An evocative, sepia-tinted story about overcoming grief - and finding joy in life in racing, and a place in a town where one feels like a stranger, especially after the family loss. I really enjoyed the thrilling depictions of racing, and the romance subplot, through it surprised me a few times, but most of all I enjoyed the sense of place in the story - a small town in Sardinia, a tightly-knit community, a beatufil setting for a story that manages to be both introspective and thrilling at the same time. Really enjoyed it.

I picked this up for a vintage-looking artstyle and my deep and abiding fondness for stories about attractive people doing implausible races, and stayed for the exploration of grief and finding your own feet -- and okay, attractive people and impausible races, yes, you have me there.

It was really well-done, I thought: the artstyle appears simplistic at first, but it invokes the nostalgia for retro movies without getting lost in artistic gimmicks -- it's very easy to stay immersed in memories of Sardinia as they unfolded. The dynamics between the characters were nuanced enough to add depth to the story, the premise of a sports race thrilling enough to build tension, and there was a simmering promise of romance throughout, even if it didn't go in the direction I had expected at all. The epilogue could be seen as cheesy, but I actually found it cute, tinted with the same kind of nostalgia that to me defined the artstyle.

Thanks to Netgalley and Europe Comics for an arc of Motorossa. I enjoyed it.

This is an intriguing story of teenage dreams and ambition. Of the love of speed on a motorcycle. Of teenage love and romance, never fulfilled but not forgotten. Of unexpected support from family members to succeed, even in perilous circumstances. The comic has an interesting, and unexpected ending. Thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for the comic ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.