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Olive
Olive, age 17, has a rich and vivid inner life. She has created an imaginary world that she’s able to visit whenever she chooses. But her daily life on earth is shaken up by the arrival of a new roommate at boarding school, who won’t leave Olive alone. And even more upsetting: a mysterious spaceman makes a surprise appearance in her imaginary world! A coming-of-age story that will take Olive far from her comfort zone, as she discovers unsuspected sides of herself and the world around her.
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First published March 6, 2020
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January 11, 2021
This was a gorgeous graphic novel about an autistic girl that creates a vibrant imaginary world in her head. I was entranced by the entire story, but the art was what made it truly wondrous.
Olive is a seventeen year old that often prefers her imagination to the real world. After a loud roommate moves into her college dorm, she finds herself escaping into her head more often than usual. While no one seems to believe in Olive’s alternate world, it has become a source of comfort and solace for her. So, when an astronaut shows up in Olive’s carefully crafted headspace, she isn’t sure what this means for the future.
I’m surprised by how much I loved this story! The protagonist was portrayed in a way that I couldn’t help but grow fond of; her imaginary world was depicted beautifully. The fact that this is set in France was another aspect I loved.
Everything about the art in Olive was fantastic. It’s rare that I become so attached to the drawings in a graphic novel like I have with this one. The cover was telltale enough for me to know I’d enjoy the illustrations at least.
My one complaint is that I wanted more out of this volume. The first few panels start with an interesting storyline that isn’t brought up again. I assume it will resurface in future volumes, though I wish we’d gotten some in the first! Overall, though, this was great!
Thank you to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the E-arc!
Olive is a seventeen year old that often prefers her imagination to the real world. After a loud roommate moves into her college dorm, she finds herself escaping into her head more often than usual. While no one seems to believe in Olive’s alternate world, it has become a source of comfort and solace for her. So, when an astronaut shows up in Olive’s carefully crafted headspace, she isn’t sure what this means for the future.
I’m surprised by how much I loved this story! The protagonist was portrayed in a way that I couldn’t help but grow fond of; her imaginary world was depicted beautifully. The fact that this is set in France was another aspect I loved.
Everything about the art in Olive was fantastic. It’s rare that I become so attached to the drawings in a graphic novel like I have with this one. The cover was telltale enough for me to know I’d enjoy the illustrations at least.
My one complaint is that I wanted more out of this volume. The first few panels start with an interesting storyline that isn’t brought up again. I assume it will resurface in future volumes, though I wish we’d gotten some in the first! Overall, though, this was great!
Thank you to Netgalley and Europe Comics for the E-arc!
August 24, 2020
+Digital ARC gently provided by Netgalley and publishers in exchange for an honest review+
3.5 dreamscape stars
A oneiric journey through the mind and imagination of a 17-year-old girl. And when we speak here of "inner world"- it is something literal.
Olive Oblicoq is a French girl who goes to a boarding school, where we quickly see that she lives isolated from the rest within her own mind, she barely pays the least attention to her surroundings and her classes, although she is forced by her mother to go to a psychologist, without apparently desire to change. But a big change occurs when a roommate arrives, and then when something even more unexpected appears in its own bubble.
Michelle, the roommate is a nice character, and tries to help her, although Olive does not seem willing or skeptical, because no one believes her when she talks about her inner visions.
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At first glance, Olve appears to be an introverted girl with a strong social phobia. One of the guys (who is bullying her) calls her "autistic" referring to her, but frankly the only sign of that is when she can't find her bedroom door when her roommate puts some beads in it.
Olive's dreamscape is weird, maybe full of symbolism or deep clues about her psyche, but srly! - I mean what's the deal about fictional characters and rubbers ducks anyway? XD
The first issue ends abruptly, although I have my suspicions about who the
I want to see the continuation of the story.
Plot - 3
Art - 4
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Un viaje onírico por la mente y la imaginación de una chica de 17 años. Y cuando hablamos aquí de "mundo interior", es algo literal.
Olive Oblicoq es una chica francesa que va a un internado, donde prontamente vemos que vive aislada del resto dentro de su propia mente, apenas presta el mínimo de atencion a su entorno y a sus clases, aunque es forzada por su madre a acudir a una sicóloga, sin al parecer deseos de cambiar. Sin embargo, un gran cambio se le produce cuando le llega una compañera de cuarto, y después cuando algo todavia más inesperado aparece en su propia burbuja.
A primera vista, Olve parece ser una chica introvertida con una fuerte fobia social. Uno de los chicos (que le hace bullyng) la llama "autista" refiriéndose a ella, pero francamente el único signo de ello es cuando ella no puede encontrar la puerta de su habitacion cuando su compañera de cuarto pone unas cuentas en esta.
Michelle, la compañera de cuarto es un personaje simpático, y trata de ayudarla, aunque Olive no parece estar dispuesta o es esceptica, porque nadie le cree cuando habla de sus visiones interiores.
El primer número termina abruptamente , aunque tengo mis sospechas acerca de quién es la persona
Tengo ganas de ver la continuación de la historia.
#Olive #NetGalley
3.5 dreamscape stars
A oneiric journey through the mind and imagination of a 17-year-old girl. And when we speak here of "inner world"- it is something literal.
Olive Oblicoq is a French girl who goes to a boarding school, where we quickly see that she lives isolated from the rest within her own mind, she barely pays the least attention to her surroundings and her classes, although she is forced by her mother to go to a psychologist, without apparently desire to change. But a big change occurs when a roommate arrives, and then when something even more unexpected appears in its own bubble.
Michelle, the roommate is a nice character, and tries to help her, although Olive does not seem willing or skeptical, because no one believes her when she talks about her inner visions.
image upload
At first glance, Olve appears to be an introverted girl with a strong social phobia. One of the guys (who is bullying her) calls her "autistic" referring to her, but frankly the only sign of that is when she can't find her bedroom door when her roommate puts some beads in it.
Olive's dreamscape is weird, maybe full of symbolism or deep clues about her psyche, but srly! - I mean what's the deal about fictional characters and rubbers ducks anyway? XD
The first issue ends abruptly, although I have my suspicions about who the
I want to see the continuation of the story.
Plot - 3
Art - 4
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Un viaje onírico por la mente y la imaginación de una chica de 17 años. Y cuando hablamos aquí de "mundo interior", es algo literal.
