DNF @ 80%

I honestly set this down a while ago and never felt the urge to pick it back up. The premise was interesting, but I could not understand the story. While I didn't enjoy it, the artwork was still beautiful, and I think that a young audience would get something great out of this graphic novel.

2.5 stars rounded up

This is a fun rivals to friends to maybe a little more YA graphic novel. An AI and an girl with a cyborg eye both have to work together for a project when they've had some beef in the past. They start working together, and end up being friends (with a little more at the end).

The problem with this book was that it just felt like highlights of a story. It felt like we were just hitting the high notes and that made it feel choppy. The characters felt one dimensional and there wasn't enough depth.

ARC was provided by NetGalley and Amulet Books in exchange for an honest review.

Content/Trigger Warnings: Mentions of a pandemic, brief mentions of automotive accident (in the past), loss of parents (in the past), grief, chronic pain, scene of hospitalization, depictions of blood


I wanted to love this graphic novel so much, but after reading this for the second time, my feelings still haven't changed. This graphic novel leaves a lot to be desired and I'm still disappointed that I couldn't love this book more. We're following two main characters, Indira, a photographer who's interning at a local gallery. During one of the nights her work is being showcased, we meet Fawn, an AI who's a fellow photographer at the same gallery as Indira. The two of them have a rocky start, but when they're forced to work together on the same project, they'll start to realize they don't mind each other as much as they originally thought. I really loved the connection Fawn and Indira had. Their connection is a slow build between one another and we get to see their trust for one another build, as well. We also get to see them come to a better understanding of one another which I thought was handle really well. However, my biggest issue with this graphic novel is the world building. It feels almost non-existent, confusing, and we don't get any information to help answer questions we may have. The concept of an alternative Earth where humans and AI live together is interesting, but as you read through this book, there's huge sums of information that's missing. For example, there's a huge divide between AI who appear as more human and those who don't. We get a whole panel of that, dialogue with Fawn over it, but yet we have no prior information to this incident, there's no information to fill in the gaps afterwards, and the reader is basically forced to accept any moment like this. There's a lot of different moments like this that are scattered throughout the book and the reader just has to accept that it is what it is. It just didn't work for me as a reader. World building is a huge thing for me with books and it plays a role into my enjoyment of a book. Overall, I enjoyed the friendship/relationship between the two characters, but the lack of world building and details really hindered my enjoyment for this read.

This was ok. It wasn't really keeping my attention and the lack of world building really didn't help. I was a bit confused as to what is happening with this version of earth and it made it hard to enjoy the story.

Thank you to Abrams Kids and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this graphic novel
Honestly.........I would not really recommend this to anyone except as an art book to teens....... ok ok I know that is very extreme. But as much as I appreciated what the characters accomplished(AI or otherwise) and the photography aspects, there was no really set plot..... there was no point to it in my opinion and I say I don't recommend it to teens because of some of the adult subjects that are presented getting high off of pain killers, settlements from a lawsuit, AI oppression. All valid points that didn't have a set direction to go......The characters were also flat at best..... and nice looking. The black pages were also too random, and I didn't understand what the point of them were. Overall, I'm sorry I wasn't a fan of the story, but the art is amazing, 2.5 out of 5 stars

Pixels of You is a queer, enemies-to-lovers story between a human and human-presenting AI. As someone interested technology ethics & implications, I found the concept of this graphic novel intriguing. Within the story, there were real life headlines about AI advancements, whose purpose seemed to be tying the futuristic fiction to current day events. This incorporation of real headlines seemed forced and many didn't seem to tie into what was happening within the story.

When taken at plot value - a love story that includes AI - it's good fiction. However, the premise promised something more - a greater sense of uncanny valley and more robust commentary on the current state of AI.

Indira is a human girl who has been cybernetically augmented after a tragic accident, and Fawn is one of the first human-presenting AI. They have the same internship at an art gallery, but neither thinks much of the other’s photography. After a huge public blowout, their mentor gives them an ultimatum: work together on a project or leave her gallery forever.

Indira is in chronic pain from her prosthetic eye and her doctors keep changing her medication doses. It was interesting to see how this was depicted through the story and art; her trauma, disability, PTSD, and the racism she faced were all discussed. I also enjoyed the conversation surrounding tensions between humans and AI.

I loved how each character had a different perspective on AI technology and art, and how they used art to tell their stories. I actually waited to read a finished copy and I’m glad I did. The art was vibrant and beautiful in this graphic novel, and it really brought their photographs to life.

There’s nothing better than “enemies” being forced to work together, and watching them become good friends and maybe more. They witty banter was a lot of fun.

I really enjoyed reading this!I Pixels of You is mainly about AIs and the science behind it but it was so interesting to read! I would highly recommend this graphic novel because the relationships are so wholesome😍
What was lacking a bit for me was that it could’ve been more in detail and explained further.

While the concept was cute, the art fell short for me and the story wasn't as good as I would've anticipated.

A really cute graphic novel. Interesting thoughts on Androids and Identity. A very cute romance. I like it a lot and the Art is beautiful.

Pixels of You is a book of unique human and AI experience that begs the question, what would happen if AI were sentient? This book was unique, though I found it hard to follow at times and I felt as though there was something missing from the plot. The characters were fairly flat and though they had interesting back stories, they were missing the things that made them feel relatable.

The use of color in this story is stellar but the story is not there yet. The characters were not memorable and I was not engaged.

There were formatting issues so I was not able to properly read this title as a digital ARC. I might try picking up a physical copy if my library acquires it as I am intrigued by the plot.

This graphic novel seemed cute but most of the pages wasn't very visible. It was incomplete and so that's all the feedback I can really give.

Due to the limits of the advanced readers copy I could not get into this book. The graphic novel was not in color and the images were hard to interpret and the text bubbles were also hard to read. It really affected my perception of the story and I could not finish it.

This is a graphic novel about a human presenting AI, Fawn, and a cybernetically augmented human, Indira. They both have the same internship at a photography studio and after a public blowout, the two are forced to work together or leave the internship. They grudgingly do so. Can they work together or will they end up hating each other even more? Read to find out!

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. I couldn't really relate to the AI character, Fawn, but I think that was the point the author was trying to make. Overall, I enjoyed this and I can't wait to see the finished product!

sadly, before i could download this title, netgalley took it off their catalog. that means i can’t review this one. HOWEVER, i will be checking in with my library to see if i can get a copy and review it that way

A sweet enemies-to-lovers graphic novel. It was incredibly unique and heart wrenching to read. However, at times I felt the pacing was a bit off. The whole art show plotline seemed to be forgotten about until the end of the story. A solid 3 stars for me!

The premise of this book is fantastic and the art shows real promise, but it seems to lack a little depth in exploring some of the issues raised about humans, AI, and how the two entwine with our already base, human problems like racism.

This was such a beautiful and fun graphic novel!

The story was easy to follow and the characters were amazing!