Synopsis (from Goodreads)
Pages: 288
Publisher: Amulet Books
Publisher: Amulet Books
Released: 21st of August 2018
Based on the hit graphic-novel series from BOOM! Studios, the publisher behind Lumberjanes, Giant Days follows the hilarious and heartfelt misadventures of three university first-years: Daisy, the innocent home-schooled girl; Susan, the sardonic wit; and Esther, the vivacious drama queen. While the girls seem very different, they become fast friends during their first week of university. And it's a good thing they do, because in the giant adventure that is college, a friend who has your back is key--something Daisy discovers when she gets a little too involved in her extracurricular club, the Yogic Brethren of Zoise. When she starts acting strange and life around campus gets even stranger (missing students, secret handshakes, monogrammed robes everywhere . . .), Esther and Susan decide it's up to them to investigate the weirdness and save their friend.
Based on the hit graphic-novel series from BOOM! Studios, the publisher behind Lumberjanes, Giant Days follows the hilarious and heartfelt misadventures of three university first-years: Daisy, the innocent home-schooled girl; Susan, the sardonic wit; and Esther, the vivacious drama queen. While the girls seem very different, they become fast friends during their first week of university. And it's a good thing they do, because in the giant adventure that is college, a friend who has your back is key--something Daisy discovers when she gets a little too involved in her extracurricular club, the Yogic Brethren of Zoise. When she starts acting strange and life around campus gets even stranger (missing students, secret handshakes, monogrammed robes everywhere . . .), Esther and Susan decide it's up to them to investigate the weirdness and save their friend.
What I Have to Say
These characters are the greatest! I definitely want to go and read the graphic-novels after reading this. This was a great introduction to Daisy, Esther and Susan, it gave me a good insight into their personalities and relationship with still enough time for a few quirky adventures. Having not read the graphic novels, I can't say much about how it would fit in with the series, but I feel it would add a nice extra adventure in for fans.
I loved all the girls so much, but I think Daisy was my favourite. She was so sweet about throwing herself into the various clubs and feeling like she couldn't let them down. It was quite an accurate snapshot of the whirlwind first term of Uni (to me at least) and signing up for loads of clubs that you never actually go to, because most of us aren't as afraid to let people down as Daisy is.
I loved the adventures of the other two girls as well, of course, but Daisy stuck out to me. I can't wait to get my hands on the graphic novels to read them too!
My thanks go to Netgalley and Amulet for providing me with this copy for review.
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