Olive Oblicoq es una chica francesa que va a un internado, donde prontamente vemos que vive aislada del resto dentro de su propia mente, apenas presta el mínimo de atencion a su entorno y a sus clases, aunque es forzada por su madre a acudir a una sicóloga, sin al parecer deseos de cambiar. Sin embargo, un gran cambio se le produce cuando le llega una compañera de cuarto, y después cuando algo todavia más inesperado aparece en su propia burbuja.
A primera vista, Olve parece ser una chica introvertida con una fuerte fobia social. Uno de los chicos (que le hace bullyng) la llama "autista" refiriéndose a ella, pero francamente el único signo de ello es cuando ella no puede encontrar la puerta de su habitacion cuando su compañera de cuarto pone unas cuentas en esta.
Michelle, la compañera de cuarto es un personaje simpático, y trata de ayudarla, aunque Olive no parece estar dispuesta o es esceptica, porque nadie le cree cuando habla de sus visiones interiores.
El primer número termina abruptamente , aunque tengo mis sospechas acerca de quién es la persona
Tengo ganas de ver la continuación de la historia.
#Olive #NetGalley
July 29, 2021
A revision of a story Vaero Cazot did fifteen years earlier about Olive, a neurodiverse girl with a rich inner life at a boarding school school who against her will gets a chatty, lively roommate who really wants to connect with her. The blue moon--with a duck for Olive as sidekick--is part of the place Olive goes when she needs to. Others are her school bully her, but she begins to get support from her roommate. The first of what Cazot promises are four volumes, with pleasant, inviting artwork helping us imagine what it might be like for Olive to be living inside her head.
I also read and liked another Cazot work, Betty's Boob, about surviving breast cancer.
I also read and liked another Cazot work, Betty's Boob, about surviving breast cancer.
July 30, 2022
Olive is a very unique graphic novel experience. It's a slower story, than the average graphic novel pacing, and has a lot of nuances in it; but overall is still very well done. Although I will warn you that each volume (there are 4 total) has a cliffhanger, and that volume 4 does not seem to be available yet!! So I'm dying (as I've now read this volume and 2, 3) to get my hands on the end of it all.
In this first volume you will not really know what our real story is yet. You will meet our leading girl, who is on the spectrum, her dream/imaginary world that she can go to, her parents, and her roommate. But you do really meet or learn of the plot until the very end of the book. Hence why I say that it's a bit of a slow reveal.
I can say that Volumes 2 & 3 are absolutely engrossing!! So it's well worth the slow, confusing pace of this volume to get to the rest of the story!
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
In this first volume you will not really know what our real story is yet. You will meet our leading girl, who is on the spectrum, her dream/imaginary world that she can go to, her parents, and her roommate. But you do really meet or learn of the plot until the very end of the book. Hence why I say that it's a bit of a slow reveal.
I can say that Volumes 2 & 3 are absolutely engrossing!! So it's well worth the slow, confusing pace of this volume to get to the rest of the story!
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
August 21, 2020
*thank you to Netgalley, Vero Cazot, Lucy Mazel and Europe Comics for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
2 stars.
So this took a bit of getting into. I must admit that I almost stopped reading near the start because it just wasn't making much sense and it was quite confusing. It did get more untangled as it went on but the beginning is too important when it comes to novels trying to grab your attention and pulling you into the story. Because that didn't happen with me, I wasn't much of a fan.
The illustrations at first I wasn't sure about but they few on me and I appreciated them by the end.
Unfortunately this wasn't for me but I do need to add that I absolutely adore the cover. It's eye catching and just simply stunning.
2 stars.
So this took a bit of getting into. I must admit that I almost stopped reading near the start because it just wasn't making much sense and it was quite confusing. It did get more untangled as it went on but the beginning is too important when it comes to novels trying to grab your attention and pulling you into the story. Because that didn't happen with me, I wasn't much of a fan.
The illustrations at first I wasn't sure about but they few on me and I appreciated them by the end.
Unfortunately this wasn't for me but I do need to add that I absolutely adore the cover. It's eye catching and just simply stunning.
September 18, 2020
I really liked the concept behind this graphic novel!
To have a place to call your own, inside your head, and be able to step back from reality when you want to. It just seems like something we could all do with!
I thought Olive herself was an extremely relatable character, and even though her actions sometimes annoyed me a little.. I could see why she acted that way. (People can be so cruel sometimes)
I'm really curious to find out more about the astronauts and how on earth he was able to discover Olive's imaginary world! The artwork, the story.. Everything about this graphic novel is intriguing and I'm looking forward to seeing further volumes in this series!
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Thank you to Netgalley and Europe Comics for providing the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
To have a place to call your own, inside your head, and be able to step back from reality when you want to. It just seems like something we could all do with!
I thought Olive herself was an extremely relatable character, and even though her actions sometimes annoyed me a little.. I could see why she acted that way. (People can be so cruel sometimes)
I'm really curious to find out more about the astronauts and how on earth he was able to discover Olive's imaginary world! The artwork, the story.. Everything about this graphic novel is intriguing and I'm looking forward to seeing further volumes in this series!
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Thank you to Netgalley and Europe Comics for providing the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
August 15, 2020
We follow Olive, an autism girl who spends most of her time inside her head. Little known to others is that she has a vast and magical world in there. We see Olive struggling with interacting with her peers and even her therapist. All she wants in life is to be left alone in her magical head.
I really enjoyed the art of the graphic novel. It really gave a sense of magical realism and illustrated Olive's struggles without the need of words. Though the plot was a bit confusing to me, what kept me going was the art. I think Luzy Mazel did an excellent job with it.
I liked following Olive in her adventures but like many other magical realism there is no definite answer and it is all up to the interpretation of the reader.
I recommend this book if you enjoy magical realism and diverse reads.
I really enjoyed the art of the graphic novel. It really gave a sense of magical realism and illustrated Olive's struggles without the need of words. Though the plot was a bit confusing to me, what kept me going was the art. I think Luzy Mazel did an excellent job with it.
I liked following Olive in her adventures but like many other magical realism there is no definite answer and it is all up to the interpretation of the reader.
I recommend this book if you enjoy magical realism and diverse reads.
March 15, 2020
Une BD originale, avec une certaine poésie dans les dessins et une histoire vraiment prenante ! Hâte de lire la suite !
