Seconds

I didn't want to read this at first; some part of me believed that I'd be betraying my love of Scott Pilgrim by reading anything else of Bryan Lee O'Malley. What a mistake that would have been. This has a slightly darker tone than SP, but man, is it good. O'Malley easily expresses complex emotion with deft and wit. Go read this right now.

I LOVED this. Not a perfect book or anything, but–I love it when I can sense authors aging up with me, and this is a perfect late-20s book the way Scott Pilgrim is a perfect early-20s book, I guess? Just sort of on point for my general concerns and sensibilities at this point in time.

I still love O'Malley's art style and his way of adding little jokes into the art. So cute!! I thought about giving this 4 stars and then I remembered how cute the art was and bumped it up to 5.

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