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Jonesy, Vol. 1
A sarcastic teenager with the powers of cupid unleashes her preternatural matchmaking abilities on her school with hilarious and charming results.
Jonesy is a self-described “cool dork” who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She’s a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There’s only one catch—it doesn’t work on herself. She’s gonna have to find love the old-fashioned way, and in the meantime, figure out how to distract herself from the real emotions she inevitably has to face when her powers go wrong…
Written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Caitlin Rose Boyle, this charming tale is sure to appeal to romantics and cynics alike.
Jonesy is a self-described “cool dork” who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She’s a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There’s only one catch—it doesn’t work on herself. She’s gonna have to find love the old-fashioned way, and in the meantime, figure out how to distract herself from the real emotions she inevitably has to face when her powers go wrong…
Written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Caitlin Rose Boyle, this charming tale is sure to appeal to romantics and cynics alike.
112 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 2016
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October 11, 2018This was fun!
Jonesy (Josephine), our heroine, is a Latinx teen girl who is in high school. She has a special ability to make people fall in love with other people or things, except herself.
The art is vibrant with bold strokes and bright colors. The characters feel their emotions very intensely, and exaggeratedly, I think on purpose, so everything is A BIG DEAL and cartoony, which, again, I think is intentional.
Amidst the chaos, Jonesy deals with her single father going on a date, trying to help her friend get closer to her crush’s and not fitting in at school.
There were characters of all different skin tones and a girl interested in another girl who have a romantic connection.
Not a SUPER DEEP GRAPHIC NOVEL, but I don’t think it was intended to be and I had fun reading this!
Jonesy (Josephine), our heroine, is a Latinx teen girl who is in high school. She has a special ability to make people fall in love with other people or things, except herself.
The art is vibrant with bold strokes and bright colors. The characters feel their emotions very intensely, and exaggeratedly, I think on purpose, so everything is A BIG DEAL and cartoony, which, again, I think is intentional.
Amidst the chaos, Jonesy deals with her single father going on a date, trying to help her friend get closer to her crush’s and not fitting in at school.
There were characters of all different skin tones and a girl interested in another girl who have a romantic connection.
Not a SUPER DEEP GRAPHIC NOVEL, but I don’t think it was intended to be and I had fun reading this!
September 14, 2018
I liked how bright and colourful the illustrations were but sadly, I didn't like Jonesy as a character. There was an interesting cast though that helped me to finish reading the volume. I currently will not be continuing on with the series!
October 24, 2016
Cute, fun and silly, this was such a delightful read! Only problem is, now I'm really craving doughnuts...
July 8, 2024
What a fun twist on the magical girl genre! Jonesy the comic is full of cuteness, but Jonesy the character has a wonderful harshness to her that balances things really nicely. The central stories are not love stories, but there are some crushes, including an extreme(ly relatable) celeb crush and an adorable f/f crush. It was a really fun comic to breeze through; I can see it being a good comfort read! There's friendship and donuts and heart eyes and other magical goodness!!!
Thank you to Netgalley and BOOM! Studios for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
Thank you to Netgalley and BOOM! Studios for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
December 26, 2017
Omg. I got this as part of a Humble Bundle and I'm so glad I did! The art is cute, cartoony & colourful, and the comic is just fun and features a diverse cast of characters.
The main character, Jonesy, hates a lot of things about highschool life (and life in general). She's against "the popular kids" and prom, and all sorts of stuff TBH. She's selfish & vindictive, but so full of energy (well, not when it comes to working). I think some people might just find her unlikable and not care for the comic because of that. I didn't mind, though, I found her captivating to follow and had fun. Jonesy has the power to make people fall in love with stuff... people, things, ideas. Just not herself. And this causes all sorts of chaos.
The cover said this was "a spiritual successor to Scott Pilgrim", and I would tentatively agree. It has the same sort of unlikable main character that you love to follow, and features out-of-the-ordinary abilities. Doesn't have the deeper themes of Scott Pilgrim, though, at least not yet. It's just really fun. Check it out of you like the art style, want to have some silly fun, and don't mind "unlikable" characters.