August 16, 2020
I was sent a copy of this through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Olive is a gorgeously illustrated graphic novel centred on an autistic girl, living at a boarding school in France. Olive lives in a world she has created within her mind, which is beautiful and safe for her, whilst she traverse's the hardships of daily life. Her real world is sent spiralling by the arrival of a new roommate, and her internal world is rocked by a surprise guest.
The only reason this wasn't a five star for me, was because I felt that it ended abruptly (I know there are other volumes, so look forward to those) and I felt that it needed just a little more within the story about Olive, besides her attending therapy and class. I wanted to see a little more of her within her inner world, and get a feel for her. But overall - beautiful and unique.
Olive is a gorgeously illustrated graphic novel centred on an autistic girl, living at a boarding school in France. Olive lives in a world she has created within her mind, which is beautiful and safe for her, whilst she traverse's the hardships of daily life. Her real world is sent spiralling by the arrival of a new roommate, and her internal world is rocked by a surprise guest.
The only reason this wasn't a five star for me, was because I felt that it ended abruptly (I know there are other volumes, so look forward to those) and I felt that it needed just a little more within the story about Olive, besides her attending therapy and class. I wanted to see a little more of her within her inner world, and get a feel for her. But overall - beautiful and unique.
June 26, 2023
gé-ni-al du début à la fin. j’ai très (très) hâte de lire la suite!
October 31, 2021
NetGalley ARC.
A bit odd. Disjointed. Confusing. For being volume 1, not a lot is answered. Is Olive off her rocker or can she access somewhere that no one else can? Volume 2 is not translated yet so I may never know. The font for the dialogue was a bit hard to read but I liked the illustrations.
A bit odd. Disjointed. Confusing. For being volume 1, not a lot is answered. Is Olive off her rocker or can she access somewhere that no one else can? Volume 2 is not translated yet so I may never know. The font for the dialogue was a bit hard to read but I liked the illustrations.
July 9, 2023
Ce que j’ai aimé cette BD qui met en vedette un personnage autiste qui se crée un univers pour s’y réfugier!
November 14, 2021
I think what I love most about graphic novels is the ability to pick you up and transport you to incredible, fascinating worlds at the flick of a pen. Comic books present a lurid, impossible view that can alter your consciousness in a matter of pages. I was reminded of this when I picked up writer Vero Cazot and illustrator Lucy Mazel's Olive - Volume 1 - By the Light of a Blue Moon, a tale about the incredibly rich inner world of a neurodivergent young woman that somehow receives a real life visitor.
The Story
Seventeen-year-old Olive has always received a lot of support at her school, with administration respecting her neurodivergency and allowing Olive to board alone. That all changes with the arrival of her room mate and the crisis it unearths in Olive's world.
But that's okay.
When things in the outer world get too overwhelming, Olive can escape to her own imaginary world complete with a laboratory, observatory and her favourite place of all, a dreamarium. It is all wonderful until one day Olive discovers a visitor.
The Art
The art in Olive is absolutely beautiful. Lucy Mazel captured Olive's inner world perfectly as well as illustrating the trauma of her outer world.
Verdict
Like Oliver, writer Vero Cazot is not keen on oral communication and prefers to express herself through the written word. Together with Lucy Mazel, she has created a dreamy, magical illustration of the inner world of a neurodivergent person that I found especially relatable.
I give Olive a superb five out of five stars and will definitely be reading the other three graphic novels in the series.
I received an electronic copy of this graphic novel from Netgalley. I will always provide an honest review, whether books are provided to me or purchased by me.
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The Story
Seventeen-year-old Olive has always received a lot of support at her school, with administration respecting her neurodivergency and allowing Olive to board alone. That all changes with the arrival of her room mate and the crisis it unearths in Olive's world.
But that's okay.
When things in the outer world get too overwhelming, Olive can escape to her own imaginary world complete with a laboratory, observatory and her favourite place of all, a dreamarium. It is all wonderful until one day Olive discovers a visitor.
The Art
The art in Olive is absolutely beautiful. Lucy Mazel captured Olive's inner world perfectly as well as illustrating the trauma of her outer world.
Verdict
Like Oliver, writer Vero Cazot is not keen on oral communication and prefers to express herself through the written word. Together with Lucy Mazel, she has created a dreamy, magical illustration of the inner world of a neurodivergent person that I found especially relatable.
I give Olive a superb five out of five stars and will definitely be reading the other three graphic novels in the series.
I received an electronic copy of this graphic novel from Netgalley. I will always provide an honest review, whether books are provided to me or purchased by me.
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August 15, 2020
Antes que nada, thanks NetGalley and EuropeComics for providing me with an eArc in exchange for an honest review.
What truly captivates the reader about this story is the art. I think it was wonderful. It complemented and highlighted the story very well. The different tones used in Olive's worlds, the style in general, it really brought the story to life.
About the story I will say that I'm just eager to know more, to read more. I know it's just the first one in a comic series (that apparantly has been 15 years on the making!!) but it falls a bit short. Even though I'm convinced there's more in store that I'm excited for, I'm not sure if the story presented here holds up in its own. I just wish there was more. I liked the characters I guess but again, I didn't get that much time to know them.
The ideas that would make this story amazing were there, the problem is that they weren't explored that much.
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Lo que verdaderamente cautiva al lector al leer es el arte. Creo que fue maravilloso. Complementó y resaltó la historia muy bien. Los distintos tonos para los mundos de Olive, el estilo en general, todo le dio vida a esta historia.
Sobre la historia voy a decir que quiero saber más, leer más.Sé que solo es el primer tomo en una s serie de cómics (que aparentemente se estuvo haciendo por quince años¡¡¡), pero me parece que queda un poco corta. Aunque sé que hay más cosas emocionantes que pueden venir, no siento que esta historia así como se la presenta se sostiene así por sí misma. Ojalá hubiera un toque más. Supongo que me gustaron los personajes, pero, otra vez, no los pude conocer tan bien.
Las ideas que podrían hacer de esto hermoso están ahí, solo que se sintió que se hizo nada con ellas.
Olive, age 17, has a rich and vivid inner life. She has created an imaginary world that she’s able to visit whenever she chooses. But her daily life on earth is shaken up by the arrival of a new roommate at boarding school, who won’t leave Olive alone. And even more upsetting: a mysterious spaceman makes a surprise appearance in her imaginary world!
