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A little late! Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView !

1. Not really either. But I do make exceptions for things like gymnastic or figure skating events.
2. I love this webcomic. ❤️

#Two4Tuesday

(Not the right title, but close enough.) God, the introductions the team gets are top tier, and I really appreciated how much depth Jack gets on this #reread. My latent Zimbits shipper heart is rising again! #yalit #graphicnovel

Back in 2021, I backed a Kickstarter for a collector's edition of my favorite web comic... today, it showed up! If you enjoy graphic novels, this one has great queer rep, positive masculinity, and lots of baking.

Time for a re-read! 💜🥧🏒

I loved elements, but overall it didn't feel fully committed to. I liked the idea of the framing Vlog, but this was a little confusing as well because it seemed to transition back and forth between Vlog and real-time at will, implying that it was all covered in the Vlog, even stuff the vlogger didn't know. I also didn't feel like the relationship development was... developed. Cute art and adorably loveable characters though! #LGBTQ

So sweet. There are definitely 'college-aged' moments, but this is a really heart-warming group and something of a remedy to how I usually feel about sports (and frat houses for that matter). Nothing is more adorable than Bitty, expect perhaps when paired with his love interest. Enjoyed reading author's foreword detailing research and growing interest. Really liked the different social media formats. Watch out for fatphobia in extra comics.

This is only page 6. 😂 Oh, it's going to be a good time!

This year broke me into being a rereader. Somehow it is impossibly even better the second time.

1. The tagged book is a graphic novel about a gay hockey player who loves to bake. I'm not much of a sports fan, but I've reread this book more time than I can count.

2. Occasionally I'll watch golf if I'm visiting my dad, but otherwise no thank you. Though, this summer made me temporarily obsessed with synchronized swimming (such a weird sport!).

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

I may or may not have binged this yesterday off and on during a slow workday. (Working from home for the win!) Who knew I would love a graphic novel about college hockey so very much?! This volume follows the MC‘s first two years playing for Samwell‘s hockey team… making friends and baking lots of pies. It‘s light and sweet and just plain fun. 🥧🏒😍

A cute, light graphic novel about college hockey with a gay main character. It was a good palate cleanser between heftier reads.

Igor and Venkman are ready for lights out! (Took this at bedtime last night) #catsoflitsy

This is a sweet graphic novel about a hockey player who lives to bake and his diciest season on a new team.

Adorable.

Onwards to volume 2 because who needs sleep. We don‘t know her.

I‘m loving this!

I do hate it when I forget that I‘m baking a pie... in the library 🤣

6.5 hours into the #24B4Monday readathon and three books down! Check Please was my favorite of the bunch today and I seriously need to get my hands on the second book after that cliffhanger. @Andrew65 @SumisBooks @jb72

Bitty is as sweet as the pies he bakes, but though he looks boyish and naive, he is bright, aware, and hilarious. He knows what it is to not be accepted, but he isn't ashamed of who he is. I cared about Bitty and his teammates, especially Shitty, whose nontoxic masculinity was truly a delight. I was uncomfortable with the lack of female characters, remarks about women that went uncalled-out, and how young Bitty looked. Otherwise I loved this! 🏒🥧

I absolutely LOVED this one. I can‘t wait until the next one comes out later this year. Highly recommend.

“But Laura,” you say, “how could you have read and adored Heartstopper and Fence, yet never have read Check, Please?” Good question. I‘ve fixed that now. And I‘m very glad I did.

Shitty is like me during Thanksgiving dinner while my Dad and Uncle yell about politics 🤣🤣

Litsy is slowly but surely getting me to give more graphic novels a chance. I am honestly surprised it took me so long to give and read this one. A gay hockey player who loves to bake? I should have stormed my library after reading the first Litsy review. This was pretty much as adorable as all of the Litsy love proclaims and you can bet I will be keeping an eye out for book two.

This was one of the cutest graphic novels I have ever read - how am I supposed to go back to work after finishing this over lunch? Can‘t wait for volume 2!!!

Y‘all, believe the hype on this one. Such a cute and fun read! So good. The only downside is the wait for volume 2. 🤣

Spent my #audiowalk adding to my TBR with the help of Modern Mrs. Darcy. The tagged book is the one I want to read the most. Also, said hi to a cat and really enjoyed the flowers.

OMG! What a sweet and delightful comic! I read it straight through this afternoon and can‘t wait to read what happens next. Escapist romance with a queer bent and a great supporting cast of silly bros.

Library book haul! Not pictured: all of the beastie‘s selections.

#booked2019 #comicorgraphicnovel

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bitty is a former figure skater who loves to bake and vlog. He joins his college hockey team and fraternity and makes new friends. I love that a female author captured the fraternity and brohood of team sports perfectly.

O. M. G. This was adorable. How long do I have to wait for book 2?

This. Is. Freaking. Adorable. I‘m trying to go slow.

Look. I was in Redmond, so I had to go to the indie bookstore. It‘s like a rule. (Finished my punch card. Next time I go back, the card is worth $20!) Look at that adorable Pride & Prejudice pin. ❤️

Y'all, this is a sports comic about a gay baker who's obsessed with pie. It should've been my thing to the core.

But here we are. It was cute and I very much appreciated the slow burn romance, but I felt the character development lacked punch. Ukazu told me these characters were BFFs, but I saw little evidence of it on the page until well over halfway through. The story plays out in fragments; understandable, given the book's webcomics roots, ⬇️

Every once in a while I stumble across this "Canadian milk comes in bags" thing, and it low key frustrates me because I've never ever ever seen bagged milk in either MB or BC. And I do a LOT of grocery shopping.

So, what's the deal here? Is this something the easterners do and just assume the rest of us are in on, or does the conspiracy go deeper? Is it one of those ON-only things that gets cited as Canada-wide because of Torontorosis?

I did the beer & comics thing last night.

It pains me to say it, but I'm on the fence about this book. It feels fragmented, and while the text tells me certain characters have particular relationships, I don't see it for myself. I'll give it another go tonight and hope I click with it.

I went to place a hold on CHECK, PLEASE! and discovered it was on the shelving cart at my usual branch! Hurray! I headed over there this afternoon, snatched it up, and found my hold on DARK NIGHTS: METAL waiting for me when I went to check out. Double hurray!

This was such a cute story. I am not a big sports person, but the characters were hilarious and compelling. I love Bitty and Jack and I need volume 2 immediately.

Overall 5*

Plot 5*
Characters 5*
Writing 5*
Art 5*