Lizard

Mixed feelings but not very great ones. The story has been told a million times and the claims that each story is not glorified are falling flat. Definitely not the worse portrayal I've seen, far from great. The ableist slur was not needed at all, directly correlated to a star being taken.

The majority of five stars on goodreads have been given by men including a 4 star review mansplaning how this can't be fatphobic or ableist because it's fiction (and wiki defining the genre of fiction). That's it. That's the review.

Beautiful art piece, but I fear the art carries much of the book. The story is good, but felt drawn out for the sake of just being drawn out at times and I skimmed some of the dialogue at times. This isn't one you can read like a normal graphic novel, you have to be paying attention because even then it can be insanely hard to path your eyes for the next text bubble/space.

It was ok, but it did make me interested in the actual novel I suppose.

Not beating the playlist in a book stereotype.

I am getting convinced most novellas are an excuse to make money on a half pint idea that you don't have to actually flesh out. This one furthers my point. The characters? Didn't care. The plot? Like bumper cars, the way it bumbles the reader into a plot point head on. The ending? Nonsensical. Horror? Nope. Mushrooms? I guess. Rats? Inconsequential. Had some potential but completely fumbled it within 20 pages.