What truly captivates the reader about this story is the art. I think it was wonderful. It complemented and highlighted the story very well. The different tones used in Olive's worlds, the style in general, it really brought the story to life.
About the story I will say that I'm just eager to know more, to read more. I know it's just the first one in a comic series (that apparantly has been 15 years on the making!!) but it falls a bit short. Even though I'm convinced there's more in store that I'm excited for, I'm not sure if the story presented here holds up in its own. I just wish there was more. I liked the characters I guess but again, I didn't get that much time to know them.
The ideas that would make this story amazing were there, the problem is that they weren't explored that much.
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Olive, de edad 17, tiene una vida interior lucida y enriquecedora. Ha creado un mundo imaginario que es capaz de entrar cuando ella desea. Pero su vida cotidiana empieza a sacudirse cuando llega una nueva compañera de cuarto a acompañarla en su colegio pupilo. Y más preocupante: ¡un misterioso astronauta hace una repentina aparición en su mundo imaginario!
Lo que verdaderamente cautiva al lector al leer es el arte. Creo que fue maravilloso. Complementó y resaltó la historia muy bien. Los distintos tonos para los mundos de Olive, el estilo en general, todo le dio vida a esta historia.
Sobre la historia voy a decir que quiero saber más, leer más.Sé que solo es el primer tomo en una s serie de cómics (que aparentemente se estuvo haciendo por quince años¡¡¡), pero me parece que queda un poco corta. Aunque sé que hay más cosas emocionantes que pueden venir, no siento que esta historia así como se la presenta se sostiene así por sí misma. Ojalá hubiera un toque más. Supongo que me gustaron los personajes, pero, otra vez, no los pude conocer tan bien.
Las ideas que podrían hacer de esto hermoso están ahí, solo que se sintió que se hizo nada con ellas.
August 26, 2020
I was sent a copy of this through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Olive is an illustrated graphic novel about an autistic girl and her life during her last high school year. She lives at a boarding school in France and usually don't love to have roommates. But, when a new girl becomes her new roommate Olive's world begin to change.
We discovers that Olive lives in a world all on his own. She spends most of the time in this place full of colors and "friends", where she can do and be whoever she wants. But - another one - a mysterious boy came in her world with a spaceship and everything seems to change.
In real life, Olive's roommate is a nice character, and tries to help her, although Olive does not seem willing, because no one believes her when she talks about her inner visions (not ever her therapist). Olive is bullied by a schoolmate and she has problems to relate to others. She's focused on her inner world and often other guys use her "carelessness" to make fun of her.
I loved the palette and the art style. The colors of the imaginary world are amazing, lights and shadows come together to form a wonderful picture.
I'd like to read the next volumes of this serie and know what's going to happen!
Olive is an illustrated graphic novel about an autistic girl and her life during her last high school year. She lives at a boarding school in France and usually don't love to have roommates. But, when a new girl becomes her new roommate Olive's world begin to change.
We discovers that Olive lives in a world all on his own. She spends most of the time in this place full of colors and "friends", where she can do and be whoever she wants. But - another one - a mysterious boy came in her world with a spaceship and everything seems to change.
In real life, Olive's roommate is a nice character, and tries to help her, although Olive does not seem willing, because no one believes her when she talks about her inner visions (not ever her therapist). Olive is bullied by a schoolmate and she has problems to relate to others. She's focused on her inner world and often other guys use her "carelessness" to make fun of her.
I loved the palette and the art style. The colors of the imaginary world are amazing, lights and shadows come together to form a wonderful picture.
I'd like to read the next volumes of this serie and know what's going to happen!
October 11, 2020
What a great first installment!
I really want the next part!
I don't want to explain too much, but I really enjoyed how Olive dealt with life and I hope her world is explained soon. It is so interesting!
I also hope the next installment talks about how the victim of the bully shouldn't have to be "more careful" but that the bullies need to stop bullying!
Also, I don't enjoy it when a character decides to be mean to another character for no reason. This is in regards to her nice roommate! Olive isn't mad when the bullies are bullying her but her roommate gets the cold treatment just for existing...?
Just a little odd and I hope it's addressed in the next part!
Lastly, I wish it where longer!!!
Overall, I really enjoyed it and can't wait for the next part!
I really want the next part!
I don't want to explain too much, but I really enjoyed how Olive dealt with life and I hope her world is explained soon. It is so interesting!
I also hope the next installment talks about how the victim of the bully shouldn't have to be "more careful" but that the bullies need to stop bullying!
Also, I don't enjoy it when a character decides to be mean to another character for no reason. This is in regards to her nice roommate! Olive isn't mad when the bullies are bullying her but her roommate gets the cold treatment just for existing...?
Just a little odd and I hope it's addressed in the next part!
Lastly, I wish it where longer!!!
Overall, I really enjoyed it and can't wait for the next part!
August 15, 2020
Living in two worlds is exhausting, especially when no one seems to understand how important one or the other is. Olive doesn't fit in with the other kids at school, her parents, teachers and therapist don't understand her. Although her new chatty roommate tries to be friendly, Olive is used to pushing people away. But what is an astronaut doing in her imaginary world?
Filled with brilliant contrasts from the soothing, welcoming Dreamarium to the harsh winter and bullying classmates, the artwork is truly stunning. This novel is short and doesn't come to a climax within the first volume, which is sure to leave readers craving the rest of the series. One is left wondering if Olive truly has a disability like the other kids say or if she's simply stuck in a world where no one can understand her.
Filled with brilliant contrasts from the soothing, welcoming Dreamarium to the harsh winter and bullying classmates, the artwork is truly stunning. This novel is short and doesn't come to a climax within the first volume, which is sure to leave readers craving the rest of the series. One is left wondering if Olive truly has a disability like the other kids say or if she's simply stuck in a world where no one can understand her.
June 30, 2020
4,5/5
Un peu perdue au début, j'ai été enchantée par cette BD! L'héroïne est une jeune fille atypique, elle préfère une chambre seule au lycée et s'évade dans un monde intérieur qui lui est plus réel que la réalité. Superbes illustrations en plus, j'ai hâte de lire la suite !
Un peu perdue au début, j'ai été enchantée par cette BD! L'héroïne est une jeune fille atypique, elle préfère une chambre seule au lycée et s'évade dans un monde intérieur qui lui est plus réel que la réalité. Superbes illustrations en plus, j'ai hâte de lire la suite !
