I wasn’t familiar with Meg Adams (artbymoga) prior to getting an advanced digital copy of this book but I did look her up on IG. These comics were cute and made me smile a few times but I don’t feel like I read anything “new” if that makes sense? Like I had the feeling these were all memes I’ve seen before, just not in cartoon format. There was no real flow to the book, just a new cartoon on each page. Some were relatable for sure. When I went to the IG page, it seems to me like almost all of the comics in the book have already been posted on IG, not sure if this compilation of her comics would appeal to already fans unless they wanted a book to flip through of their favourite ones?

Anyway, cute and was a super quick read.

Meg Adams makes the funniest comics ever, and they are so relatable!

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

A humorous collection of adult life moments from relationships, to adultung, to self-care. Thoughtful telling of the realness of when two are comfortable in their relationship.

thank you so much to Meg Adams and the publisher for giving me access to the book in exchange for a review. I was actually a fan of hers already. I follow her on Instagram and the book is as hilarious as I expected. and the drawings are so cute!

A book of one-shot cartoon pages, where it's evident quite quickly you'll get more shots at a gun control rally. Does this have anything going for it? Yes, it's more or less chronological, going through the year. One and a half stars.

I an unable to review this title, as it was archived before I had a chance to download and read it. This feedback is only to stop this title from adversely affecting my net galley feedback rate. If in the future I have the opportunity to read this title, I will post a proper review here.

Some mildly entertaining comics about a young couple from the Pacific Northwest and their two dogs. The author is an extrovert and her husband is an introvert, like so many other webcomics. The comics run the gamut of the holidays but Adams's favorite is clearly Halloween which I can appreciate.

i love this author and artist. I feel all of her comics can be in those comic a day tear off calendars. They also make great coffee or bathroom books. Have a couple giggles and realize life is an adventure and everyone can relate to it

Be prepared to recognize some comics! :D And I genuinely do like recognizing online comics when they finally get a print collection. Like, you made it! Published! Heck yeah!

Meg Adams is another in the vein of what I think of as “goblin women.” And I use that phrase affectionately and also identify myself as such. Silly, cozy, exaggerated reactions, each with our own particular hordes and obsessions. Halloween decorations appear A LOT in this book.

Also, pets! Can’t have autobiographical comics without pets, and this time, we get two little yappy-type dogs who basically exist to make noise or be fawned over. Sometimes simultaneously.

I appreciate that Adams adds plumpness to her drawings. Some images of herself are just simple straight lines down the torso, but even that is different from most traditional comics, where a woman would be portrayed with a cinched waist. And then there’s many images where her cup runneth over and we get bits of fat over pant waists, double chins, and stretch marks. The stretch marks in particular impress me, as I don’t think I’ve ever seen artist include those!

There’s also this thing Adams does with her drawings of noses. Most pages, the nose looks like a general cartoon nose. And then…sometimes…it’s this weird dangly Waluigi monstrosity that’s as funny as it is something I NEVER want to see on an actual human being. It’s melted. It’s thin. It’s almost obscene. But it conveys so much the mood of the moment.

A fun and quick read. Thanks to the publisher for the advanced reader copy!

If you like slice of life comics then this one is for you. I found myself laughing out loud, as a pet parent even though of the enemy species. My favourite comics are probably the ones around seasonal peculiarities like summer heat, and fall festival planning. And of course the heart warming moments of love between the couple, peppered with the absurdities of daily life are absolutely the best.

Oh, man, I love this artist's style so much. It combines all of my favorites. I see Sarah Anderson in here, Hyperbole and a Half, Where's My Bubble, Catana Comics. But instead of being The Same Old Thing, it rolls all of my favorites up and gives me what I love with all the humor and heart that I seek when I go looking for comic collections.

Our two main characters, Meg and Carson, live with their two adorable puppers and lead perfectly normal lives. But when one partner is an artist who puts their lives up for others' amusement, every little thing is fodder. And the more relatable it is, the more absolute hysterics I was in.

I appreciate the subtle jokes even more than the outright anvil jokes (though I love a good O_O reaction illustration, too). Like the one about a mug of stress relief tea. Took me a second. Subtle, relatable, absolutely cracked me up.

ArtbyMoga has a new fan.

A delightful collection of humerous comics. The contents were relatable and led to quite a few chuckles and a lot of smiles. I’d recommend this book to someone looking for something amusing.

Oh my goodness, this was so adorable!!

This is a collection of comics from Meg Adams that basically takes us through a year in her life with her husband and dogs. Every scene was so relatable and cute. I found myself laughing out loud while reading some of the panels. I loved the bright colors and the artwork.

'Why are you like this'

Can we talk about how relatable every single page was? I laughed along so many of them and found myself in those also.
And even over all that, the reader can easily see so many crucial topics (anxiety, etc.) that are part of our every day life. Overall quite enjoyable.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read the e-arc.

Why Are You Like This? is a laugh-out-loud, relatable collection of comics with hilarious facial expressions perfectly depicted within the illustrations. The collection of wholesome and realistic experiences with her partner and their dogs, Meg Adams, delivers a fun, easy-to-read book.

This was a cute collection of comics about random, everyday life. The comics were very relatable. I even showed some to my fiance as I read that reminded me of things we had done/ talked about. I liked the art style and the comics that involved her dogs.

I had never heard of this artist before, but will for sure be on the lookout for more of their work!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Loved! Read this in a day and laughed out loud so many times while also finding most of the little comics incredibly relatable. I also have a dog that snores so that one comic had me in tears! Can't wait for Meg Adams to publish more of these!

*ARC provided by NetGalley in return for an honest review*

Overall, I thought this comic was cute. But it wasn't that unique in the sense that couple-humor-comics are incredibly common right now. Then again, it provided itself with some diversity (not much) from the other comics available on the market.

Overall, I think it's enjoyable. I just feel like it felt a bit overdone.

Thank you, NetGalley, for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I already had some familiarity with Adams' work, which I had seen in passing online. I was delighted by this book. It has such vivid, cute, and bright artwork, and the characters and situations are profoundly relatable. I am predisposed to enjoying graphic works that are series of vignettes rather than a longer story, and this one was absolutely charming. There is so much love and joy in it, as well as moments of vulnerability and tenderness. A wonderful book, and I am glad I read it.

Thank you to the author, Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This collection of comics about the relationship between two polar opposites - extroverted, spontaneous and unafraid to be weird Meg, and her introverted, serious and supportive husband Carson (not to mention two pets with personalities of their own) is very funny in parts, and complemented by some more serious and thought-provoking pages that are sprinkled in. There is not a story arc as such, the collection seems a bit random, but I definitely enjoyed reading this - particularly because it felt very relatable and it looked like real people with curves and real-life backgrounds.