The main character, Jonesy, hates a lot of things about highschool life (and life in general). She's against "the popular kids" and prom, and all sorts of stuff TBH. She's selfish & vindictive, but so full of energy (well, not when it comes to working). I think some people might just find her unlikable and not care for the comic because of that. I didn't mind, though, I found her captivating to follow and had fun. Jonesy has the power to make people fall in love with stuff... people, things, ideas. Just not herself. And this causes all sorts of chaos.
The cover said this was "a spiritual successor to Scott Pilgrim", and I would tentatively agree. It has the same sort of unlikable main character that you love to follow, and features out-of-the-ordinary abilities. Doesn't have the deeper themes of Scott Pilgrim, though, at least not yet. It's just really fun. Check it out of you like the art style, want to have some silly fun, and don't mind "unlikable" characters.
December 19, 2016
I read this because I and reading books with strong girl characters for a YA GN class I will teach again next summer. This qualifies, and is good, entertaining for teens, I think. Done by Humphries, who is an alternative comix guy on his own time and doing mot lighthearted kid stuff like this, too. My favorite issue is one focused on prom, and how much she hates it. The art is garishly colored and sort of a cross between alt and mainstream comics. But for the young (at heart).
March 26, 2017
I wanted to love this one. The premise sounded amazing, and there is quite a bit of diversity (main character is Latinx, one of the female main characters has a crush on another girl), but I ended up feeling very disappointed.
For one, I really didn't like the main character. I feel like they wanted to make her that kind of rebel character everyone loves, but they tried too hard and ended up with a pretty selfish and unlikeable character.
I also felt like the plot wasn't executed very well. There was nothing about it that made me want to keep reading, and it felt a bit all-over-the-place.
The only things I liked about this one were Jonesy's dad, who is adorable and makes a lot of dad jokes, and the side character who has a crush on her lab partner, which was adorable. But they're not things that make me want to keep reading this series.
I'm sure there are people who would like this graphic novel, but I'm not one of those people.
For one, I really didn't like the main character. I feel like they wanted to make her that kind of rebel character everyone loves, but they tried too hard and ended up with a pretty selfish and unlikeable character.
I also felt like the plot wasn't executed very well. There was nothing about it that made me want to keep reading, and it felt a bit all-over-the-place.
The only things I liked about this one were Jonesy's dad, who is adorable and makes a lot of dad jokes, and the side character who has a crush on her lab partner, which was adorable. But they're not things that make me want to keep reading this series.
I'm sure there are people who would like this graphic novel, but I'm not one of those people.
May 25, 2022
Jonesy is melodramatic, bitter, and has an opinion on everything and everything.
I love her.
I wish I had gotten bright and colorful and wonderfully angry Latinas like this when I was younger. She’s such a horrible Cupid and watching how she chooses to use it is so overwhelmingly teenager-esque.
I also really love this illustration style.
CW: brief moments of bullying and harassment
I love her.
I wish I had gotten bright and colorful and wonderfully angry Latinas like this when I was younger. She’s such a horrible Cupid and watching how she chooses to use it is so overwhelmingly teenager-esque.
I also really love this illustration style.
CW: brief moments of bullying and harassment
April 18, 2020
The art style is cute and I love Jonesy
March 22, 2017
So much fun to read. It has a very similar feel to Lumberjanes, which is very high praise indeed from me. The sense of humor, style of dialog, and overall wackiness is very much like what you might find in Lumberjanes, and I am sincerely all about that. Jonesy herself, however, is a significantly less sympathetic character than the Lumberjanes girls. She can be selfish and short sighted and impulsive, but I still find her strangely charming. It may be because her entire world is so cartoonish that I can't take her flaws that seriously, but I bet she'll annoy the snot out of plenty of readers. It's a delightfully quirky book, though. As a bonus, I think this is one that my niece would like, so I'll be passing the recommendation on to her.
