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Happily Ever After & Everything In Between

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This is the first graphic novel I've read by Debbie Tung and it was a lot of fun! Both the art and the story--which is about the author and her husband--are equally cute. I'm not married to anyone, have never even been in a relationship, yet this book made me smile constantly because it's just that good. Happily Ever After and Everything in Between is a book with a lot of humour and heart, and something I'd definitely recommend to the people I know who can relate to it more.

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This graphic novel was cute. I read it because I enjoyed the author's other graphic novel, A Quiet Girl in a Noisy World. While I liked this one, it did not live up to the expectations I had based on how much I adored the other one.

This is the story of the character's first few years of marriages. Many of the topics and situations ring very true to my own experience of married life, while others are not relatable to me. The graphics themselves are quite cute. I enjoyed the depictions. I just didn't find this novel as engaging and entertaining as the previous one I read by this author.

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I had a great time reading this graphic novel. Each panel made me laugh, some more than others. It wasn’t too hard to relate to some of these pages, and the truth they revealed made it a real blast to read. The ending was a nice surprise, and made me look forward to where this couple might be heading next. This won’t be a graphic novel for everyone, but I think some people will like it.

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Happy Pub Day to this adorable graphic novel chronicling the relatable day to day life of a couple, from dating to pregnancy. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for allowing me to read Debbie Tung's work pre-release! As a newlywed myself, I completely relate to the daily lives of the main characters. It provides an intimate view of what sharing your life with another person is like and being completely comfortable with your partner. The author includes very specific examples in which I could see myself and my husband in. The situations were truly relatable and I constantly found myself saying "We're not the only ones!!" with glee. I love the black lined simple illustrations which do a great job of portraying the personalities of the main characters while allowing you to focus on the story. I found myself laughing out loud while reading this and had my husband join in. We both loved this graphic novel and I cannot wait to purchase the printed version, to reflect on for years down the road. If you are in any type of relationship, no matter the length of time, you'll want to read this!

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How does one review a graphic novel? Well, this is the first one that I am reviewing (yep, surprising!) and I'm learning as I go forward. Also, it has been a few years since I last read one which was my entire collection of Tintin by Hergé.

I've had my eyes for a long time on Book Love, Debbie Tung's second graphic novel. Being the book lover that I am, it is the next book I'm looking forward to reading. And when the opportunity came to read her latest work I'm thankful to NetGalley for allowing me to read it!

Happily Ever After is the author's story. Of her own happily ever after with her best friend and husband, Jason. It is a really lovely take on everyday life, just what the second part of the title says – Everything In Between. I'm not yet married, never had a boyfriend, but I devour romantic books like nobody's business. My 500+ romance reads as listed on Goodreads can attest to that. And I can definitely say that this one was so, so good. And a real-life story at that!

Initially, while reading it, I was kind of waiting for something phenomenal to happen. It takes a little time to get used to, maybe. But a small way in and the adventure starts to show. The banal conversations, the comforting familiarity, the getting used to being married, the sharing with each other, also motivating each other, the cute skirmishes, and essentially starting over in life as a couple (the decisions to make). Even the society peeks in once with its comments.

Debbie Tung's way of description and dialogue had me enraptured for close to three hours (I couldn't resist and finished reading it in between other books). I will always treasure this small wonder of art, where Tung managed to transform the mundane to the magical! (And in the process helped me to pick some pointers, because did I not mention introvert?)

Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for an e-ARC of the book.

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Sweet, tender, relatable. In my opinion, Happily Ever After would make a perfect present for Valentine's Day or your friends' anniversary.

