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Happily Ever After & Everything In Between

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Oh my goodness this was adorable. I have to read all of her other books ASAP. I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time I was reading this.

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Haven't read the previous Debbie Tung's books but this was nice.
Happily Ever After & Everything In Between pretty much shows the perfect relationship - they understand each other, they are head over heels in love with each other and they support each other. The reality isn't as shiny of course and Tung does show some glimpses of the "bad times", but the book is filled with nice and heartwarming comics.

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I am so, so sorry. I have downloaded this book and attempted in a variety of ways to figure out how to read it and review it. I looked at the help section, checked on apps to see if I could find something that worked, all to no avail.

I am SURE I would have liked it, as I have read the author's other books and liked them a lot!

While I greatly appreciate the ability to read and review the galley, I will instead wait until it is published. I will, however, still read the book and still review it on Goodreads, as I have done the others. I will still uphold my end of the deal!

I will give this book four stars because I know the author;s work and would be greatly surprised if it merited anything less than four stars from me!

Thank you so much for the galley and I apologize for not being able to do my part with the galley. I will review her book online on Goodreads once it is available in a format that I can read.

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Totally relatable comics....addressing a developing relationship.... It's a fun, quick read that might have you nodding & remembering those same feelings....& all with a satisfied, happy smile on your face! You can see Debbie's introverted side & appreciation for books in her drawings. Introverts & bibliophiles will definitely enjoy this......but I'm betting everyone will find appreciation for her work! I'm definitely going to search out more of her writing/drawing!
I received an e-ARC of this book from Andrews McMeel Publishing via NetGalley, in return for offering to read it & post my own fair/honest review.

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This was so sweet and enchanting, the comics are adorable and romantic.
I loved it!

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Happily Ever After & Everything In Between is a love story that will make you smile. It is a collection of comics that portray the life of a young, married couple. The wife is more introverted and the husband is more extroverted which makes for many entertaining moments. The author drew all of the illustrations herself which is my favorite part of this book. The drawings overall are very cute and I enjoyed the drawing style. Debbie Tung’s writing is good; I believe she did a great job of creating many honest moments through the characters’ antics. The pacing is quick and easy to get into. The plot is very simple but can be easily seen as relatable. I do wish there was more humor in this book, as I did not find myself completely laughing, I only chuckled here and there. I feel like there could have been more to this story, and although the ending is very sweet, I did not feel the need to finish it in one sitting. It may be because I do not read comic books very often but I felt it lacked something. However, I suggest this book to any young and settled couple. This book teaches you that although you and your spouse may be opposite people, with hard work opposites always prevail.

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Oh, so sweet and fun! If you're in a long-term relationship, you will most likely find several of these cute comics relatable and expect a few giggles and smiles from them. Overall the collection expresses subtle everyday moments in a relationship when the couple is very comfortable with one another. It's more sweet than humourous.

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I loved Book Love by Debbie Tung, but was not very impressed by Happily Ever...I mean, you can talk and read and write about married life in thousand possible ways and this is one of them, but personally felt not impressed by the narrative. Maybe things were too easy too be truth, most on the boring side, maybe the fault is on me, as I was thinking about a completely different kind of graphic read. But like in relationships, not books are supposed to be a match.

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I LOVED this. What a sweet, realistic portrayal of a relationship starting out. The vast majority of these pages had me laughing out loud because I have experienced the exact same thing. With quirky, imaginative drawings and heartfelt, simple dialogue that speaks truth, this book is something I will revisit again and again.

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Happily Ever After and Everything in Between follows the everyday life of a newlywed couple. Just like the title implies, it’s everything in between and behind the scenes of couple in love. We see the simple moments like picking out what movie to watch, choosing where to eat, buying their first house together, meeting other “couple friends” and many more moments most couples go through in their early stages of a relationship.

Debbie Tung is a new author to me, but I would be interested in checking out more stuff by her after reading this cute graphic novel. I found this to be very charming, cute, and relatable. The story is very simple, and the artwork was very simple and nicely done.

I love that the author shared some moments of her first year of marriage with her readers. It took me back to my first year of marriage, and I found most of the scenes to be accurate and relatable. Most people who would read this would be able to find a spot somewhere in the comic and think, “this sounds just like us when we went through that.”

I wish it were a little longer, and I also wish there was a little more substance or meat to the story. There wasn’t much to the story and I didn’t feel like there was an overall plot to the story. But I still understand and appreciate the stories that depict the “average day” of a young couple.

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A collection of Debbie Tung's web comic about the early years of her marriage. It's absolutely adorable and cute. Anyone who has been in a long term relationship can relate.

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This was just adorable. A relatable graphic novel about life in a relationship. I think there’s something in here that everyone can connect with. The illustrations were cute and stories funny at times!

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This was sweet. Just a short book of cute. My favorite parts were the ones about books... buying books.... reading books... reacting to books to your significant other... mmm books. Mmm love.

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I like this comic series pretty well it does show life as newlyweds and most circumstances I also like the art style being black and white.

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The art was cute and the humor endearing, but a little too one note (there were at least five cartoons that were variations on the characters walking into a room and saying "I love you!"). Sweet but unsubstantial.

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This had so many cute moments, and I love Tung's realistic portrayals of the everyday life of an introvert. As is usual in Tung's work, this had many relatable moments for introverts and book lovers.
In general, however, I just didn't find it quite as cute or humorous as I did Quiet Girl in a Noisy World. It had a lot of cliches and pages that, to me, felt redundant. Definitely the cutest ending though, and it's a quick, heartwarming read, so I'd definitely recommend it for fans of Tung's work.

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While I liked some of these, I didn't like most. I was surprised given how much I loved book love. I think this is a case of me and not the book itself. I will not be reviewing this one on my blog.

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*Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book for review, all opinions are my own*

I loved this book, the comics are very cute and I even managed to find some that reminded me of my relationship with my boyfriend.
I highly recommend it especially if you are in a relationship!

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I have waited for another Debbie Tung's new book since I finished the previous ones. Besides, both of Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story and Book Love are my all-time-favorite graphic novels. I believe Happily Ever After & Everything In Between will bring lots of joy and happiness when I read it. To be honest, that's exactly how I feel as getting to know more stories about Debbie and his husband's sweet married life. Their relationship is so adorable. I can't even stop smiling as indulging in their interesting daily life with full of love and pleasure.

From Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story to this book, not only to get to know Debbie, who is an introvert with a great passion of books (So am I!), but also realize how love makes her life be more wonderful like a sparkle. Although they start to find out each other's bad habits, they still embrace them and cherish their relationship. That's how this book is so soothing that gives me the warm feeling and positive power.

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So cute, relatable, and easy to read! Perfect for quarantine months when we are spending so much time in close quarters with our loved ones, the good and the bad.

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