August 27, 2020
3.5 stars.
Really beautiful art and interesting story, although I didn’t realise this was part one and it ends on a cliffhanger! (More an issue for me than anything else.)
Thank you to Europe Comics and Netgalley for the eARC.
Really beautiful art and interesting story, although I didn’t realise this was part one and it ends on a cliffhanger! (More an issue for me than anything else.)
Thank you to Europe Comics and Netgalley for the eARC.
October 27, 2023
Oulala! Déjà hâte de lire la suite et d’en comprendre davantage.
August 18, 2020
(received an ARC from NetGalley.)
A wonderful first volume! I'm generally wary about series comics-- so many potential pitfalls in pacing, planning, etc.-- but this one immediately hooked me for the rest of the series.
Firstly, we have Olive herself: an autistic (I believe, it's a passing comment) girl at a boarding school she can't keep up with. She's constantly stuck in her head, in the world that she's created. I requested this book specifically because I've never seen maladaptive daydreaming represented-- and here it's pitch-perfect. We see the real world consequences of her daydreams, but we also can't blame Olive for wanting to live in them. She's particular, she's forgetful, and she's not particularly interested in socializing-- bigger and smaller symptoms, which make her feel happily real and sympathetic. It is so rare to see a character with such positive representation for any neurodivergency. (I should note I have ADHD and am not autistic so can't speak much further than my personal knowledge.)
She gets a new roommate (Charlie, a wonderful character in her own right) in the real world, and a mysterious astronaut visitor in her mental world. The story is unbelievably immersive even as it maintains a calming slice-of-life feel; something I've found very difficult in sequential comics. I'm excited to read more! My first thought upon finishing was that I was sad I'd gotten so into something that's going to take forever to come out... an ARC of the first book of a series! Augh! Well, I'll be hanging on to every word.
I'd also like to note that the art is wonderfully expressive; characters are drawn in a style that reminds me of animation, and colors seem to swim around them. This applies both to the real-life world and the one inside Olive-- everything seems dreamy and beautiful, though the distinction is well-maintained.
And, finally, the translation is incredible. I had no idea that this was ever in French; it's that good. Always have to note fluid translation; it's a difficult job.
All in all 5/5, and there's nothing I can think of that would improve the story! Very, very happy with it.
P.S.: But I wouldn't mind Olive and Charlie getting into a relationship! And, admittedly, I was hoping this would be the start of that the whole time.
A wonderful first volume! I'm generally wary about series comics-- so many potential pitfalls in pacing, planning, etc.-- but this one immediately hooked me for the rest of the series.
Firstly, we have Olive herself: an autistic (I believe, it's a passing comment) girl at a boarding school she can't keep up with. She's constantly stuck in her head, in the world that she's created. I requested this book specifically because I've never seen maladaptive daydreaming represented-- and here it's pitch-perfect. We see the real world consequences of her daydreams, but we also can't blame Olive for wanting to live in them. She's particular, she's forgetful, and she's not particularly interested in socializing-- bigger and smaller symptoms, which make her feel happily real and sympathetic. It is so rare to see a character with such positive representation for any neurodivergency. (I should note I have ADHD and am not autistic so can't speak much further than my personal knowledge.)
She gets a new roommate (Charlie, a wonderful character in her own right) in the real world, and a mysterious astronaut visitor in her mental world. The story is unbelievably immersive even as it maintains a calming slice-of-life feel; something I've found very difficult in sequential comics. I'm excited to read more! My first thought upon finishing was that I was sad I'd gotten so into something that's going to take forever to come out... an ARC of the first book of a series! Augh! Well, I'll be hanging on to every word.
I'd also like to note that the art is wonderfully expressive; characters are drawn in a style that reminds me of animation, and colors seem to swim around them. This applies both to the real-life world and the one inside Olive-- everything seems dreamy and beautiful, though the distinction is well-maintained.
And, finally, the translation is incredible. I had no idea that this was ever in French; it's that good. Always have to note fluid translation; it's a difficult job.
All in all 5/5, and there's nothing I can think of that would improve the story! Very, very happy with it.
P.S.: But I wouldn't mind Olive and Charlie getting into a relationship! And, admittedly, I was hoping this would be the start of that the whole time.
October 7, 2020
3/5 stars.
August 25, 2020
I received a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Olive, a college freshman, is almost always in her own imaginary world. This world is a safe place she can escape to if she's bored or doesn't want to interact with other people. But all of that changes when an astronaut--someone not of her own creation, unlike her giant rubber duck friend Noel and constellation-whale Rose, and starts doing weird things inside it. It also happens to coincide with her getting a new roommate...
The book actually starts with a prologue about two boys going on a plane to Paris with a pregnant stranger, but this has no relevance to Olive's story as far as I can tell.
Olive's mental world is probably the selling point of the novel. Lots of the environments are quite interesting, and the colors that make up this world are beautiful. The art in general is nice--the colors, lighting, and shading are pretty good--with the exception of some of the faces for the human characters, which can look off-model at times. But unfortunately that's where my good points end for this book. It gets 1 extra star for the art and that's basically it.
Visually, the text is in a weird font. Some of the letters are inexplicably slanted, while others are not. The line weight and size is inconsistent, so some letters are bigger or more visible than others. I have no idea why it was chosen. It's hard to read.
The plot is the big problem with this book. It's confusing. The panel-to-panel story is easy to follow, but the overall story is messily presented. Since the prologue doesn't connect to anything in this volume, it just feels misleading. The rest of the book is a slice-of-life story, but it's not always clear when Olive is imagining something, dreaming, or in the real world. This might be better if it was combined with the other three volumes instead of being a one-volume issue, or if there was narration to clear things up.
I didn't care for Olive. I wish we were told what she had so that I could understand where she was coming from. The other characters are basically non-existent, except maybe for Olive's new roommate, who is extroverted and talks a lot, and the bullies who bully Olive, who are mean.
So overall, I can't recommend this one. The text is funky and the story and characters are not good. Is the French version better? Maybe, But I won't be continuing with this series.
Olive, a college freshman, is almost always in her own imaginary world. This world is a safe place she can escape to if she's bored or doesn't want to interact with other people. But all of that changes when an astronaut--someone not of her own creation, unlike her giant rubber duck friend Noel and constellation-whale Rose, and starts doing weird things inside it. It also happens to coincide with her getting a new roommate...
