More like a 2.5, but only because the artwork is utterly delightful. It’s colorful & cutesie & it really struck my particular fancy, but unfortunately the story just wasn’t up to par. It was very cliche and cheesy & I think it had a lot of deliberate progressive representation which always feels sorta lame rather than inclusive. This might work for someone looking for a wholesome G rated story but it just didn’t work for me unfortunately.

I really wanted it to tho! The 2 stars are entirely bc I adored the artwork!

this was very nice and heartwarming! The arc I was provided with had quite a few typos and grammar errors — both in English and in the Spanish that's spoken at times. This took me out of the story whenever it happened, but I still had a nice time with it.

Another negative I would point out is the pacing. Sometimes the change in scene was a bit abrupt, and even confusing in terms of the timeline. This might be fixed in the final version, though idk

Positives, though!!! This story had a found family, and the dynamics between the characters were very cute and accomplished considering how short the volume was! Also, great representation, and the art style is lovely! I genuinely don't think the cover does it justice.

All in all, I would definitely like to continue the series 😄

There is so much to like about Eat Your Heart Out. I was drawn to the cover right away and love the author’s art style. The detail and thought put into the outfits alone is impressive.

I love the whole cast of characters. They all feel so real and relatable. I especially love Reuben and Dom, but every single character was so unique and well done.

The only thing that threw me off a bit was the pacing was very fast, especially at the beginning. However, with so many characters and background to introduce it makes sense that it would be fast paced.

Overall, I really enjoyed this graphic novel and would recommend it. I can’t wait for volume two to see what happens next!

This story is one featuring a big cast of standout characters. When Blanca runs away to search for freedom and to chase her dreams, I saw a younger me hoping for the same — I can’t wait to learn more about her as the story continues, especially in the way she will go about achieving her dreams.

I was struggling a bit with the way that everything seemed to come easy to her after a few bumps in the road, but after reading what the creators had to say about what they hoped to achieve in this story and through this world, I really understood why things come so easy.

In life, people like Blanca (and myself — a Queer Latina) — deal with so many multilayered struggles, and that makes stories like this so appealing.

When she meets Emile by chance, she gets whisked away through the city by a kind soul and she’s adopted by a kind group of queer folk. In my own experience, I too have found solace in the lgbtqia+ community and this story is a beautiful take on a freeing, yet challenging, experience — which for Blanca is leaving behind everything she’s known, moving to a new place, and chasing her dreams.

This is long and may not be very cohesive as far as reviews go, but I would recommend this book to any and all of my friends so that they too can experience the comfort that this story gave me.

Absolutely love the fashion storyline! The found family aspect was so wholesome and sweet and just so lovely and the ending??? I had my suspicions ut that cliffhanger was crazy I need more immediately 🥲

This was so fun!! We need more diverse, friendship stories where characters can find a family in each other. Can't wait for more volumes!

This was a really good look at what it's like to be a runaway teen who arrives in New York City with nothing but a hope and a bag of her luggage.

Blanca, thankfully, strikes gold when she moves in with a bunch of queers and makes fast friends with them all. There's a lot of characters, so I struggled a bit to keep up with who was who, but the story itself was easy to follow.

There's an abundance of queer men, and queer POC men, which is wonderful to see. It's definitely lacking on the queer women front - but hopefully there will be more in volume 2.

Speaking of volume 2 - he fact this ended on a cliffhanger is sad-madenning. I wasn't expecting that! So I hope volume 2 comes out quickly!

Thanks netgalley for the arc.

Cute diverse and queer. What can you want more ???

This is literally the cutest kind of story. If you enjoy found family, queer joy and wholesome stuff : add this to your tbr asap.

It was one of the most pleasant graphic novel I've ever read. The drawing style is super colorful and sweet ! And the story was light yet still intriguing and omg I'm so looking forward for book 2 next year 💛

I just finished this graphic novel and I absolutely ADORED it!!! I am so thankful for receiving an ARC!!! It’s a very simple story and one you have read before, but the characters combined with the beautiful artwork made it so wonderfully unique! Each character was so remarkable it’s impossible to pick a favourite! They are all unique, sweet, funny and awesome! Characters I would love to have as best friends! Love, love, LOVE it!!! Can’t wait for Volume 2 (it ends on a slight cliffhanger😭)!

Thank you Negalley and publishers for sending me an arc of Eat Your Heart Out vol. 1 in exchange for an honest review

THIS WAS SO CUTE!!

Not only did I thoroughly enjoy the art style and vibrant colours, the content and plot was easy to read and enjoyable too.

Eat Your Heart Out follows our protagonist, Blanca, after she ran away from her mother and her mother’s expectations of what her life should look like. She arrives in New York, and stays in a house with various other people, who have made it into my top ten found families I’ve read about in a while. Something about the group of young, queer people living their lives in New York City learning to live their best lives is so wholesome and so fun to read about.

We get to see Blanca's different dynamics with each of her new friends. Each relationship is unique, and this is helped by each character having distinct, unique and different character voices. I felt like I could hear their various voices while I was reading.

Another thing I really appreciated about the story is the sensitive way that the difficult topics were dealt with. The creators didn't shy away from writing about these topics, but managed to include them in with a certain gentleness that kept the lighthearted atmosphere of the graphic novel.