May 31, 2017
Light, with eye-popping colours, Jonesy is a teen who can make people fall in love with other people or with things. She feels things intensely, and tends to use her superpower without considering possible repercussions. That said, she cares for her friends, her father and grandmother, and is funny and melodramatic in vibrant sound and colour.
January 29, 2018
RATING: 2 STARS
DNF - 25%
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
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The illustrations were too much for my eyes and the storyline for this one did not keep my attention. I am going to pass on this one and the series.
DNF - 25%
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
(Review Not on Blog)
The illustrations were too much for my eyes and the storyline for this one did not keep my attention. I am going to pass on this one and the series.
April 3, 2017
20 March 2017
This was a cute little story with awesome art, I cannot wait for the next installment.
REVIEW
Jonesy Volume 1 – Sam Humphries (text) & Caitlin Rose Boyle (Illustrations)
my rating : 4/5
genre : comics, this shit is cute and the art is adorable
goodreads rating : 3.67
I received an arc copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Comic reviews are kind of hard to write, because they’re so short there isn’t always a lot to talk about but I will certainly give this a fair go!
THE COMIC
Jonesy is about a “cool dork” named, well, Jonesy.
She is a snarky, too cool for school type of girl.
In this comic, Jonesy doesn’t really have any friends but she does make a friend, an LGBT character who has a crush on another girl, they are an adorable little duo, they call themselves the SCIS (Secret Crush Investigation Squad).
This comic sort of reminds me of the Lumberjanes series, the art feels similar, the humor and tone of voice is also of the same vein. Aalthough, unlike Lumberjanes, Jonesy is more of a harsh character, she says things without much thought to how dhe might affect others. She’s too cool for school, she hates valentines day and despises prom. But at the same time she cares about her friends, works at her dad’s doughnut shop and sells zines that she slaves over after school. She’s got a hard shell, but she’s downright gooey inside. She’s mean, and sometimes she can be a completely selfish character but somehow, she is still a loveable character.
This is definitely a fun comic, I feel like Jonesy will annoy many people but for others she will be hilarious. Either way, I’ve already recommended this to a bunch of people, in fact one of my friends has already started it and she’s loving it so far.
ART
The art in this comic is honestly, really awesome.
Just look at it – it’s bright, cute and it’s fun. Don’t tell me that this artwork doesn’t make you want to add Jonesy to your TBR. It’s adorable and you need it in your lives.
This was a cute little story with awesome art, I cannot wait for the next installment.
REVIEW
Jonesy Volume 1 – Sam Humphries (text) & Caitlin Rose Boyle (Illustrations)
my rating : 4/5
genre : comics, this shit is cute and the art is adorable
goodreads rating : 3.67
I received an arc copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Comic reviews are kind of hard to write, because they’re so short there isn’t always a lot to talk about but I will certainly give this a fair go!
THE COMIC
Jonesy is about a “cool dork” named, well, Jonesy.
She is a snarky, too cool for school type of girl.
In this comic, Jonesy doesn’t really have any friends but she does make a friend, an LGBT character who has a crush on another girl, they are an adorable little duo, they call themselves the SCIS (Secret Crush Investigation Squad).
This comic sort of reminds me of the Lumberjanes series, the art feels similar, the humor and tone of voice is also of the same vein. Aalthough, unlike Lumberjanes, Jonesy is more of a harsh character, she says things without much thought to how dhe might affect others. She’s too cool for school, she hates valentines day and despises prom. But at the same time she cares about her friends, works at her dad’s doughnut shop and sells zines that she slaves over after school. She’s got a hard shell, but she’s downright gooey inside. She’s mean, and sometimes she can be a completely selfish character but somehow, she is still a loveable character.
This is definitely a fun comic, I feel like Jonesy will annoy many people but for others she will be hilarious. Either way, I’ve already recommended this to a bunch of people, in fact one of my friends has already started it and she’s loving it so far.
ART
The art in this comic is honestly, really awesome.
