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Look, I get it. Addiction is a monster in and of itself. But good god, every single character was insufferable or just plain awful. I finished this book out of sheer force of will and only thanks to the audio version played at 2.5 times speed. Hallelujah, holy shit.

I definitely identify with the main character, Neil. I had to deal with a very similar situation with the Harry Potter series when I was a kid in private school. Luckily, we had a very passionate librarian as well. I found Neil's musical education an odd addition to the story, but that's just me I suppose. I wish there had been a little more of a story between Neil and that cute girl in his class, the one who made all her dresses (I can't remember her name). And I would've LOVED to see more about Danny, but I understand that he was a secondary character.
All in all, I enjoyed it, like revisiting a part of my past.

The art is very nice, I would read anything if was illustrated by her. But the story flows awkwardly and ends like they were running out of pages and had to wrap it up fast. And then there were a few things that were never really explained. It felt like the graphic novel equivalent of Lost, more questions than answers. Still, all in all, an okay read, nice to look at at, and I would recommend it to my friends.

This was a fun read. It still looks like classic O'Malley, but I definitely like the art in this book more than Scott Pilgrim. The story was interesting, one to which most of us can relate. Everyone wants that second chance, wishes they'd said/not said that one thing that would have changed everything. The main character, Katie, gets MANY of these chances in the form of an odd little mushroom and a quick summary of her mistake.
But like any story of someone messing with time, everything goes pear shaped. Katie gets greedy with her “revisions”, and...well, she kind of breaks time. Best way I can put it, I suppose.
The ending feels kind of rushed and predictable, but it's still a fun story and it's easy on the eyes.
GG, O'Malley. GG

This volume was all back story for the Ishbalan war. It was informative without being too detailed and gave me more details about some people I'd wanted to know about, mostly the Doctors Rockbell. That story arc broke my heart. You also got to see how crazy Kimblee really is, and, hoo boy, there are some bats in that belfry. You also get some nice back story on Mustang and Hughes, and I loved seeing Hughes again, I cried like a baby when he was killed.

A very exciting volume, read it in one sitting.