I didn't expect to like this unassuming graphic novel so much! In just 160 pages, there is a plenty of heart-tugging plots. Family problems, parents' quarrels, lack of understanding from peers, discovering one's own sexuality and identity - and these are just some of the topics covered in "All princesses die before dawn".

I was most charmed by the story of Lulu - a boy who loves to play with dolls and make wigs out of T-shirts to feel like a princess. A boy who knows he likes his male friends more than female ones and who struggles with taunts - even from his best friend.

His sister, Cam, hides her relationship with an older boy from her family, while their parents are about to separate because they are very unhappy in their marriage. How will this family's fate turn out? I'm not going to tell you this.

It's a short story, but I guarantee you won't be able to put it down. In addition, all the problems that the family from the novel has to face are quite earthy and can get to each of us someday. That's what makes this book even more touching.

This is one of those novels you will remember for a long time and to which I will gladly come back to someday.
I also like the line - simple, uncomplicated, even a bit careless, but very pretty at the same time. I was also captivated by the colors and - of course - the cover itself!

[3.5] so fucking sweet :(

the hazy soft art style, the characters, the lyrics that were referenced - i loved all of this it was so cute

i think i would've enjoyed it more if it was longer, and if it showed more of cam and lulu when they.. weren't fighting? (but also cam is just like me fr)

but overall i really liked this as a cute short read, that makes you kind of want to bawl your eyes out (in a good way)

arc from netgalley

A boy who feels like a girl, a girl who wants to feel like a woman and a woman who feels like she's losing the ground under her feet! Parallel stories of three femininities that all they really want is to feel happy!

This is a short and sweet graphic novel with very beautiful illustrations that can be read in a few hours. I really enjoyed it in between books!

The art style is lovely, the story easy to follow and steeped in emotions — it does justice to the conflicts it outlines in such a short span of pages.

Cute art and bittersweet story! It had a certain European summer vibe which I liked along with seeing the inner lives of the mother, the daughter, and the son.

It was a nice story, easy to follow along. But something was missing and I'm not sure what. I just didn't connect to the characters because it felt stilted. It had this detachedness to it.

This is an interesting manga it has many aspects that are vital to learning, this book is about a young boy who likes to dress up as a mermaid and play with dolls and it shows how others react and how all the members of the family are different and talks about how complex a family dynamic can be. and I loved the ending where his family accept him.

I don't know what it is about Quentin Zuttions books, but they always hit hard in the gut.
They're generally quiet and simple but feel so reel and fill you with all the emotions possible.
This tile is no exception.
The story focused on members of a family over the course of a day, the parents who have fallen out of love, the daughter who wants to be cook, and the younger boy, who just wants to be a princess and kiss his best friend.

the designs are wonderful. the story touched my heart. the characters are touching. I experienced a variety of emotions. the length of this graphic novel was perfect.

4-4.5 stars
I really liked this graphic novel. Thank you to NetGalley for this eBook in exchange for an honest review. This graphic novel follows 3 points of view, a young son dealing with his sexuality and wanting to kiss his best friend, a growing-up teenage daughter losing friends and dealing with self-image who also has an older secret boyfriend, and their mom in a broken relationship with their father. I thought all three had a great relationship with each other. I liked the illustrations and thought the story was very well made. I would recommend this title.

I love graphic novels, especially if they're LGBTQIAP+. I had high hopes for this one, and maybe that was the reason I didn't love it? I didn't hate it either, it was an OK read. The illustrations are beautiful, and the story is in its way interesting, but it still felt a little lacking for me personally.

My review on YouTube will be posted on Sunday 26 February, 2023:
https://youtu.be/JaNmZk1HviQ

This manga was such a sweet one that dove into sone deep topics such as family, love and finding your self. It deals with ones appearance and ones reality and how one family which seems so perfect, contains people who are each struggling in a different way but at the end reach out for each other and find their own happiness together while finding their true self. It was very heartwarming and knowing that the author based it off of their own events makes it more meaningful and special.

This was beautifully done! The art and atmosphere of this book made me feel like I was there. Each character felt raw and real, and the interconnecting stories were heartbreaking and wonderful. I love reading a story where each family member has its own hill to climb. Also, the fact that it all happens over one day is fascinating.

I love the art style of this graphic novel, it looks like it was coloured in with color pencils. The art itself is gorgeous.
While Lulu's sister and mother also stories of their own, those take place a bit more in the background. The story is really more about Lulu discovering that he's not like other boys and that that's okay (even if his friend disagrees).

