This was recommended to me by a friend and I'm so very happy that I picked it up. What an absolutely incredible story and message along with stunning art. There were multiple pages that I just had to stop and just really appreciate. The art style is incredibly unique and really just added to the whole feel of this book. 

I can definitely understand where people are coming from in terms of the cheesy message, and other issues with the book. There were a few things that just seemed a tad unrealistic but that didn't majorly take away from my own enjoyment at all. There were many reviews that mentioned the pacing not giving enough time for the characters to really shine but I truly didn't feel like that. It's so easy for me to feel like I don't have enough time with characters in graphic novels but I felt quite the opposite with this. I loved seeing every character and their story as their portraits were being made and felt like the story was very well paced. 

There's also a bit of a found family aspect about all of this that I really enjoyed. This really filled my heart and the ultimate message of "Just create art no matter what." was really touching and inspiring as a creative person. 

The feelings Billie Scott went through of her life changing forever and coming to terms with being unable to do what you always wanted to do in the way you always thought was something I really connected with as well. I could really feel the emotions she was dealing with through the story and art.