would most definitely read a sequel. I enjoyed reading this a lot, and it's sure to make someone smile. Give it a chance! ( )