the art style was so pretty but a little dark for my taste, i still really loved the story and couldn't' put this down because it was so magical.

I was not a fan of the characters nor the world building but the illustrations salvage the story. The plot moves too slow for my taste.

The only good thing here is the art and the promising concept of the story. Other than that, this book is the type of book that I hate.

Why? Let’s just say one character annoys me for being too stupid and useless.

The pacing as well was too slow. Nothing much happens here and most of the parts doesn’t have a well detailed explanation of what’s happening that is very difficult to follow as again, the pacing is too slow and once of the main character is just plainly stupid and such a pain the ass.

What on earth did I just read? I really don't know. On the plus side, this definitely succeeds at being eerie and creepy and scary. On the minus side, there's a lack of development. The world building is minimal, and I'm not sure what's up with the zombies and the plant people, who are maybe another kind of zombie? I have no clue! And both of the MCs are unreliable narrators who sometimes see things that aren't there unless they are there? And is any of it there? This was too weird and unresolved for me, but Vieweg creates a horrifying atmosphere affectively.

It could be better if the execution of the story were to be carried out well. There are so many plotholes and a lack of world-building. I just wanted to know how this apocalypse being formed but the author didn't fill us in that department. The sequential arts often look disarrayed which could be a mood killer for readers to follow the story. However, I like the idea of the author trying to bring us the inclusion of mental health issues in the middle of the apocalypse. While facing zombies, the girls also battling with their inner demon. But again, the void on the zombies' background is just so glaring. I just hope the author could put more work into the world-building of the story because it actually plays a vital role in fulfilling readers' imaginations.

I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinions.

Ever After is a post-apocalyptic zombie narrative featuring an underdeveloped plot, character, and worldbuilding. The art was really well-down, but it was not enough to mask a subpar narrative.

The art style of this book was colorful and cutesy, belying a dark tale of an apocalyptic universe filled with terror and zombies. I enjoyed the art style and the contrast it presented.


The story itself was full of promise, but its execution ultimately floundered in a sea of unanswered questions, forgotten plot points, and a bleak lack of character development. I'm not sure if it due to a loss of translation or just poor storytelling, but this story could have done with more development, background, and dialogue to make it more understandable.

This was creepy and cute. A beautiful story of frienship in a zombie story. The images were stunning, they're exactly my kind of art for graphic novels. But the story was a bit hard to follow and we were missing some information about the world and the zombies that would probably have helped us follow along better.I don't think I would recommend it all that much, I've read better graphic novels before.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

The book indicated the trigger warnings but I did not see them and then I went ahead.

I wanted to like this book because of the art and the friendship during the apocalypse story. The plot was promising but I find the execution lacking. Some story elements were not explained. The twist was not really explained nor understood. The characters are undergoing complex issues and experiencing traumatic events but I feel something missing when I try to process what I read.

T/W: attempted suicide, gore

A cute story about friendship and zombies (very good metaphor).

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC 📚.

I really wanted to like this book, because the art style is really cute and what's not to love about zombies? Unfortunately, I felt like parts of it were missing and I couldn't connect with either of the characters. I liked them, but I did not really care about them?!

There is a lot of potential here, but the execution is lacking. The story was really hard to follow and I think that maybe something was lost in translation...

The quality of the images for this graphic novel was truly terrible.
I tried to read it but after a few pages became quite hard to ignore how how blurred all the lines were, unfortunately I had to give up.

Such a shame, I was really interested in reading this graphic novel. I thought it would have been good for this month in particular.

I really enjoyed this one!

I was provided an advanced digital copy of the book from the publisher via Netgalley for review purposes, all opinions are my own.

It’s an graphic novel, two girls who get to be friends and have to fight against zombies.
Friendship, loss, entertaining, I liked reading it.
Hopefully the next novel comes out soon 🤗🎃

I enjoyed this book and really loved the art style. It took me a while to like the characters, but I got there eventually. The artwork truly is amazing, full of colours. Even if the book had a darker theme, it was still light and positive.

Ever After is a good graphic novel to hand to students who enjoy apocalypse and zombie stories. Readers will enjoy learning more about Vivi, where she came from, and what happened to her sister when the zombies took over!

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I keep staring at the all the books I have for a secret tbr, and then randomly picking a new release instead! At least last night I decided to grab a netgalley arc.😅
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EverAfter is a graphic novel that illustrates a story that mainly follows Vivi and Eva two young girls who are living a life where the undead roam. When a train breaks down, the two girls are thrown together forced to confront the demons around them, while also dealing with their personal demons such as grief, and feeling out of place.🥺
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Honestly, I don’t really know what happened in this book. It jumped right into the story without proving any backstory, which was hard for me to wrap my head around. Sometimes I LOVE when we get right into the action, but with this one, it made absolutely no sense. I even had to check goodreads to make sure I wasn’t reading a sequel. Due to this, I was unable to connect to the characters, the plot, and pretty much everything else. It also just kept the story from going forward in my brain, since I was so stuck on the early pages because I was trying to get any information that I might have missed. Newsflash, I didn’t miss anything. There was just no information. The art was gorgeous, but also didn’t help tell the story, or propel it forward. While graphic novels might be tempting to you to pick up towards the end of the year, I would skip on this one.🤨

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What’s the last book that you read that jumped right into the plot? Did you like that about the book? Let me know!💋
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Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the review copy!

This was so cute. A story of friends and how far they will go for each other in a world of the undead! The art was great and very easily read.

I highly recommend this read!

I enjoyed this, but spent a lot of time being confused or uncertain of what was going on because everything kept shifting so quickly.

I feel like I missed out in understanding a lot of the story in general, especially the passage of time - but it was a nice, quick read.

This book is about Vivi and Eva, two travellers in a countryside filled with the undead. They team up and try to survive outside of the same confines of the city. A zombie survival story in a graphic novel sounded interesting.
What surprised me about this book was that the art style is very cute and bright but the story and the content is very much not. The book includes all the usual gore you would expect from a zombie story. It was almost more shocking in this colourful cute world. You are lured into a false sense of security. So I will include a warning here for graphic violence and attempted suicide.
The whole book felt strange a dreamlike. You didn't quite know who to trust and what was really happening
There is real emotion from the characters in this story. I'm impressed because sometimes graphic novels don't dig too deep. I think I'd be having some problems with my mental wellbeing if I was stuck in the middle of a zombie apocalypse too. I'm glad this was addressed.
Overall I didn't really think this one was for me. It was clever and new and interesting, something unlike anything I'd read before but I think I was too unnerved by everything and I didn't cope massively well with the mental health aspects on a personal level.
The book has a recommendation of ages 14-18.