This was so fun!! We need more diverse, friendship stories where characters can find a family in each other. Can't wait for more volumes!

This was a really good look at what it's like to be a runaway teen who arrives in New York City with nothing but a hope and a bag of her luggage.

Blanca, thankfully, strikes gold when she moves in with a bunch of queers and makes fast friends with them all. There's a lot of characters, so I struggled a bit to keep up with who was who, but the story itself was easy to follow.

There's an abundance of queer men, and queer POC men, which is wonderful to see. It's definitely lacking on the queer women front - but hopefully there will be more in volume 2.

Speaking of volume 2 - he fact this ended on a cliffhanger is sad-madenning. I wasn't expecting that! So I hope volume 2 comes out quickly!

Thanks netgalley for the arc.

Cute diverse and queer. What can you want more ???

This is literally the cutest kind of story. If you enjoy found family, queer joy and wholesome stuff : add this to your tbr asap.

It was one of the most pleasant graphic novel I've ever read. The drawing style is super colorful and sweet ! And the story was light yet still intriguing and omg I'm so looking forward for book 2 next year 💛

I just finished this graphic novel and I absolutely ADORED it!!! I am so thankful for receiving an ARC!!! It’s a very simple story and one you have read before, but the characters combined with the beautiful artwork made it so wonderfully unique! Each character was so remarkable it’s impossible to pick a favourite! They are all unique, sweet, funny and awesome! Characters I would love to have as best friends! Love, love, LOVE it!!! Can’t wait for Volume 2 (it ends on a slight cliffhanger😭)!

Thank you Negalley and publishers for sending me an arc of Eat Your Heart Out vol. 1 in exchange for an honest review

THIS WAS SO CUTE!!

Not only did I thoroughly enjoy the art style and vibrant colours, the content and plot was easy to read and enjoyable too.

Eat Your Heart Out follows our protagonist, Blanca, after she ran away from her mother and her mother’s expectations of what her life should look like. She arrives in New York, and stays in a house with various other people, who have made it into my top ten found families I’ve read about in a while. Something about the group of young, queer people living their lives in New York City learning to live their best lives is so wholesome and so fun to read about.

We get to see Blanca's different dynamics with each of her new friends. Each relationship is unique, and this is helped by each character having distinct, unique and different character voices. I felt like I could hear their various voices while I was reading.

Another thing I really appreciated about the story is the sensitive way that the difficult topics were dealt with. The creators didn't shy away from writing about these topics, but managed to include them in with a certain gentleness that kept the lighthearted atmosphere of the graphic novel.

All in all, this graphic novel was adorable, comforting and entertaining, and I am going to be eagerly awaiting volume 2 after that ending...

In terms of concept, art, and overarching plot, this is a solid 4.5/5 for me, but unfortunately I really struggled to follow all of the subplots and side characters as the scenes seemed to change with little to no context or back story as to what is going on and how they got from A to B.

I may still give volume 2 a go when it’s released but we’ll see.

What a delightful graphic novel. I love the illustration style and the vibrant colours in this story. The plot itself was also engaging.

I really enjoyed all the different characters in this story (although I have to admit I struggled with remembering who was who for a good while since a lot of them are introduced at once and sometimes the illustrations looked a bit similar). Bianca was a fun main character to follow and extremely relatable. I liked how she decided to follow her dream and brave the world alone. With all the great people she met, it truly paid off.

My favourite thing about this story were the found/chosen family vibes. It makes me happy reading about a group of young, queer people living in a New York brownstone together and just figuring out life. Especially when they’re such a wholesome bunch!

The ending actually made me go “oh you fucker!” so I absolutely need a sequel and I will be buying this for my graphic novel collection when it comes out.

Thanks Netgalley and Oni Press for letting me read an eARC of this book. Eat Your Heart Out Vol 1 comes out August 13th.

This book was absolutely heart warming! I love coming of age books but a graphic novel is even better!

This book follows the story of a young girl named Blanca. Her mom has her life planned out for her but it’s not quite how Blanca imagined her life going. So she runs away to New York.

I love that this book has all sorts of representation (LGBTQ+). And oh my do I love drag queens, so this was a treat for me!

I will say that there’s a bit of a twist you don’t see coming and I need you to be prepared because I wasn’t!

Thank you NetGalley for granting me access to this E-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this graphic novel was not for me. I really loved the art, but everything happened all at once and I coundn't keep track of so many characters introduced. Futhermore, I really hated Blancas mom, Jesus Christ! Even with not getting the conection with the whole history, I loved so much the art style.