Each three stories in the book are important, but especially Lulu's story is very important for the lgbtq kids out there. I hope this story reaches them and that they'll be able to safely express themselves.

I really enjoyed this text, but I found myself lost with what the focus was supposed to be. I understand that it is the three stories to show the family as they each, at different points of life, struggle with finding and understanding love, but it makes the audience murky. I'm unsure who I would be recommending this to outside of students who may find themselves in a family dynamic of this type.

That being said, I really enjoyed this graphic novel. The artistry was beautiful and easy to follow. The emotions were easily read on the character's faces and the coloring was calm, while still matching the moods. I did hate the font choice for the text, but it wasn't anything that would have deterred me from reading it. It was just sometimes hard to follow who was saying what or when it switched from dialogue to the song lyrics. I also felt like the story was paced well. It was just one day in the life of the family, but it felt engaging enough to have just been that one single day.

The storyline was heavy. All three are left pretty much heartbroken at the end of the story and it weighs on you as a reader. You feel the hurt in Lulu after he tries to kiss Yoyo and is rejected. You feel the longing the mom has for support from her husband as he's leaving. You see the father struggling to show love to his kids. You see Cam get crushed under the expectation of sex as a teenager. These are not light topics and showcased in an honest and real way. I did appreciate the "we've got this" attitude at the end, but I almost would've preferred it to have ended with dad leaving and having it more open ended.

The only thing I didn't understand why the Princess Diana stuff was included. While it gave you the time period, (which I think was the showcase why Lulu wanting to kiss Yoyo was "problematic") it didn't feel necessary at all. I think it was supposed to help tie back to the title too, but it didn't work for me.

I really enjoyed this quick little read. It was a quiet story that carried a certain melancholy with it, and it beautifully portrayed a snapshot of a summer day and one family's relationships.

"All Princesses Die Before Dawn" tells a beautiful story of a family that lived in suburban America. It feels so real because the struggles they face are so real.
The drawings assembled a child's imagination with the experience of a mother. I enjoyed it immensely. It was as if I was looking at my neighbours and unconsciously witnessing what will become one of the most impactful days of their lives.
This novel might look for a younger audience, but as it is set in the nineties, it can be very nostalgic and nice for an older audience as well. Especially as it shows many unspoken things that were current at the time.

Wow. This graphic novel was stunning. I'm a huge fan of slice of life stories, especially when they still circle around a central topic, and ALL PRINCESSES DIE BEFORE DAWN ticked all my boxes. With gorgeous art and an emotional narrative, I cried through the last few pages. The familial and friend relationships explored here really hit home, and I love that although each character is undergoing a different struggle, they're still connected by a similar thread that weaves them together in the end. I adored this book.

A bitter sweet read about the difficulties threed members of the same family face.

The mother has to deal with a loveless marriage, a fact that she tries to hide from her children by making excuses for their fathers absence. Despite hurting from the way he treats her, her biggest concern is her kids and him breaking their heart by abandoning the family.

The oldest daughter faces teen problems, involving isolation from her friends as she meets a new secret boyfriend who she is convinced she is in love with. A love questioned by his attempts to force her into sleeping with him.

And finally we have the youngest son. His struggles revolve around being gay and seeking to express himself in a feminine manner, yet getting ridiculed for it from his best friend.

The ending was really sweet however I can't rate this higher due to finding it lacking when it came to depecting these issues for the actual saddening and life changing events that they are.

Since I loved Quentin Zuttion's "Appellez-moi Nathan", a graphic novel about a trans man's journey to figuring himself out, I didn't hesitate to request "All Princesses Die Before Dawn". And I'm so, so glad that I did. Quentin has a special talent not only for drawing and creating strangely moving illustrations, but also for conveying queerness in his stories in unique ways.

APDBD follows three members of the same family. Eight-year-old Lulu likes to try on lipstick, plays with dolls, and thinks about kissing the boy at the end of the street; meanwhile, teenager Cam turns the volume up so nobody can hear her boyfriend sneaking into her room through the window, whereas their mother hasn't sung for the long time her marriage has been crumbling down. Over the course of twenty-four hours, each of them faces tragedy in their own way; and despite the fact that they're facing their demons alone, it brings them together in a special way.

This was an incredible story from beginning to end. I appreciated how the different issues Quentin addressed were handled; from queerness in early childhood, to abusive relationships, to divorce, each character faces a traumatic situation, and yet they manage to heal in unexpected ways. It was a quiet, tranquil read that progressed at its own pace, and left me feeling satisfied and pensive.