
Ballad for Sophie
Reviews

I wish I had this book for me so freaking badly! This is a complete masterpiece. Since I started liking more graphic novels I became more aware of what kind of illustrations do I actually enjoy looking at. Just like sometimes we judge a book by its cover I definitely judge a graphic novel by its graphics. Sometimes I'll give it the benefit of the doubt because although I may not particularly love the drawings it may make sense when paired with the story. These graphics and the overall aesthetic of the book captivated me right away. Little did I know the story, although amazing, would be so freaking sad. I feel like I hadn't had my heart broken like that in so long. Seriously, I rarely feel any overwhelming emotions with either books or movies/series. Who should have thought that I would get so emotionally attached to such a short story and with such cute and colorful drawings? Not only does it has super flawed and interesting characters it has a bunch of dark themes that only get worse as the plot progresses. Plus it caught me off guard multiple times, I never knew what was going to happen. Beautiful and clever both in writing and in illustrations.

An awesome book with a great story and even better artwork. The artwork is so well done that I didn’t even feel like I was reading a book, but watching an animated film.