The book actually starts with a prologue about two boys going on a plane to Paris with a pregnant stranger, but this has no relevance to Olive's story as far as I can tell.
Olive's mental world is probably the selling point of the novel. Lots of the environments are quite interesting, and the colors that make up this world are beautiful. The art in general is nice--the colors, lighting, and shading are pretty good--with the exception of some of the faces for the human characters, which can look off-model at times. But unfortunately that's where my good points end for this book. It gets 1 extra star for the art and that's basically it.
Visually, the text is in a weird font. Some of the letters are inexplicably slanted, while others are not. The line weight and size is inconsistent, so some letters are bigger or more visible than others. I have no idea why it was chosen. It's hard to read.
The plot is the big problem with this book. It's confusing. The panel-to-panel story is easy to follow, but the overall story is messily presented. Since the prologue doesn't connect to anything in this volume, it just feels misleading. The rest of the book is a slice-of-life story, but it's not always clear when Olive is imagining something, dreaming, or in the real world. This might be better if it was combined with the other three volumes instead of being a one-volume issue, or if there was narration to clear things up.
I didn't care for Olive. I wish we were told what she had so that I could understand where she was coming from. The other characters are basically non-existent, except maybe for Olive's new roommate, who is extroverted and talks a lot, and the bullies who bully Olive, who are mean.
So overall, I can't recommend this one. The text is funky and the story and characters are not good. Is the French version better? Maybe, But I won't be continuing with this series.
August 25, 2020
First of all thank you netgally for letting me read this beautiful graphic novel.
Here we follow Olive’s life, an autistic girl living at a boarding school. She has a great and immense world inside her head. And the only thing she wants is to be left alone and live inside her world.
In this novel we can see the comparison between the real world and hers, and the contrast is huge. A place full of colors compared to the monotony of daily life.
Olive’s quiet life is interrupted when someone asigne her a roommate and a mysterious boy gets into her personal world and starts to change the environment.
This graphic novel is slightly hard, it presents us a reticent girl in her thoughts, the loneliness and the bullying by Olive’s classmates
The only thing that I couldn’t place was the beginning, it’s not clear for me how it is related- I think in the next volumes it will be resolved.
And finally about the characters, I don’t think I can say much since they are not fully developed
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Aquí seguimos la vida de Olive, una chica con autismo que tiene un gran y vasto mundo dentro de su cabeza. Lo único que quiere es poder estar sola y vivir dentro de su cabeza.
Podemos ver la comparación entre el mundo real y el que sucede en sus pensamientos y el contraste es inmenso, un lugar lleno de colores comparado con la monotonía del día a día.
La vida simple de Olive se detiene cuando se le asigna una nueva compañera de habitación y un joven misterioso irrumpe en su mundo personal.
Es una novela ligeramente dura, porque nos presenta a una chica retraída en sus pensamientos, la soledad del mundo exterior y el abuso de sus compañeros.
El dibujo es hermoso y los colores, los colores son lo mejor, el mundo interno de Olive es una de las ilustraciones más bonitas que he visto.
Aunque una cosa que no tengo bien clara o como es que se relaciona, es el inicio. No le logro encontrar sentido, pero supongo que con el resto de los volúmenes se verá aclarado.
En cuanto a los personajes, no creo que pueda decir mucho aún no están desarrollados en su totalidad.
Here we follow Olive’s life, an autistic girl living at a boarding school. She has a great and immense world inside her head. And the only thing she wants is to be left alone and live inside her world.
In this novel we can see the comparison between the real world and hers, and the contrast is huge. A place full of colors compared to the monotony of daily life.
Olive’s quiet life is interrupted when someone asigne her a roommate and a mysterious boy gets into her personal world and starts to change the environment.
This graphic novel is slightly hard, it presents us a reticent girl in her thoughts, the loneliness and the bullying by Olive’s classmates
The only thing that I couldn’t place was the beginning, it’s not clear for me how it is related- I think in the next volumes it will be resolved.
And finally about the characters, I don’t think I can say much since they are not fully developed
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Aquí seguimos la vida de Olive, una chica con autismo que tiene un gran y vasto mundo dentro de su cabeza. Lo único que quiere es poder estar sola y vivir dentro de su cabeza.
Podemos ver la comparación entre el mundo real y el que sucede en sus pensamientos y el contraste es inmenso, un lugar lleno de colores comparado con la monotonía del día a día.
La vida simple de Olive se detiene cuando se le asigna una nueva compañera de habitación y un joven misterioso irrumpe en su mundo personal.
Es una novela ligeramente dura, porque nos presenta a una chica retraída en sus pensamientos, la soledad del mundo exterior y el abuso de sus compañeros.
El dibujo es hermoso y los colores, los colores son lo mejor, el mundo interno de Olive es una de las ilustraciones más bonitas que he visto.
Aunque una cosa que no tengo bien clara o como es que se relaciona, es el inicio. No le logro encontrar sentido, pero supongo que con el resto de los volúmenes se verá aclarado.
En cuanto a los personajes, no creo que pueda decir mucho aún no están desarrollados en su totalidad.
March 26, 2020
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Je remercie les éditions Dupuis pour cette lecture. Une BD qui m’attirait énormément, rien qu’en voyant sa couverture. Son résumé en plus me donnait encore plus envie de savoir ce que ce premier tome pouvait nous réserver.
Olive est une jeune fille de dix-sept ans très renfermée sur elle. Elle imagine beaucoup de choses et elle a son propre monde à elle. Dans ce dernier, elle y invente tout ce qu’elle veut, tout ce qu’elle souhaite. Rien, ni personne ne vient la déranger.
Pourtant, une chose étrange va un jour se produire dans cet univers qu’elle s’est créé. Une capsule spatiale s’y écrase. Sauf qu’elle ne l’a jamais invité ici, ni même inventer de toute pièce. De cette dernière, un homme, un astronaute en sort. Mais elle ne l’a jamais autorisé à venir. Elle est perturbée et elle souhaite résoudre le mystère qui entoure cet homme et sa présence inexpliqué dans son monde à elle.
J’ai beaucoup apprécié le personnage d’Olive. À travers cette BD on aborde brièvement le sujet de l’introversion. Elle préfère être seule et ce sens mieux ainsi. Pourtant, tout autour d’elle, les spécialistes, les professeurs et sa mère, essaye sans cesse de la faire arrêter. Ils veulent la voir sortir et communiquer avec les autres. Pourtant, c’est tellement plus simple pour elle de se plonger dans son monde.
