ROADQUEEN: Eternal Roadtrip to Love

by Mira Ong Chua

The original Girls’ Love/yuri graphic novel that exploded on Kickstarter!

Leo’s the hottest senior at Princess Andromeda Academy, and her adoring fangirls have one goal: beat her in a road race and win the chance to date her! Unfortunately for them, the only thing Leo loves more than breaking hearts is her faithful motorcycle, Bethany. But when a mysterious girl named Vega takes Bethany away, Leo finds her heart may have been stolen, too.

This sharp and hilarious lesbian romcom is a bold new book for both yuri manga fans and readers hungry for English-original LGBT+ fun. As the industry leader in yuri manga, Seven Seas is proud to expand their line-up with the fantastic ROADQUEEN, and will release a new and complete edition of the book–with the first chapter printed entirely in color–into stores across North America and beyond.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Romance, Manga, LGBT, Queer, Lesbian

276 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2018

Reviews

[. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fluffy romcom with a butch lesbian, I couldn't be happier

It was great seeing typical tropes play out but with lesbians (ferris wheel scenes are my favorite)

[Skye Kilaen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorably silly and fun sapphic motorcycle romance/rom-com manga. It was a true delight watching main character Leo reform from her lesbian f**kboy ways (I am quoting the book!). I need to track down more of Mira Ong Chua's work, since I know she's published other stuff and I'm behind.

[gloria .☆ﾟ. · Rating 4 out of 5]

súper cute! also quite fast paced but overall adorable and worth the read :)

[E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

★★★,5⭐ | Hilarious and ideal for some lazy summer time!

Leo is known for three things: she's hot, she is fast on her bike, and she has no regard for other girls' feelings for her. But what will happen if she's the one having feelings this time?

Vega is a mysterious new student. She can fix up a bike like noone else. She also fascinates Leo. But what is she hiding?

Those two will clash and change and hate and love and make the reader laugh and laugh and laugh. I read the whole thing on one train ride without ever putting it down despite the summer heat burning my mind.

It's funny. It's cute. It's ideal for some sunbathing and ice-cream hour.
And it's SO GAY.

Thank you Edelweiss+ for this ARC copy!

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[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wants to be dumb fun, and it just manages to pull it off. Leo has been accused of being a bad lesbian. To disprove the claim and, more importantly, win back her prized motorcycle, she agrees to be in a pretend relationship for a week. The destination may be obvious, but the journey is still worthwhile.

[Kirsten Tattersall · Rating 5 out of 5]

it's the enemies to lovers fake dating leabians I've always wanted to see in the world

[Vianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

a delight! i love lesbians

[Cameron Sant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg this was perfect
⚫️enemies to lovers
⚫️fake dating
⚫️motorcycle-obsessed butch gay fuckboy learns how to be a good lesbian (like seriously that’s directly stated in the book)

It’s hilarious and cute and gay and doesn’t take itself seriously and does exactly what it set out to do and I love it

[Fish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me laugh out loud multiple times, I love it so much.

[a · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Cute but super insta-lovey (idk why I didn't expect that lol).

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, a published web-comic that isn’t secretly the first in a series.
A cute story featuring good art and lesbians. What more could you want. It’s light and funny and best enjoyed by not examining it too closely. But if you do want to examine it…

So I think that the author set out to create a character (Leo) who has some problem in the beginning, then works to overcome it in the process of the story, i.e. a dynamic character. Which is good. No complaints yet. I also think the author wanted to give her small flaws to keep it light and stop the story from being some kind of big redemption thing. Also fine. The issue that I have is that the other characters act like Leo is quite bad. They make it seem like she uses then discards the girls who have crushes on her (gay fuckboy), when it seems like she’s just not interested in dating. All of the “failures” she commits with Vega seem not that bad. Yes, destroying her catsuit was bad, but Vega drove her motorcycle through Leo’s window, so I think it’s even. Also, after Vega’s reveal that she was just using Leo is quickly swept away because they’re in ~love~ wtf?
Despite this criticism I still really liked this book, but you do have to turn your brain off a little.

[Courtney Lanning · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me feel things. It was hilarious. I loved how Leo's plans kept going wrong. But what really won me over was the climax, ending, and bonus story.

Leo's and Vera's relationship was so real, and it came from such a cartoony start. I fell in love with them both.

UGH, emotions.

