My Riot by Rick Spears is an 80's/90's coming of age tale told through a punk rock nostalgia romp.

While I adored the characters and the artwork, I found the story to be a bit disjointed. The flow of the scripting didn't seem finished somehow. BUT, The comic is a really fun read with a faced pace that will keep readers attention. I just wish the last chapter was a bit more polished because the novel has a lot to say, but somehow 200 pages doesn't seem like a enough.

Great GN that I will likely pick up again in the future.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for supplying a e-arc for an honest review.

A feminist comic, sign me the heck up! There was so much I loved about this graphic novel. The art style and color palette was lovely and captured the sort of punk/scene feel to it. It was beautiful to see the diversity in character body types. I loved the female friendship and messages that this story brought to the table, friendship, self-discovery, and body positivity. A must-read truthful story.

This was a quick read and might be good for older students. It's a coming-of-age story for a girl who thought all she wanted to do was dance ballet. At the end of high school she ends up realizing that things can change. There are a lot of serious topics (teenage sex/pregnancy, smoking, eating disorders, etc.) that are handled well and could lead to good discussions with older students. Overall, I enjoyed the artistic style, which I found similar to 'This One Summer' by Mariko Tanaki, and the story. However, I felt the development of any of the side characters was lacking and it tackles so much in such a short book that the pacing isn't quite right.

2.5/5

Not really my cup of tea but I can definitely see the appeal in a graphic novel like My Riot. The characters were interesting enough but the art style and plot weren't really for me.

actual rating: 3.5

This book was a bit of a weird one but it picked up a lot in the second half and I really enjoyed it by the end. Things happen very quickly and easily once the band is actually formed so I do feel like it's not entirely realistic in that way, but it's a really fun read overall for any one who likes the Riot Girl scene. Trigger warnings for eating disorders and bulimia related to the main character's ballet class in the first part of the book, but things are definitely very body positive by the end.

This graphic novel could've been fantastic and I really, really wanted it to be. It had all the framework, all the potential, but just missed the mark.

It felt like storylines were flung around for the sake of it and not seen through (for instance, the random rioting seemed to be there purely for the title of the book). The characters, similarly, were left half developed, not delved into.

This will forever be for me one of the "could've been great" stories.

• My Riot (by Rick spears)

First and foremost important thing is how brilliantly simple but affecting this comic can be

Thia story is about a girl like all of us and none of us. Every one of us girls go through a phase in our life where nothing feels okay and specially as we were living under our parents roof and doing what they expect us to do.

This story very neatly show us how very basic life of our can just change in some decisions and we can be happy and content.

The girl at first was a ballerina in training and might I add she was great in it but it was not what she wanted from life. just like all of us where each of us are great in something but we dont know if that's our endgame or if we want that to be our endgame

This story is about her finding out that she can be a great lyricist and she can be successful in a band and be happy with it.

I guess in the rush of life that's what we forget to live, to be happy, we run after the future so bad, that we keep all the happiness stored for future and this story shows us how friends can sometime help us in it and how parents play a big support system in that

Overall I love this book through and through. I suggest you all to pick this comic book up immediately.

Also a big awesome credit to the graphic artist!!!!

• Character development- 5☆
• Story Plot- 5☆
• Side characters- 5☆
• Flow of the story- 5☆
• Overall - 5☆

The archive date for this book was changed three times and the last time I checked it was set to September.

This novel does a great job in depicting the various things what teenagers, especially young girls go through. The sad reality of teens coming in contacts with bad habits such as smoking and how it is back promoted by other responsible adults is shown correctly in the book as I have come across these thing myself.
The story is about a 17 year old girl who is hardworking but it is still not enough! She struggles and finds herself but the path is tough.
I liked how it showed the reality and things that teens go through in their lives. #MyRiot #NetGalley

A coming of age story about Val, a girl who was just trying to find her way through the 90s. She starts a band with a girl and finds herself. I didn't find the lyrics that were included in the novel to be any good? But maybe it's just going over my head. It was nice to see a person grow and change and find herself. I'm going to rate this 3 stars as the art style wasn't for me either, but I enjoyed the story! I liked the characters and the way that they support each other.