Le sujet est touchant et le style graphique sympathique. L’histoire est vraiment intrigante et on cherche autant qu’Olive à savoir ce que ce mystérieux homme fait ici.
En bref, c’est une BD vraiment intriguant. Elle est touchante et émouvante. On y aborde l’introversion. Cet homme nous intrigue et on se demande comment il a pu atterrir dans un monde créé de toute pièce, sans y avoir été invité !
Je remercie les éditions Dupuis pour cette lecture. Une BD qui m’attirait énormément, rien qu’en voyant sa couverture. Son résumé en plus me donnait encore plus envie de savoir ce que ce premier tome pouvait nous réserver.
Olive est une jeune fille de dix-sept ans très renfermée sur elle. Elle imagine beaucoup de choses et elle a son propre monde à elle. Dans ce dernier, elle y invente tout ce qu’elle veut, tout ce qu’elle souhaite. Rien, ni personne ne vient la déranger.
Pourtant, une chose étrange va un jour se produire dans cet univers qu’elle s’est créé. Une capsule spatiale s’y écrase. Sauf qu’elle ne l’a jamais invité ici, ni même inventer de toute pièce. De cette dernière, un homme, un astronaute en sort. Mais elle ne l’a jamais autorisé à venir. Elle est perturbée et elle souhaite résoudre le mystère qui entoure cet homme et sa présence inexpliqué dans son monde à elle.
J’ai beaucoup apprécié le personnage d’Olive. À travers cette BD on aborde brièvement le sujet de l’introversion. Elle préfère être seule et ce sens mieux ainsi. Pourtant, tout autour d’elle, les spécialistes, les professeurs et sa mère, essaye sans cesse de la faire arrêter. Ils veulent la voir sortir et communiquer avec les autres. Pourtant, c’est tellement plus simple pour elle de se plonger dans son monde.
Le sujet est touchant et le style graphique sympathique. L’histoire est vraiment intrigante et on cherche autant qu’Olive à savoir ce que ce mystérieux homme fait ici.
En bref, c’est une BD vraiment intriguant. Elle est touchante et émouvante. On y aborde l’introversion. Cet homme nous intrigue et on se demande comment il a pu atterrir dans un monde créé de toute pièce, sans y avoir été invité !
April 8, 2020
J’ai trouvé cette BD très intéressante et vraie.
Vraie dans l’héroïne qu’elle présente, car elle montre d’une manière qui me parait juste les différentes facettes que peuvent prendre ce type de trouble.
Intéressante car j’ai trouvé très parlant la manière dont les autrices ont choisi de montrer ce qui se passe dans la tête d’Olive. Je sais que c’est quelque chose qui a parfois dérangé ou perturbé certains lecteurs, mais chez moi cela a fait écho, peut-être parce que j’ai une imagination vraiment très fertile, qui a tendance à prendre le pas sur le réel par moment.
Pour ce qui est de l’intrigue… elle a sut piquer ma curiosité, même si j’ai deviné ce que l’on découvre sur la dernière page dès l’apparition de l’intrus (les indices sont discrets, mais bien présents, j’ai donc très rapidement fait le lien).
Olive ne voit pas le monde de la même manière que ses camarades (ce dont ces derniers profitent pour lui jouer des tours), mais elle est également très dure avec son entourage, car elle ne comprend pas (ou ne veut plus s’épuiser à expliquer dans certains cas) le monde dans lequel elle vit. Elle s’isole, ce qui m’a paru totalement compréhensible au vu de sa manière de penser, mais elle n’est pas non plus insensible à ce qui l’entours : elle remercie une camarade qui l’aide mais s’énerve lorsqu’elle apprend que ses parents ont adopté un nouvel animal…
Le trait de l’illustratrice est joli, et les couleurs de l’album étaient captivantes. L’ouvrage est visuellement très chouette, surtout dans les parties où l’on suit Olive dans son monde. Le petit plus est que les morphologies présentées sont variées, ce qui donne un peu plus de réalisme à l’histoire selon moi (et surtout, de la diversité, ce qui ne fait jamais de mal !).
En bref, une super découverte que je recommande vivement, et ce même pour de jeunes lecteurs ! ^^
Vraie dans l’héroïne qu’elle présente, car elle montre d’une manière qui me parait juste les différentes facettes que peuvent prendre ce type de trouble.
Intéressante car j’ai trouvé très parlant la manière dont les autrices ont choisi de montrer ce qui se passe dans la tête d’Olive. Je sais que c’est quelque chose qui a parfois dérangé ou perturbé certains lecteurs, mais chez moi cela a fait écho, peut-être parce que j’ai une imagination vraiment très fertile, qui a tendance à prendre le pas sur le réel par moment.
Pour ce qui est de l’intrigue… elle a sut piquer ma curiosité, même si j’ai deviné ce que l’on découvre sur la dernière page dès l’apparition de l’intrus (les indices sont discrets, mais bien présents, j’ai donc très rapidement fait le lien).
Olive ne voit pas le monde de la même manière que ses camarades (ce dont ces derniers profitent pour lui jouer des tours), mais elle est également très dure avec son entourage, car elle ne comprend pas (ou ne veut plus s’épuiser à expliquer dans certains cas) le monde dans lequel elle vit. Elle s’isole, ce qui m’a paru totalement compréhensible au vu de sa manière de penser, mais elle n’est pas non plus insensible à ce qui l’entours : elle remercie une camarade qui l’aide mais s’énerve lorsqu’elle apprend que ses parents ont adopté un nouvel animal…
Le trait de l’illustratrice est joli, et les couleurs de l’album étaient captivantes. L’ouvrage est visuellement très chouette, surtout dans les parties où l’on suit Olive dans son monde. Le petit plus est que les morphologies présentées sont variées, ce qui donne un peu plus de réalisme à l’histoire selon moi (et surtout, de la diversité, ce qui ne fait jamais de mal !).
En bref, une super découverte que je recommande vivement, et ce même pour de jeunes lecteurs ! ^^
April 16, 2020
Olive est une fille à part. Elle n’aime pas faire les choses de son âge. Elle n’aime pas traîner avec ces copines qu’elle n’a pas. Elle n’aime pas sa psychologue qui ne comprend rien à rien. Olive est atypique. Une solitaire recluse dans son monde imaginaire.