Just look at it – it’s bright, cute and it’s fun. Don’t tell me that this artwork doesn’t make you want to add Jonesy to your TBR. It’s adorable and you need it in your lives.
March 16, 2017
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Disclaimer: A free copy of this book was received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jonesy is a typical teen with a weird power: she can make people fall in love with anything. Except herself. Jonesy is forced to work towards her secret crush the old-fashioned way while creating all sort of mayhem and mischief with her super special powers.
For those who loved Lumberjanes there is a very similar style of humour present in Jonesy. However the emotional bonds, character development and overall plot is much weaker. Jonesy is light fluff with very little real plot. It’s very light fare and doesn’t have much going on below the surface. Which can be good for people who just want something funny if Jonesy is your sort of humour.
One of the things that really brings the score down is the protagonist. Jonesy is a selfish jerk and not one that is easily loved. Jonesy uses her powers to caue problems for other people and only occasionally shows a glimpse of humanity to avoid hurting her friends. Characters can be bad and selfish whiile still being likeable but at best Jonesy is annoying. She’s very “not-like-other-girls” in her rejection of everything everyone else likes and just generally irritating.
There is a lot of diversity, from different ethnicities to sexualities without overtly making those characters seem different. A crush on a girl is talked about as though it’s no different from a crush on a boy and that is important - but it doesn’t make the plot or characters more interesting.
There are people who will enjoy this book, but it’s not something I’ll be picking up in the future.
Disclaimer: A free copy of this book was received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jonesy is a typical teen with a weird power: she can make people fall in love with anything. Except herself. Jonesy is forced to work towards her secret crush the old-fashioned way while creating all sort of mayhem and mischief with her super special powers.
For those who loved Lumberjanes there is a very similar style of humour present in Jonesy. However the emotional bonds, character development and overall plot is much weaker. Jonesy is light fluff with very little real plot. It’s very light fare and doesn’t have much going on below the surface. Which can be good for people who just want something funny if Jonesy is your sort of humour.
One of the things that really brings the score down is the protagonist. Jonesy is a selfish jerk and not one that is easily loved. Jonesy uses her powers to caue problems for other people and only occasionally shows a glimpse of humanity to avoid hurting her friends. Characters can be bad and selfish whiile still being likeable but at best Jonesy is annoying. She’s very “not-like-other-girls” in her rejection of everything everyone else likes and just generally irritating.
There is a lot of diversity, from different ethnicities to sexualities without overtly making those characters seem different. A crush on a girl is talked about as though it’s no different from a crush on a boy and that is important - but it doesn’t make the plot or characters more interesting.
There are people who will enjoy this book, but it’s not something I’ll be picking up in the future.
December 4, 2017
This was cute, I really wanna keep reading it
March 25, 2017
Jonesy is such a great character, she's so angry which many teens are. She is also a bit of a jerk and is very vindictive, which is why usually when she uses her powers it's to spread chaos or get back at someone. It's a great spin on the outcast character, because many teens feel powerless in high school and she literally has secret powers. I also love that her biggest crush is a pop star it's just so accurate to teen crushes.
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March 30, 2017It's a brilliant origin story: bolshy geek girl Jonesy gets the power to ship people in real life from watching too much anime. Sadly but inevitably, it doesn't work if she tries to use it on herself. This could easily have been the set-up for an interminable and cliche-ridden manga series which I'd never read, but gains interest from being written by Sam Humphries, who deploys the same sick mind which gave us 'Our Love Is Real' (look it up when you're older) to have Jonesy's classmates suddenly compelled to love ferrets, or noxious gopher lollies, as often as any more standard crush scenario. Boyle's art conveys an appropriate sense of hyper-real, too-much-sugar pubescent overexcitement, and the combined effect is somewhere in the region of Scott Pilgrim's nightmare younger sister. Still, I'm not sure about the idea's long-term legs, and at times it reads less like encapsulating adolescence than encapsulating the feel of the comics and 'zines made by adolescents. For which I'm sure there's an audience, and good luck to them - just maybe not so much of a crossover one.