A+

[maya · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the funniest thing i’ve read in ages my cheeks HURT from how big i was smiling reading this 😳😳😳

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think mostly this was a really cute graphic novel, it did start to go into too cheesy rather then cute cheesy for me. The art was really good, and the ending was sweet. Overall a really nice read.

[Jen Appell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fake dating lesbians and motorcycles. That's all you need to know.

[Steph · Rating 2 out of 5]

I adored the artwork but I didn’t love the story even though I get that it was meant to be pretty silly. Leo just wanted to live a life to herself without the constant fawning of her fan club (some that clearly just want her for her body), and for some reason she deserved to be punished for it? She was hurtful when she was younger, but I’m not sure that justifies forcing her into some sort of romantic rehabilitation by holding something she cared about hostage. I think this would have been so much cuter without constantly implying she was a “bad lesbian” or a “gay f*** boy” because she was afraid to open herself up to others. I can enjoy a silly story that doesn’t take itself too seriously but this felt a little too gross to really settle into.

[dathomira]

wow i somehow did not have this on my tbr which is WILD AS SHIT since ive been dying to get my hands on it since the sevenseas edition was announced. this did NOT disappoint. it was sweet and the pining was CHOICE and i guffawed mULTPLE TIMES. leo is really just a gentle dummy and vega is SO WONDERFUL i literally hugged the book after i was done. mira ong chua is the only one who understands horny lesbians.

[Dannica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked Leo a lot, and the art style is really cute and dynamic. Everyone putting Leo down all the time for being rude and standoffish kind of annoyed me, though--hey, maybe she's obnoxious, but y'all don't have to be so down on her! She's... not really trying, but she just wants to live a peaceful life with her motorcycle, and maybe that's okay.
Though of course she and Vega are very cute too.
Anyways, it is a good graphic novel.

[Ma'Belle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooo adorable! This one hooked me right in from the beginning with it's silly-but-serious storyline about lesbian bikers. The main character is an asshole, and that's part of the point/moral of the story. Crisply drawn and cleanly written throughout, this is a quick read I'm glad I was lent from my comic book club for women.

[usagi ☆ミ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5 stars. This was adorable.

[Tan✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

WHOLESOME BIKER LESBIANS FTW

[Heather M · Rating 5 out of 5]

ENDLESSLY charming and romantic and FUNNY. and crucially, super horny. so happy i finally read this.

[Juniper · Rating 5 out of 5]

lesbians on bikes. that is all

[Clara · Rating 3 out of 5]

i ate it up!! silly sapphic entertainment!!

[Jex · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5 stars, rounded to 5 stars
OMGGGGG THIS WAS SUCH A CUTE AND FUNNY BOOK!!!!!! I LOVED IT AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU WANT A FUNNY BUT CUTE ROMANCE!!

[Charity]

Very cute. And that bonus chapter wow

[Fenriz Angelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roadqueen: Eternal Roadtrip to Love is a romantic comedy about Leo, a butch girl that is rude with every girl that approaches her, and Vega, a cute girl that steals Leo's beloved bike and afterwards challenges her into fake date her for a week to prove that she can be a decent romantic partner if she wants her bike back.

It's a fun light read, the beginning is hilarious but as the story progresses it becomes cute overall. I liked it.

[Tat · Rating 4 out of 5]

The endearing lesbian rom com we all deserve. It started off a little slow but once it picked up I couldn't put it down. I loved the humor and how I could see a little of myself in both characters. Leo's intimacy issues mirror my own in a way and reading this character's journey helped me realize my own problems and what I needed to work on.

Eagerly awaiting the printed copy of my book after reading the PDF version via the Kickstarter and excited to see what Mira will work on next.

[Adrienne Bross · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this title. It's cute, if a bit far-fetched, and deals in a very interesting way with the emotional differences and fears that everyone suffers from at one point or another in their lives. Leo is our window into the story, and through her experiences, we get to know more about not only Vega, but about Leo's own emotional complications. I would recommend it!

[Alexis Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roadqueen is the story of a lesbian gay fuck boy who must learn to become a decent lesbian. The story is really great and fun. It's a very fun and wild gay story with a slice of heart in there. The dynamic is unlike stuff I've seen before and I think this has a special tough that really captures the artists tastes. The arts fantastic, the jokes all land, this is the good shit right here.