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Comics Will Break Your Heart
Comics Will Break Your Heart: A Novel | Faith Erin Hicks
16 posts | 17 read | 19 to read
A sweet, funny contemporary teen romance for the inner geek in all of us from graphic novelist Faith Erin Hicks. Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen. But he sold his rights to the series to his co-creator in the 1960s for practically nothing, and now that's what Miriam has: practically nothing. And practically nothing to look forward to either-how can she afford college when her family can barely keep a roof above their heads? As if she didn't have enough to worry about, Miriam's life gets much more complicated when a cute boy shows up in town . . . and turns out to be the grandson of the man who defrauded Miriam's grandfather, and heir to the TomorrowMen fortune. In her endearing debut novel, cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks pens a sensitive and funny Romeo and Juliet tale about modern romance, geek royalty, and what it takes to heal the long-festering scars of the past (Spoiler Alert: love).
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TieDyeDude
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Mehso-so

A story of star-crossed lovers for Comic-Con fans. Two men create the TomorrowMen, which becomes a media giant, but the artist sells his share early on and legal battles ensue. Their grandchildren meet years later, and their relationship becomes stained as their families' pasts interfere. A decent YA read. Bit of a cheesy ending, but nothing really bad to say. Just very generic, middle of the road read.

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TieDyeDude
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1. Not emailed, but I take lots of pictures or screenshots of things to look up later

2. Either the tagged book, which is a comic creators first prose effort, or Street Gang, a BTS book about Sesame Street.

#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday! 2y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Bailedbailed

Bailing 1.5 hours into this audio. Too repetitive, dialogue lasts too long, not a great narrator and the characters seem way too immature for their ages. Unless she‘s trying to tell us that comic lovers are immature? Hope not. Because I usually enjoy her graphic novels....

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marjolitdeshistoires
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love me some superheroes🦸🏼‍♂️🦸🏽‍♀️❤❤

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Rob2586
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Pickpick

Fantastic read! Comics Will Break Your Heart is a love story that transcends family feuds over the legal rights of the TomorrowMen comics and includes a resounding and powerful theme—that comics matter. That great art and a great story can overcome generations of rivalries and disputes. I thought this was a great Romeo and Juliet story for contemporary fiction centered around my favorite medium—comics! Really enjoyed this!

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danimgill
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Mehso-so

This YA romance between the two teenage heirs to the feuding families who created The Tomorrowmen was cute enough but honestly the whole thing was pretty boring. The slow sleepy pace probably evoked summer in the small Canadian town it‘s set in but it left me feeling like not enough happened to justify the page count.

BookishTrish I bailed after a few chapters. Your review makes me feel better about that. 5y
danimgill @BookishTrish I came pretty close to bailing myself, you can rest assured you made a good choice! 5y
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VanChocStrawberry
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Pickpick

Cute. I liked it a lot, but doubt it would be a re-read. A nice, quiet read for summer, though! 🌟🌟🌟 1/2
Book 2 finished for #bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Great job! 🙌🏻 5y
BookwormAHN Way to go 👏🏻 5y
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VanChocStrawberry
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I‘m super enjoying both books pictured. I‘m technically ready for the new work week, but I really just want to sit at home and read. ❤️😂

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VanChocStrawberry
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So excited to be reading this book! I‘ve enjoyed Hicks‘s graphic novels; this is her first prose novel.

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sarahgreatlove
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Pickpick

I loved this book 😍 it was sweet and heartfelt and I‘m really glad that it ended how it did. Miriam and Weldon were flawed characters dealing with a bunch of crap from their families, and they had to navigate that while falling in love. I love comics too so this was easy subject matter for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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RebelGrrrl
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This was a super sweet book! The characters were wonderful and the small town nova scotia setting was lovingly detailed and I felt very much transported into this story. It's a lovely ode to comics, small towns, family, and growing up.

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RebelGrrrl
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This book has been on my library TBR shelf since I first got it as a library hold after it was published. I left work early yesterday because of not feeling well, and my excitement for free comic book day helped me decide that this was the next book to read! It's a lovely, sweet read thus far, and I am glad to see Faith Erin Hicks expanding her creative endeavors! I love her work in general 💖 #amreading #ya

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Stephaniereads1
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Pickpick

I enjoyed. It‘s a cute book.

Lovesbooks87 I have been eyeing this up for the past couple of weekends when I have gone to B&N! 5y
Stephaniereads1 Get it. It‘s like a comic book modern day Romeo and Juliet. Lol 5y
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Stephaniereads1
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1. Tagged
2. Sick and tired of being sick and tired
3. Peonies and Hydrangeas
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Britt_Bratt I‘m filling this out now, and I almost put Sick and Tired... too! 5y
Stephaniereads1 Lol so I‘m not alone. I almost changed it. 5y
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Stephaniereads1
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My book for the day. I picked it up at the library. The cover called to me! Lol

gibblr I‘ve been wanting to read this for awhile! 5y
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Ravenclawsbookshelf
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Dates read- 2/12-2/28

Overall rating 5*

Plot 5*- Geeky star crossed lovers?! Yes please!

Characters 5* - the two main characters were a delight

Writing 5*- it might not be the most beautiful writing but it gets the point across.

Pace 5* - this had a steady pace throughout and I loved it.