Kid Toussaint

Elle, Vol. 1

Jeff James

Simple but beautiful art that occasionally looks like stills from an animated movie in the best way. Unfortunately, the actual story isn't good enough to live up to those visuals.

The cover and the summary imply that something strange is going on with the main character, but the book takes a long time to get to the point.

First it just seems like day-in-the-life stories about a girl at a new school, then she gets a bit upset and moody. Her hair color changes to help us keep track of how she's feeling (but it's only changing in her mind, see).

It all feels a bit under-baked; her friends talk about her as though she's a wildly different person from day-to-day, but for most of the book I honestly thought it was all just a metaphor for a young woman going through mood swings.

The ending seems to imply that something more serious is going on but the lead-up doesn't justify that result.

Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Raphaëlle

Ok, this was AMAZING????????? The art is beautiful & the story is captivating. Can’t wait for the next volume!

Elle, Vol. 1

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