This graphic novel was very cute, but it just wasn't for me. The art style is adorable, but I struggled to jive the story and the cuteness of the illustrations.

'Vincent Book One: Guide to Love, Magic, and RPG' by Vitor Cafaggi is a collection of comic strips about a lovelorn character with tough choices to make.

Vincent rides the bus everyday and his life seems to be the same, until one day, he meets Lady. Instantly, he falls in love and dreams of a life with Lady. The problem is that she has a boyfriend. Now Vincent is crushed. That is until he meets Princess on the bus. Things are complicated by Vincent getting advice from his D&D group.

These are cute comics that tell a cute story. I like the characters and the situations. I look forward to reading more about Vincent.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Really cute character design and I loved the illustrations, but the story was not enough to keep me interested. It drags on and for a comic, there are SO many words.

Amazing imagery.

Super digestive.

Great storyboard concept.

Disliked Vincent's love interest.
(Understatement)

Vincent is the cutest thing ever.!

But too wordy for a graphic novel.

Vincent Book One is a cute idea about a teenager learning about love. The illustrations are nice, but the story just drags on and on and on. I like the idea, but for me, the book didn't deliver.

5 Stars! I need the next book now!

I'd love to thank Vitor Cafaggi, Papercutz and NetGalley for this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is the most accurate and beautiful graphic novel out there! It's considered the best graphic novel in Brazil! I'm glad that the series is going to be translated in English! The second one just came out this month!

The story is about Vincent, a cute teenager dog that falls in love with Lady, a gorgeous lioness. They meet in a bus and he tries to talk with her and finds out some stuff about her. He falls instantly in love with her, but because he assumed she also liked him, he tries to go further, only finding out that she has somebody else. He then spills his sorrow to his best female friend, Bu, a cute monkey that is also his collegue in high-school.

He meets his male friends and they play RPG. After a while, Vincent meets another girl, Princess, a cute koala that seems to be into him. But this time he plays safe, asking her if she has a boyfriend, and she hasn't. But even though they start dating, kissing and holding hands and he asks her to be his girlfriend, she always responds with: "Let's not hurry up."

Things get worse when they go out and meet Lady and Vincent realizes that he still likes her very much. And when he ends up dating both of them, Princess is ready to be his girlfriend. But from here you can realize how messed up the situation gets, so now he has to take matter in his own hands and so he decides to tell them both that he likes them and he wants to spend some time alone and see what's best for him.

I won't continue with this because there are spoilers, but trust me when I say that nothing is what it seems to be. The story is much more complex and I loved it because it has humor and relatable facts.

Like I said, I need the next book now!! Do yourself a favor and read the first book! I promise you will not regret this decision!

Unfortunately this would not download. It kept coming up with an error message.

If this error is fixed I would still be interested in reviewing this.

The majority of the artwork, unfortunately, did not come through in the download. I am still giving this book a good rating because what I was able to read was very well done and evidences a strong plot.

The illustrations are adorable so I was not expecting such a realistic look at dating. This slice of life tale follows Vincent, an anthropomorphized dog, as he goes through his normal life trying to find the girl of his dreams. It was cute but the story would be appreciated more for an audience in their 20s' to 30's.

This was a cute story dealing with relationships. Definitely for younger audience as it outlines emotional upheavals relating to love. The characters were actually animals, which made it even cuter and, at times, funnier. The artwork was beautiful and made me want to look at the pictures more so than the text. Definitely a great book for young readers who will be able to relate to Vincent as he ponders what steps he should undertake when it comes to the matter of his heart: to be with Lady or Princess?

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this eARC. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Vincent is an incurable romantic who fell in love with Lady and began to make plans, dreaming awake with her.

Between comings and goings on the bus, Vincent will experience the joys and sorrows of first love, first kiss, first disappointment, doubts and anguish of love.

A cute book, great for distracting and cheering for the characters.


The graphics are beautiful and shows perfectly the emotions and sensations of the characters.