This was a fun book, set during the early 90s, about rebelling, finding yourself and growing into you, unapologetically.

Unfortunately it was just okay for me. I found myself kind of irritated at some things, particularly how one character reacted in regards to someone not being their first sexual partner, the using of people to gain attention of others and this weird steryotyping of black people in regards to others being shocked that we can be alternative too... one even said "but you're back" and it just wound me up the wrong way that this wasn't addressed and just laughed off.

I didn't enjoy reading how forcefully the ballet teacher encouraged smoking and forcing to lose weight, encouraging eating disorders. Yet, I feel like it was an accurate representation of something that sadly happens, not just in the professional dance world but other communities too. There were also mild skimming of racial tensions, sexism and slut shaming. I just wish we had more of that discussion.

Overall, although I loved the girl power and the friendships and the overcoming of some hardships, it was just kind of basic and not something that really captured my attention.

I thought it was a very enjoyable story of a girl finding her place in the world. The time jumps near the end were a bit annoying though, I'd rather see more volumes taking her to where she is 'now' than see this enormous time jump in this one volume. But yeah, I enjoyed the story, I liked the characters and the art style was amazing (though seeing the art wasn't as colourful as the cover was a tiny disappointment).

While I really enjoyed the art and style of My Riot, it felt like so much was glossed over in the plot of this graphic novel. Everything seemed to work out just right for protagonist, Val, to the point that close to the end when she announces from the stage while performing in her immediately successful girl punk band, "We had to fight to be here," I just kind of thought, did you though? While so many convenient plot points did keep the pace quick, it felt more to me like the lack of conflict in order to save space ended up taking away from the real purpose of Val's character arc, which was to overcome.

I really enjoyed this. A gutsy, nostalgic and gorgeously drawn dive into the world of riot grrrl, homemade zines and coming of age.

This graphic novel, I loved it, I enjoyed it, I wished it had another end but it didn't so... It was cool, I'm gonna give it 5 stars and thanks netgalley for this ARC, it was such a great story

This graphic novel is the place where ballet and punk rock collide in one teenager's life. Spoiler: punk wins.

My Riot by Rick Spears is a fast paced, short, 80s/90s romp that brings all the angst and fun of the teenage years.

This was a very fun read that kept me hooked! The illustrations were also great! This coming of age tale is a great read for lovers of graphic novels.

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Fierce. Feminist. POWERFUL.

MY RIOT is full of rawness and teenage angst, friendship and self-discovery, wrapped up in a bundle of ballet, boyfriends and punk-rock. The graphic novel's panels are gorgeous, their texture and palette conveying atmosphere flawlessly. The narrative is compelling, and I found myself flying through the story in just a couple hours.

It's a coming-of-age story, for sure, but it's SO realistic. The characters are flawed, yet they work through their troubles. There's no real "happily-ever-after" -- but there's a realistic ending that's tinged in hope. That's part of what makes this story so appealing -- it's not a fantastical version of reality. It IS reality. The ups, the downs, the love, the hate, the beginnings and the endings.

I'm so glad I got the chance to read this title -- Val's story is poignant, turbulent, raw and emotional, and both her challenges and her perseverance will stay with me for years to come.

My Riot is just about everything I love in a graphic novel. The character designs were simple but easy to tell who was who, the characters were just so fun and the setting in the early 90's punk scene was just perfect for me! As a punk fan, this story was just a really fun time and I loved it endlessly. There were some questionable topics in the early chapters, but no real reference to the triggering topics, and as the story progressed they were all left behind. A perfect story.

A good coming age story with engaging characters and appealing art that pairs well with the riot grrl theme. Definitely worthy of inclusion in teen collections.