Great GN! Loved the illustrations. The colors were vibrant and matched each character. Lots of great storylines intertwined: crushes, body positivity, identity, anxiety, stress and more. Definitely one for the library collection! ( )

You gotta have major suspension of disbelief, but this is fairly cute. Loved the artwork.

2.5
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Can't help but think Alex de Campi's experience writing Josie and the Pussycats in Space for Archie Comics played some part in the creation of this story about three teenage back-up singers on a big pop star's concert tour getting into hijinks, forming their own band, and falling into a feud with an all-women metal band.

I forgave the starting contrivances used to get the girls together for the tour, as the story settled into typical but engaging character bits about making friends and having crushes while dealing with a dramatic queen bee, but then the plot contrivances came back with a vengeance and started piling up too high to ignore. But as dumb as the story got, it was fun, and I find myself hoping for a sequel.

And I'm gonna check out that Josie comic too. ( )