My Last Summer with Cass
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This One Summer meets The Edge of Seventeen in this poignant coming-of-age YA graphic novel about two childhood friends at a crossroads in their lives and art from the author of Mastering Manga. Megan and Cass have been joined at the brush for as long as they can remember. For years, while spending summers together at a lakeside cabin, they created art together, from sand to scribbles . . . to anything available. Then Cass moved away to New York. When Megan finally convinces her parents to let her spend a week in the city, too, it seems like Cass has completely changed. She has tattoos, every artist in the city knows her. She even eats chicken feet now! At least one thing has stayed the same: They still make their best art together. But when one girl betrays the other's trust on the eve of what is supposed to be their greatest artistic feat yet, can their friendship survive? Can their art?
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This is such a beautiful graphic novel. Not only the art is gorgeous, also the message behind this story is beautiful.
Both Cass and Megan, the main characters, were well developed by the author. They both went through character development over the course of the 256 pages. I really liked the fact that art was the main topic in this book. The overall plot and story are very good.
The art in this book is absolutely beautiful. The color schemes look amazing.
This is a quick, but beautiful read. I loved reading it.
Maybe I'm just too distanced from young adult drama, but something about the choices made and even the pace of the reconciliation bugged me. Good art, enjoyed the almost water colour tinting in a limited palette.