4/5 stars

This graphic novel features a cast of teenage animal characters navigating love and relationships. Vincent is either a bear or a dog who becomes infatuated easily and makes a mess of things. Since he’s a typical awkward teen, he seeks the advice of his friends (Bu, a female monkey whose good advice he ignores and his RPG male friends whose bad advice he tends to listen to). There’s a love triangle, long-distance romance, and heartbreak, all elements of a typical teen romance. The problem with the book is that the illustrations and dialogue would appeal to middle schoolers, but the storyline is more appropriate for older kids. Libraries serving pre-teens might consider adding it to their collection.


I received a complimentary copy of this book from Super Genius through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I recently read Vincent book one which was given to me as an ebook ARC on NetGalley. I had never heard of this book before but I really enjoy reading graphic novels and this one looked so cute!

SPOILERS AHEAD

Vincent is the story of a guy named Vincent who is sitting on the bus one day when he sees a girl. This girl happens to be named Lady and he will spend the next few weeks obsessing over her and trying to get to know her/ land a date with her. However, once Vincent has achieved the goal of getting to know her a little bit he gets invited to her birthday where she gets back together with her boyfriend, and Vincent is crushed forever. That is until he meets Princess, another girl but this time is into him too! They go on a few dates and Vincent is able to let go of his thoughts of Lady by writing a letter to her. However, Lady breaks up with her boyfriend again and decides that she would like to date Vincent. Now Vincent has a problem, does he stay dating Princess? Does he date Lady? Does he tell Princess about what has been happening with Lady?

This was a cute graphic novel with the characters drawn as animals (which made it all the more adorable). I enjoyed the storyline of Vincent, Lady, and Princess however I do not know if I will read on. I think for me about halfway in I knew what Vincent was going to chose. I gave this book three stars on Goodreads (I could not actually find this one on Goodreads but I could find the Spanish one)!

This was cute! I loved the illustrations! Simple, yet funny story (laughed out loud a few times!) of Vincent's love troubles and struggles as a teenager.

Admittedly, I was not a huge fan of this book. The plot to me felt very rushed and the characters were very immature. There was minor character development with Vincent, however it felt rather superficial. I think this could be a fun story for very young readers, but as an adult it seemed very reliant on tropes and didn't bring anything super innovative to the table.

When I first saw this graphic novel I thought it looked super cute. I never imagined that it would be what it was. It was a cute story and some that is relatable in today's world but still seemed not complete. I felt like it was over doing relationships. I do not believe it belonged in the teen section though. I will say the artwork was cute but did seem fuzzy while reading it on the phone. I will be interested to see it as a hard copy! I thought the plot was ok but way to many words for this story.
In all it was a good book but not as good as it looks on the cover.

3/5/5 Stars

One day on the bus Vincent meets a girl named Lady. He instantly falls for her. With the help of his RPG playng friends and best friend Bu, he learns to navigate his new feelings.

The story line is simplistic and the cast of quirky characters are fun to read about through out this story. Vincent was adorable and I loved watching him try to figure out what to do about Lady and Princess. I thought his relationship with Bu was cute and I liked how he tried to follow her advice but ultimately came to his own conclusions in the end.

A very interesting story that was not able to sustain my attention for the totality of the narrative. An admirable attempt.

Cute just as I thought it would be. Vitor Caffagi does not dissapoint with beautiful illustrations and a adorable - but simple - plot. This graphic novel will follow Vincent and his love life. All the problemas and hapinness he has during this period of his life. The story can be a bit too simple, but it doesn't mean it's a bad one. May not be for everyone, although I believe loads of people will relate to Vincent and his struggles - I know i have.

Three and a half stars.

For a book built out of daily strips from a Brazilian newspaper, about a lad struggling to work out which of two girlfriends he should concentrate on as his first relationship, this is actually surprisingly good. Yes it's overly wordy at times, a little too repetitive, and the voice-over a little too arch, but it's entertaining. I'm not sure I bought the whole thing as true-to-life, for the whole manner in which both affairs are conveniently on-again-off-again types rang a little false. But there's just enough here that's intriguing and fun. Why is his best friend dating a giraffe, is one of the better gags to come from the anthropomorphised characters, and the whole has a reasonable level of cuteness. Considering this isn't normally my kind of thing, I actually quite enjoyed my time reading it.