I really loved this graphic novel, I love the drawings and the text lettertype style. The message was very beautiful, this book made me feel seen. I love this genre so much, It opens up a lot of conversations and it is always good to talk about, to learn new things about someone else or yourself! This book is so important to read. Here are a few quotes I love:

You don't have to pick a forever identity. A lot of us shift in our identities over time."


"Remember that your trust must be earned and you deserve love and respect, All of you not just parts of you. "

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This was such a cute guide to the coming out. The illustrations were warm and welcoming, & I loved all of the care that they put into this title.

It really went over the experience well. Even though it has been years since I first came out, I easily went back to that moment when reading this book. I loved that it talked about the different responses you can receive and how some of those can feel. It also prioritized safety and taking your time. I think this is an excellent guide for anyone who is going through that journey.

Thanks to NetGalley, Kristin Russo, and Oni Press for the chance to read and review!

This was such a cute little comic and I really enjoyed reading it, it's a good guide for those who are in the closet on how to deal with all the emotions and outcomes that come with coming out and how exactly they can face those!

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“You also can change the words you use as you move through your life. You don’t have to pick a forever identity.”
This is just one of the great quotes from this graphic novel, but one that resonated with me a lot as I have to keep explaining this to people. Maybe I’ll just point them to this book from now on.

This graphic novel technically focuses on coming out, but as any out queer person will tell you, coming out is not a one-time thing, you constantly do this throughout your life, both as you meet new people and potentially, as you discover more about yourself. This is also one of the topics this book covers, as well as validating not having to stick with one identity all your life, which is why I think even people, who have been out a long time, will benefit from this book.
Even besides that, this book is very helpful and gives many tips on coming out (the first or 100th time), including making sure you have safe spaces or people to go to, should it go bad or become too draining. This can be friends, family or even strangers from the queer community. It also shows how you can find said community and other resources.
This is not a step-by-step guide to coming out as the experience is (and should be) individual to each person, but it still manages to give helpful tips tat are applicable for most situations.
It also gives many personal examples from people and also showcases why coming out can be so hard and scary.
My only critique is that the font was hard to read at times and sometimes it was hard to distinguish which scene or speech bubble on a page was the first, second etc one.
All in all, this was a great and helpful graphic novel, I added it to the school library wishlist immediately as the kids might really benefit from this one.

A book version of some queer older niblings come to take your hand and talk you through the confusion around coming out. This is also an invaluable resource that we should work to get into libraries and schools everywhere for youth and older folk trying to learn about themselves and grow. It's sweet, reassuring, and informative all at once. Highly recommended for everyone to read, but especially those questioning or supporting folk who are figuring their identities out.

Focused on providing an affirming and supportive guide to the many facets of the ongoing process of coming out, this graphic novel is a comfy little primer (one might even say, a quick and easy guide!), which could be particularly useful for a younger audience.

The language is simple and straightforward, while the content acknowledges many of the complexities of coming out as part of the LGBTIQA+ community. There's a strong emphasis placed on self-care and the importance of community throughout. Combined with a rough, sketchy art style, and delivered via a personal narrative style of writing, everything about this feels like it's putting in the effort to connect to its audience on a personal level.

I can definitely see this being an easily digestible resource for someone in the beginning stages of questioning their gender identity and/or sexuality.

"When all else fails, just ask yourself what the cats would do!"

The art in this book was fantastic and made me enjoy going through each page. It wasn't just informative but It was funny. This helped for me to stay focused on what I was reading but enjoy it , even at the times it hit me in the feels.

The Russo talk about the good and bad scenarios but reminds you to stay strong.

It bought back a lot of memories for me. Coming out responses can be hard as well as enjoyed. I have been on the tail end of each one. I still find after over 30 years I am still coming out.

This is a fantastic read and hopefully will help those worrying what to do but also helping those understand it can sometimes be hard.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for an arc copy

This a great book for the LGBTQ2S+ community, especially when it shares stories for those who haven’t come out yet. I also recently seen that this is part of a series that the publisher has released and this a great addition to this series.

What a fantastic bite sized book! The illustrations are full of energy reminiscent of early zines (a graphic style and mode of expressive communication that has been recently re-discovered by the older teens at my library) and the actual content is engaging and filled with practical advice presented in a friendly, peer-to-peer, voice.

Although the information is certainly relevant for all ages (with suggestions worked into the main text and presented in an appendix) younger readers may find the artistic style too unfamiliar and senior readers may find that they have aged past many of the scenarios presented in the book. That said, this book is the perfect match for young adult and new adult readers and an excellent addition to any library or guidance office.