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Nessa divertida e romântica história em quadrinhos, temos a rotina de um casal exposta em seus mais diversos momentos.
Não conhecia ainda o livro ou a autora, mas fui logo fisgado pelo seu jeito fofo e muito engraçado de desenvolver as tramas dos personagens.
Essa é uma história de casal, mas pode ser lida por qualquer um. Talvez os casais se reconheçam mais nas tirinhas, claro, entretanto, eu mesmo não tive problemas pra ler e ainda gostei bastante da obra!
Em relação ao idioma, por ser coisas do cotidiano e em formato de quadrinhos, pode ser facilmente acompanhado sem grandes dificuldades. Talvez até seja uma boa opção para quem quer se arriscar em uma leitura em inglês, igual eu.

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Small moments are often underrepresented in romance stories because grand gestures are easier to show and display in media. Happily Ever After and Everything In Between does the opposite focusing on the small moments and how there compounding creates one of the most fleshed out and real feeling relationships I’ve encountered. Large moments like New Years parties or buying a house are present but often just the settings for the quirky and intimate moments this couple shares. This creates a comic collection that is a joy to read and something you should pick up today.

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I knew this book would be lovely after the first page: "Six years ago...I married my best friend."

In short, mostly 4-panel comics, Tung portrays the everyday lives of a new married couple. I found them humorous, adorable, and super honest and relatable. I especially love the one where they spend a while deciding what movie to watch but they both end up falling asleep.

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A hilarious representation of what it's like to live with you significant other! The writing was spectacular and really pinpointed all the things us couples go through together. LOVED this book!

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It was so funny to see this little couples situations. Sometimes we only have to see this things in their simplicity and enjoy the moment.
I want to read more work of Debbie Tung

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Advanced copy provided by Netgalley in exchange for review.

I love Debbie's work, Quiet Girl... is brilliant.

This is focusing on life as a married couple, and I definitely related to it.
Fairly short read.

I read the ebook version - I wonder if some of the pages were meant to be viewed side by side?
One minor point - despite living in the UK, there are Dollar signs included and referencing to "hiking a trail" - presumably to cater to US audience from publication.

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I knew the author because of her other book "Book Love", and I love her drawing these are so cute!
This book is about love and it's going on in a relationship. I'm so thankful to read it. Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for this opportunity.
What I didn't like in this one was because I never get into a relationship, so I can't connect to the story, but if it wasn't' your case you will be like reading it.

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Fun story of the first few years of marriage: buying a house, figuring out what to make for dinner and how much of the house budget should be spent on books, putting together new furniture. Debbie's drawing style is cute and emotive. Looking forward to their next chapter!

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This was so cute and funny! It was so much like reading about my own marriage to my husband! I loved it and would recommend it to any couple!

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I really liked this. The art is simple, the comics are expressive enough and I really like reading comics about life. We are all scared about the world and scared about who we are, but reading something fluffy and sweet is amazing.

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After watching my life play out in the pages of Debbie Tung’s ‘Quiet Girl in a Noisy World’ and ‘Book Love’, I was eagerly anticipating seeing what other thing that makes me me she was going to explore. This third graphic novel is where our lives diverge, which turned this read from ‘how is she getting into my head?’ to ‘aww, Debbie and Jason are such a cute couple’.

Whether you’re deciding what to cook for dinner or ensuring the essentials find their way into the household budget, it’s important that your partner understands your love language. While there are some sweet, kinda mushy moments, single, introverted bookworms will also find plenty of relatable moments in this collection.

While I couldn’t guess what Debbie would tackle next after finishing her second graphic novel, the reveal at the end of this one seems to me to be a pretty big clue about what to expect from the next one.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity to read this graphic novel.

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This is a collection of cute comics about the first years of married life, without children. I found it pleasant to read and I like the illustrations, but I feel it lacks more depth - still, it's a nice read, it could be a good present for a wedding.

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This is probably one of my favorite graphic novels ever! It got me smiling the whole time i was reading it and i didn’t want it to end. The characters are so adorable and really called me single haha. Thank you for the review copy!

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I love love love love loved this. It was funny and cute. The characters was adorable. I couldn't ask for more. It's my first time reading anything from this author n she did not disappoint.

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