(Netgalley ARC)
(Netgalley ARC)
March 25, 2018
Oh, man, I...super loved this! Think magical girl comic but with a pop-star-obsessed teenager who hates everything. She's cynical and mean and out for revenge...until she's not. Love her and Susan, love her donut pun-making dad, love Farid's dancing, love the S.C.I.S., love STUFF, and I totally had Mr. Big stuck in my head after I finished it. Stupid prom!!!
Disclaimer: After a weird, super vivid dream in which my husband and I discussed celebrity marriages for like, HOURS, I woke up at 1:30 last night, ate a bunch of crackers, and then read this while I was trying to make my brain stop spinning, so I'm not 100% sure I would have found this so hilarious if I weren't sleep deprived, but...I'm like, at least 95% sure!
---Reread!---
I finally found the third volume at Madness a couple weeks ago, so to celebrate I decided to reread all three! While I will admit now that perhaps the sleep deprivation did in fact have a good deal to do with my original smitten-ness, I still really enjoyed it, even when fully awake and during daylight hours, and am looking forward to rereads of volumes 2 and 3 soon!
Disclaimer: After a weird, super vivid dream in which my husband and I discussed celebrity marriages for like, HOURS, I woke up at 1:30 last night, ate a bunch of crackers, and then read this while I was trying to make my brain stop spinning, so I'm not 100% sure I would have found this so hilarious if I weren't sleep deprived, but...I'm like, at least 95% sure!
---Reread!---
I finally found the third volume at Madness a couple weeks ago, so to celebrate I decided to reread all three! While I will admit now that perhaps the sleep deprivation did in fact have a good deal to do with my original smitten-ness, I still really enjoyed it, even when fully awake and during daylight hours, and am looking forward to rereads of volumes 2 and 3 soon!
February 29, 2020
Ugh, I liked this so much.
It was so adorable and quirky and salty and sweet.
I took this out to local middle schools in January/February 2020, and although my booktalk mostly focused on the major plot element of the first issue, I felt the need to include a quick runthrough of Things Jonesy's Into:
Zines, Anime & Manga, her pet Ferret (Rocky), and her Dad's Doughnut Shop.
Just seeing that list gives you a pretty good window into the character.
Caitlin Rose Boyle's illustrations are a major part of why this works, though. they're incredibly bright, with lots of big round shapes, and plenty of manga-esque touches. Jonesy's feelings are EPIC and you feel that looking at her. I dug a bunch of the secondary characters too! This first volume is a super strong start to a nice three-volume run.
Solid.
It was so adorable and quirky and salty and sweet.
I took this out to local middle schools in January/February 2020, and although my booktalk mostly focused on the major plot element of the first issue, I felt the need to include a quick runthrough of Things Jonesy's Into:
Zines, Anime & Manga, her pet Ferret (Rocky), and her Dad's Doughnut Shop.
Just seeing that list gives you a pretty good window into the character.
Caitlin Rose Boyle's illustrations are a major part of why this works, though. they're incredibly bright, with lots of big round shapes, and plenty of manga-esque touches. Jonesy's feelings are EPIC and you feel that looking at her. I dug a bunch of the secondary characters too! This first volume is a super strong start to a nice three-volume run.
Solid.
March 21, 2018
Jonesy is a really fun comic about Josephine aka Jonesy, a “cool dork” with a secret: she can make people fall in love. But sometimes she abuses her powers, just a little, just for fun. The story is hilarious, the art is great, and the colors are bright and cheerful. Jonesy herself is a delight, and the cast of characters of her friends and family make the entire book fun. We can’t wait for the next volume!
March 31, 2017
This was great! I loved Jonesy as a snarky, too-cool-for-everything main character, and what I liked even more was how /not/ heteronormative this is! It's an all-ages comic where people are asked "Do you have a boyfriend? Girlfriend?" (No nonbinary option given, unfortunately.) And one of the side characters (a girl) has a crush on another girl and it's super cute! Such a great mix of cotton candy and sarcasm.
