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A group of high school aged girls all have problems, but they are there for each other and to solve those problems as best they can. This time we focus on Celeste and the bullying she has been experiencing via text messages.

I thoroughly enjoyed this comic. Each character has a distinct and developed personality, from the way they dress to what they say. The artwork clearly reflects the emotion of the situation, especially when all color fades when Celeste is being bullied. I am definitely interested in reading other comics in the series.

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I loved the first book of the series and this one didn't disappoint! Loved seeing the girls again and that ending!! Can't wait to read more of the series and the personal development each of the girls go though.

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An interesting story with vibrant illustrations that capture the world and characters beautifully, especially through the use of colour.

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I really loved this book.

I was lucky to recieve an ARC copy of this book from netgalley and it was so heartwarming.

Even though I have not read the first book in the series, it was easy to follow and all the characters was close to my heart.

From what I understood, a group of girls who considers themselves as "misfits" forms a group and helps deal with each other's problems. I feel that it might be a 5 book series, each book dealing with one girl's issue.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and definitely be reading more books in the series

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Well the first in this series was kind of flawed, but this follow-up just had to be downloaded and reviewed (if anything to encourage Europe Comics to actually let us see any sequels whatsoever!). Last time round five slightly outcast or unusual girls clubbed together in their own high school support network, having each others' backs, sorting everyone's problems, and so on. This second episode is pretty much the same, although of course there's not really the narrative drive of 'building' the club in the first place, and something is lost. It feels quite soapy as a result. The theme of the month is grasping the nettle and finding your own future – one of the girls shares a foster mother with her new housemate, and he's proof that can be a success. But one of the lasses, Celeste, is forever getting plagued by texts and DMs telling her she's nothing, denigrating her til she agrees with the sender that she's an abject nobody.

Visually this is fine enough – the world around Celeste when she's in her isolating moods is done very well. Story-wise, as I say it's a bit "what issue can we come up with this, er, issue?", and we just know the collaboration of four of the girls will help the fifth, each and every book now (until the one that breaks with formula and proves me wrong). Politics-wise, it's still a bit too lefty, and it can be really unsubtle in finding everyone's cause for all their problems, and harking back to previous generations to justify our current flaws. Sometimes someone is just a bully, y'know, without a case-file of exoneration behind their behaviour. That said, while there is the extreme on these pages there is also a lot for the right reader to relate to, whether they want/need such a Club for themselves or not. To those these will all be welcome books to be read at least once, so my three and a half stars is once again taken with a pinch of salt.

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I definitely grabbed this off NetGalley without realizing it was the second volume. But I don't think I really missed much besides how the girls all come together. And maybe I wouldn't have been as shocked by how dark it started off right out the gate. I kinda feel this was rushed? We could have spent a little more time with Celeste. There was a moment at the end where I said to myself "Wow. Chelonia is pretty badass!" and then almost immediately after my jaw dropped because of the very end. Idk if that reveal is enough to keep me reading this series though.

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I didn't read book one, but I was able to follow along with the plot. The art was beautiful, I really enjoyed it. But the plot was flawed and made no sense. I just did not enjoy the execution of their message. The story fell flat because you can't just remove your problems in an instant the way they tried to in the book.

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This is book 2 in a series about a group of girls that are/have been going through a difficult time.

This book was focused on Celeste, who has been getting terrible messages telling her “her friends don’t really like her” “she’s worthless” and so on. Her friends figure out who is sending these messages and are shocked.
I really this this series as an adult.

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This was...interesting? I didn't like or dislike this. It was just kind of meh. I'm honestly not sure if I'll keep reading the rest of the series when it comes out. I also did NOT see that confession at the end coming!

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This was actually really good, it’s a bit dark and talks about some more serious things. But I liked the art and the narration on the story.

The relationship between all the girls and the dynamics of the group was quite interesting.

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Before I start my review I would like to say thank you to the author, the publisher and netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.

The second instalment of the misfits club for girls centres around Celeste and her connection with her friend group, this has some mystery elements, friendship and family relationship issues. So this book packs a punch in very few pages which I enjoyed. I felt that this book was relatable, enjoyable and heartfelt which I enjoyed a lot but I felt because it was so short I didn't get enough time to get into the book enough to care closer to the characters.

I think from reading this that I will read more from this author and artist in the future and look into any previous books already published.

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the art was very beautiful, the story was intense, interesting and full of girl power in a twisted, dark way. but i really enjoyed the different personalities of everyone in the friend group.

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Trigger warnings: bullying, abusive parents, death of parent

This book was about celeste, part of the misfit girls club who has been getting hurtful messages. It tackles a lot of important issues that many teens and young adults face. I chose this on a whim and did not expect much from it and I didn't get much either sadly.

Generally, I feel like they tried to fit in way too much in a graphic novel as short as 66 pages. The plot was very rushed and there were a lot of side subplots that also weren't developed well. The confession at the end was so abrupt for something that could have been elaborated more and felt like it was there just for shock value. While it tackles some very important problems that teens face, they were not fleshed out well since it is not possible to have so many developed themes in a novel this short.
My favourite thing about this book and what carried the whole story was the art. The colour choice really suits the atmosphere this story is trying to set. The shift in colours every time Celeste succumbed to the hateful messages she got was executed really well.

Overall, I think this was a great idea for a book but was not well executed. This would have been way more enjoyable if it was longer to allow for more elaborate scenes and a better storyline.

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It was okay? I don't really know how else to describe it. It felt rushed and like it was trying to fit into a small amount of space. It was oddly fast paced that at some point you didn't even register something happening because one big event was glossed over with another big event. The story was nice enough but it just didn't feel complete and like a rough draft that doesn't have details. It lacks details and storytelling.

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This was definitely darker than I expected but I really enjoyed it. I think it made some important comments about the life of someone that feels like an outsider in all aspects of their life. The twist about who was bullying the main character was also unexpected. I also liked the art style.

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An interesting follow-up for the first volume in this series. Volume 2 follows the other character in the friend group, Celeste, who is really quiet and withdrawn. This volume gets into why she cuts herself off emotionally from others and how the group helps her through her issues. The plot was sparce and the writing kind of all over the place, but it still made for an okay read. What really threw me this novel was Chelonia's confession at the end of the novel. It came out of left field and was made very nonchalantly. I wonder how that will be resolved in upcoming volumes.

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Wow, Celeste parents were crazy! The artwork was like an anime, and so was the story like it was really good and I loved it!

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This was a really nice graphic novel and even though it was the second in the series it worked quite well to read without reading the first one. Celest, the main character, was really relatable and I absolutely loved how the world got black and white around her, such a great detail! But some parts of the story and especially some parts of the conversations felt really unnatural, scripted and kind of awkward

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Celeste keeps getting harassing messages on her phone that dig at her feelings of inadequacy.

Her friends are determined to figure out who's behind them and protect her.

Of course this crew does that and then some.

I'm a little shocked at the confession at the end but okay.

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I appreciate having had an opportunity to read and review this book. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer simply to advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.

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