Un monde tout aussi exubérant qu’elle est introvertie. Une monde de couleurs, de magies, de merveilles. Un monde cocon où elle règne en maître. Un monde qui lui correspond, un monde à son image. Un monde loin de l’agitation mais qui bouillonne en silence. Olive est différente des filles de son âge. Ses immersions sont nombreuses faisant d’elle un fantôme amorphe dans le réel. Les blagues de mauvais de goût, les murmures dans son dos sont les conséquences directes de cette différence. Alors quand son monde est accaparé par un homme étrange et que sa chambre de l’internat devient le nouveau terrain de jeu d’une nouvelle arrivante, Olive ne sait plus quoi penser à part que beaucoup de choses vont changer.
Une belle histoire qui introduit avec force et sensibilité l’univers d’Olive. Courte, certes, mais d’une belle intensité qui m’a ravie. La différence d’Olive est subtilement magnifiée par les illustrations de Mazel Lucy. Des dessins à la fois doux, chaleureux où transpirent les émotions aux prises avec elle. Un scénario addictif qui met en place une intrigue qui ne se révélera que dans les prochains tomes. En 56 pages il ne faut pas s’attendre à des développements plus conséquents. Je qualifierais ce premier tome d’une très belle mise en bouche. En attendant le final est digne d’un cliffhanger !!!
Un monde tout aussi exubérant qu’elle est introvertie. Une monde de couleurs, de magies, de merveilles. Un monde cocon où elle règne en maître. Un monde qui lui correspond, un monde à son image. Un monde loin de l’agitation mais qui bouillonne en silence. Olive est différente des filles de son âge. Ses immersions sont nombreuses faisant d’elle un fantôme amorphe dans le réel. Les blagues de mauvais de goût, les murmures dans son dos sont les conséquences directes de cette différence. Alors quand son monde est accaparé par un homme étrange et que sa chambre de l’internat devient le nouveau terrain de jeu d’une nouvelle arrivante, Olive ne sait plus quoi penser à part que beaucoup de choses vont changer.
Une belle histoire qui introduit avec force et sensibilité l’univers d’Olive. Courte, certes, mais d’une belle intensité qui m’a ravie. La différence d’Olive est subtilement magnifiée par les illustrations de Mazel Lucy. Des dessins à la fois doux, chaleureux où transpirent les émotions aux prises avec elle. Un scénario addictif qui met en place une intrigue qui ne se révélera que dans les prochains tomes. En 56 pages il ne faut pas s’attendre à des développements plus conséquents. Je qualifierais ce premier tome d’une très belle mise en bouche. En attendant le final est digne d’un cliffhanger !!!
September 1, 2020
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
2.5 stars.
Meet Olive, an autistic girl who often loses herself in her own world. A world of magic, technology and safety. There were 1 or 2 things I could recognise myself in with Olive. I felt for her, especially with that one boy who apparently no one cares about despite him having a whole bag of her clothing XS stuff. Which just creeped me out. But at times I wanted her to find more help, more support also from the school, as the sessions were clearly not working out for her. I am glad that she found a friend in a roommate and that the roommate is learning how to be with Olive, as it isn't always easy for her. But I am glad that, unlike everyone in the school she isn't running away. She tries to help, she tries to be there for Olive. And I loved that.
But one thing that utterly confused me was how the astronaut is in her dreamworld. HER DREAMWORLD. Her safe spot. I just didn't understand especially given what we learn in the ending. I get that we are probably getting answers in the next volume, but I think that is just weird/odd. Not to mention.. now I guess I have to read the next volume... while I am not in the mood for that.
The art was OK, I guess. It was quite blurry as to read the text I had to up the % on my reader by quite a bit.
2.5 stars.
Meet Olive, an autistic girl who often loses herself in her own world. A world of magic, technology and safety. There were 1 or 2 things I could recognise myself in with Olive. I felt for her, especially with that one boy who apparently no one cares about despite him having a whole bag of her clothing XS stuff. Which just creeped me out. But at times I wanted her to find more help, more support also from the school, as the sessions were clearly not working out for her. I am glad that she found a friend in a roommate and that the roommate is learning how to be with Olive, as it isn't always easy for her. But I am glad that, unlike everyone in the school she isn't running away. She tries to help, she tries to be there for Olive. And I loved that.
But one thing that utterly confused me was how the astronaut is in her dreamworld. HER DREAMWORLD. Her safe spot. I just didn't understand especially given what we learn in the ending. I get that we are probably getting answers in the next volume, but I think that is just weird/odd. Not to mention.. now I guess I have to read the next volume... while I am not in the mood for that.
The art was OK, I guess. It was quite blurry as to read the text I had to up the % on my reader by quite a bit.
August 15, 2020
In this graphic novel we follow Olive, a young woman who developed her own imaginary world to escape reality when it becomes too much to handle. Things start to get hectic when 1/ she's assigned a new roommate at school who won't leave her alone and 2/ a mysterious astronaut keeps appearing in her inner world.
First, the art is amazing! Alternating between two color palettes, it helps us follow Olive as she switches from our world to her own. I loved how everything happening inside Olive's head is both soft and vibrant and how she can still hear people from the outside calling her back like they're really far away.
As for the plot, this is only the first (of four) volumes so we're getting quite a bit of exposition and I found it a bit slow and somewhat repetitive. I think for the overall story it's only fair that we spend some time building up both of Olive's worlds though and the end gives us a very interesting twist so I'm quite curious to read the next installment!
I'll add that it's great to see a MC who seems to be on the autistic spectrum and I hope this will be explored even more in the rest of the story.
First, the art is amazing! Alternating between two color palettes, it helps us follow Olive as she switches from our world to her own. I loved how everything happening inside Olive's head is both soft and vibrant and how she can still hear people from the outside calling her back like they're really far away.
As for the plot, this is only the first (of four) volumes so we're getting quite a bit of exposition and I found it a bit slow and somewhat repetitive. I think for the overall story it's only fair that we spend some time building up both of Olive's worlds though and the end gives us a very interesting twist so I'm quite curious to read the next installment!
I'll add that it's great to see a MC who seems to be on the autistic spectrum and I hope this will be explored even more in the rest of the story.
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