January 30, 2017
The cutest thing I've read in probably forever and geez Louise, did I need it today. Her dad owns a donut shop. She makes friends with one of the popular girls (kind of by accident). She has a crush on a Ziggy Stardust-ish character. She has a ferret.
All the *heart eyes emojis*
All the *heart eyes emojis*
April 19, 2018
As an adult reader, I was not a huge fan, but I think this would definitely appeal to teen readers. It was just a little too angsty for me, and the story a little disjointed. But the artwork is great!
November 19, 2016
She thinks she can't make people fall in love with her? Pssshhh... this girl is my new idol.
December 2, 2016
Jonesy is too much of a brat and an outright malicious jerk to make me care if she ever becomes a more reasonable person one life lesson at a time.
November 11, 2020
this was pretty cringe ngl
December 19, 2017
This is amazing--the cute zany art is a little bit Adventure Time, a little Invader Zim, a little Scott Pilgrim, dashed with Osamu Tezuka and graffiti aesthetic, and it is AMAZING! I love Jonesy's design--she's large, Latina, punkish, with dyed hair, fun clothes and accessories, and is most importantly COMFORTABLE with herself. She rocks!
There are donut puns (her awesome dad runs a donut shop), ferret love, yaoi shipping, 80s nostalgia, interracial LGBTQ couples, and basically ALL OF MY CATNIP. There's a sand art and cheese critter contest! A jackalope donut! Sailor moon buns! A bee mascot! A pop idol named Stuff! A retro purple polka dot prom dress with purple mesh fingerless gloves! FARID'S PURPLE HAIR! Am I making sense anymore? No, because you just need to go read this!
There are donut puns (her awesome dad runs a donut shop), ferret love, yaoi shipping, 80s nostalgia, interracial LGBTQ couples, and basically ALL OF MY CATNIP. There's a sand art and cheese critter contest! A jackalope donut! Sailor moon buns! A bee mascot! A pop idol named Stuff! A retro purple polka dot prom dress with purple mesh fingerless gloves! FARID'S PURPLE HAIR! Am I making sense anymore? No, because you just need to go read this!
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June 1, 2017Jonesy has a superpower. It's a pretty great one -- she can make other people fall in love with anything or anyone she chooses, except herself. (There's always a catch to these things, right?) So as a slightly disaffected teenager (probably 13 or 14), this is basically an invitation to wreak havoc wherever she goes. But the principal is investigating, and Jonesy doesn't want to get caught!
This is a fun, lighthearted romp through YA fantasy in graphic novel form. Not too deep, though there is a nice budding relationship between two girls that makes this LGBTQ-friendly without being unnecessarily focused on it.
This is a fun, lighthearted romp through YA fantasy in graphic novel form. Not too deep, though there is a nice budding relationship between two girls that makes this LGBTQ-friendly without being unnecessarily focused on it.
August 7, 2017
Woah! I really liked this introduction to Jonesy, a cool high schooler with special powers. But at the heart of it, Jonesy has a lot of the same problems I remember having when I was younger: loving your favorite musician so much you consider them your secret crush, putting your selfish nature aside to help out others, wish your parents understood you more, etc. I felt this series handles diversity really well, but I loved that Jonesy isn't conventional in anyway, even in the fact her parents aren't together anymore. It seems like a really realistic narrative set amongst a really fantastical premise. Love!
August 30, 2018
Quite cute, even though I tend to cringe away from such a bold color palette. Jonesy seems a very complex character, even a bit tiring to be around with all that swirls in her mind, but she's also quite entertaining. Her method of breaking the fourth wall is fun and matches with the modern feel of the book, almost like we're watching her broadcasted story (I don't do Instagram Stories, so lack the terminology for it!).
Drawing style isn't personally my favorite but seems like it's eye-catching and similar to Adventure Time, etc in its minimal shades and exaggerated expressions.
Will continue and recommend!
Drawing style isn't personally my favorite but seems like it's eye-catching and similar to Adventure Time, etc in its minimal shades and exaggerated expressions.
Will continue and recommend!
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