All in all, this graphic novel was adorable, comforting and entertaining, and I am going to be eagerly awaiting volume 2 after that ending...

In terms of concept, art, and overarching plot, this is a solid 4.5/5 for me, but unfortunately I really struggled to follow all of the subplots and side characters as the scenes seemed to change with little to no context or back story as to what is going on and how they got from A to B.

I may still give volume 2 a go when it’s released but we’ll see.

What a delightful graphic novel. I love the illustration style and the vibrant colours in this story. The plot itself was also engaging.

I really enjoyed all the different characters in this story (although I have to admit I struggled with remembering who was who for a good while since a lot of them are introduced at once and sometimes the illustrations looked a bit similar). Bianca was a fun main character to follow and extremely relatable. I liked how she decided to follow her dream and brave the world alone. With all the great people she met, it truly paid off.

My favourite thing about this story were the found/chosen family vibes. It makes me happy reading about a group of young, queer people living in a New York brownstone together and just figuring out life. Especially when they’re such a wholesome bunch!

The ending actually made me go “oh you fucker!” so I absolutely need a sequel and I will be buying this for my graphic novel collection when it comes out.

Thanks Netgalley and Oni Press for letting me read an eARC of this book. Eat Your Heart Out Vol 1 comes out August 13th.

This book was absolutely heart warming! I love coming of age books but a graphic novel is even better!

This book follows the story of a young girl named Blanca. Her mom has her life planned out for her but it’s not quite how Blanca imagined her life going. So she runs away to New York.

I love that this book has all sorts of representation (LGBTQ+). And oh my do I love drag queens, so this was a treat for me!

I will say that there’s a bit of a twist you don’t see coming and I need you to be prepared because I wasn’t!

Thank you NetGalley for granting me access to this E-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this graphic novel was not for me. I really loved the art, but everything happened all at once and I coundn't keep track of so many characters introduced. Futhermore, I really hated Blancas mom, Jesus Christ! Even with not getting the conection with the whole history, I loved so much the art style.

Blanca ran away from her strict mother to New York City to pursue her dream. There, she befriended Emile, who took her to his apartment and introduced her to his roommates.

Blanca is a friendly and cool character. She listens to and encourages all the characters. It has characters with different LGBTQIA+ identities. All the characters are lovable. What I really enjoyed about this book was found family trope.

I enjoy the fairytale elements in the story, such as the Little Mermaid and Snow White. I admire the colourful and beautiful artwork.

I enjoyed reading this book. I am looking forward to reading Volume 2.

I absolutely enjoyed this book! I read it in under 3 hours and thought it was so cute. Blanca, newly graduated from high school, moves to New York City to live the life that she has always dreamed of, not the one that her mother wants for her. When things get rough, and realizing she has no where to go, she meets Emile. With the help up him and his housemates, Blanca may just make it in the city as a fashion designer yet.

A nice story about finding your passion and your place in the world.

I loved how much queer rep there was in this book and I also really liked the art style. The plot itself was fun and fast paced. The mother got a bit too overly villainized in my opinion though, she almost seemed like a caricature.

I'm looking forward to the sequel!

Thank you Oni Press and NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Blanca is under a lot of pressure at home. Her mom is honestly kinda scary (she reminded me of Cruella De Vil) and is pushing Blanca to do her best and go to business school. But Blanca is a creative soul and loves sewing and sketching! So when she turns 18 she decides to run away to New York, the epicenter of fashion but when she arrives there, it isn’t what she thought it would be until she meets Emile!

Emile immediately treats her like they’ve known eachother forever, which (among other things that follow) didn’t feel very believable but I just went with it. We get to meet his many colorful roommates and they’re okay with her staying, to live with them! Blanca loves it there and saves the day when they take her to a drag show and she fixes one of the performers’ dresses. I felt like I really got to know the different roommates and their passions and struggles. And Blanca even finds romance!!! But can she trust him? And will her mom ever just let her be who she wants to be and stop trying to control her?

The art was incredibly atmospheric! And it was almost like I could feel the amazing vibe. What I didn’t like were the eyes of the characters and how strangely short they looked.

We follow a girl who runs away from home because her mom is controlling and she wants to follow her dream. She takes off to New York and meets some nice guys who become her friends and roommates. She shares her talents with them and even finds a nice boy she's into. Though things might not be what they seem with the boy as the plot thickens.

"Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, poop on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it."

I have so much I want to say and will try not to ramble.

The art is so stunning, its honestly beautiful throughout the book. I found myself going back once I read it to really appreciate it again.

I loved all the characters , the story and the real good feeling towards it. Blanca is just so cute and I couldn't help routing for her. Also my lesbian heart was saying just be queer or bi lol. Give me F/F :) (no spoilers) But there is a certain someone in Blanca life I am like something is going on and my brains all like I DONT TRUST YOU vibes. So waiting for part 2 might destroy my soul a little. So thank you Terry and Matty for keeping me on the edge.

I loved how once I finished Vol 1 its showed the Brownstone development floorplans, rooms , characters and cover.

Thank you Netgalley and the authors for an arc copy