Lissa Treiman

The next installment of this comic series is as highly enjoyable as the first. The adventures of Susan, Esther and Daisy at college continue with Susan getting kidnapped by a vindictive friend from her childhood home, and later having a crisis when she can't tell her friends she's become romantically involved with a guy she's supposed to hate. Esther realizes she should probably do some reading and studying if she wants to stay in college, and Daisy over-binges on Friday Night Lights (and runs around in a totally adorable pair of pig earmuffs. Want!) I really love stories about girls doing stuff and hanging out together, and this is my new favourite graphic novel. Every story is hilarious and relatable.… (more)

This is a highly entertaining comic about an unlikely trio of girls bouncing through their first year of college somewhere in Britain. I think almost any girl can find shades of herself in one (or more) of them: I (like my daughter) identify most strongly with Susan, but I'm pretty sure I have bits of both Esther and Daisy as well. The lovely friendship between these 3 girls (and the boys who love them) is what propels the story forward, and this volume ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, so now I will pine for the next volume!… (more)