Blanca ran away from her strict mother to New York City to pursue her dream. There, she befriended Emile, who took her to his apartment and introduced her to his roommates.

Blanca is a friendly and cool character. She listens to and encourages all the characters. It has characters with different LGBTQIA+ identities. All the characters are lovable. What I really enjoyed about this book was found family trope.

I enjoy the fairytale elements in the story, such as the Little Mermaid and Snow White. I admire the colourful and beautiful artwork.

I enjoyed reading this book. I am looking forward to reading Volume 2.

I absolutely enjoyed this book! I read it in under 3 hours and thought it was so cute. Blanca, newly graduated from high school, moves to New York City to live the life that she has always dreamed of, not the one that her mother wants for her. When things get rough, and realizing she has no where to go, she meets Emile. With the help up him and his housemates, Blanca may just make it in the city as a fashion designer yet.

A nice story about finding your passion and your place in the world.

I loved how much queer rep there was in this book and I also really liked the art style. The plot itself was fun and fast paced. The mother got a bit too overly villainized in my opinion though, she almost seemed like a caricature.

I'm looking forward to the sequel!

Thank you Oni Press and NetGalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Blanca is under a lot of pressure at home. Her mom is honestly kinda scary (she reminded me of Cruella De Vil) and is pushing Blanca to do her best and go to business school. But Blanca is a creative soul and loves sewing and sketching! So when she turns 18 she decides to run away to New York, the epicenter of fashion but when she arrives there, it isn’t what she thought it would be until she meets Emile!

Emile immediately treats her like they’ve known eachother forever, which (among other things that follow) didn’t feel very believable but I just went with it. We get to meet his many colorful roommates and they’re okay with her staying, to live with them! Blanca loves it there and saves the day when they take her to a drag show and she fixes one of the performers’ dresses. I felt like I really got to know the different roommates and their passions and struggles. And Blanca even finds romance!!! But can she trust him? And will her mom ever just let her be who she wants to be and stop trying to control her?

The art was incredibly atmospheric! And it was almost like I could feel the amazing vibe. What I didn’t like were the eyes of the characters and how strangely short they looked.

We follow a girl who runs away from home because her mom is controlling and she wants to follow her dream. She takes off to New York and meets some nice guys who become her friends and roommates. She shares her talents with them and even finds a nice boy she's into. Though things might not be what they seem with the boy as the plot thickens.

"Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, poop on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it."

I have so much I want to say and will try not to ramble.

The art is so stunning, its honestly beautiful throughout the book. I found myself going back once I read it to really appreciate it again.

I loved all the characters , the story and the real good feeling towards it. Blanca is just so cute and I couldn't help routing for her. Also my lesbian heart was saying just be queer or bi lol. Give me F/F :) (no spoilers) But there is a certain someone in Blanca life I am like something is going on and my brains all like I DONT TRUST YOU vibes. So waiting for part 2 might destroy my soul a little. So thank you Terry and Matty for keeping me on the edge.

I loved how once I finished Vol 1 its showed the Brownstone development floorplans, rooms , characters and cover.

Thank you Netgalley and the authors for an arc copy

I enjoyed the first Volume of "Eat Your Heart Out" and I'm definitely interested in reading the following Volumes. It's a story about following your dreams, even if it is scary and will change your whole life, about found family and community and freedom of expression.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for the e-arc!

Eat Your Heart Out reads like a modern fairytale with its themes of self-discovery and family. The story follows Blanca who decides to run away from her controlling mom and move to NYC to pursue fashion design. She has no job or place to live but ends up having a chance encounter with Emile. Emile provides her with a home and encouragement. I thought this was endearing despite its serious topics and worth the read. I will definitely check out the next volume to see where the story goes.

Such a fun story to read! I loved the characters and the found family trope. Most of this volume introduces the characters but it ends with a cliffhanger, so I can't wait to read the next volume. I would defiantly recommend this book for young queer people looking for some fun representation.

Oh my god Yes this was so good! This arc spends most time setting up the characters, it's just vol 1, and their connections to eachother but it was so interesting. My little queer hart is happy.

"Eat Your Heart Out" is a coming-of-age graphic novel that follows Blanca on a journey of self-discovery. While plot-wise the book is not really strong, the novel is filled with interesting characters and lots of queerness, which is always much appreciated. What I enjoyed the most was the constant presence of the found family trope and the important message of doing what you truly love in life. The pacing was a bit off at times and I found that some situations were not very realistic, but overall the book delivers and I'm interested in giving future volumes a try!


*Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.