Literally Graphic reviewed Princess Princess by Katie O'Neill
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3 stars
Much like her tea dragon series, O'Neill's art is pretty adorable and colourful. Unlike later books, these still have outlines. I really love the character designs.
Gender and sexuality is done in a very all ages and wholesome way. There's not really any discussion or angst, the person who strands Princess Sadie in the tower is not interested in her sexuality, just the potential for Sadie to become queen. In terms of romance and fairy tales, I also appreciated how slow burn it is (surprising, but I don't want to spoil stuff too much).
Race was another interesting point in this book for me because I originally read this book around the time I read World of Wakanda and learned about the importance of black hair representation in comics. So I was a bit surprised by the way that Princess Amira's hair was represented. That said, when I realized the …
Much like her tea dragon series, O'Neill's art is pretty adorable and colourful. Unlike later books, these still have outlines. I really love the character designs.
Gender and sexuality is done in a very all ages and wholesome way. There's not really any discussion or angst, the person who strands Princess Sadie in the tower is not interested in her sexuality, just the potential for Sadie to become queen. In terms of romance and fairy tales, I also appreciated how slow burn it is (surprising, but I don't want to spoil stuff too much).
Race was another interesting point in this book for me because I originally read this book around the time I read World of Wakanda and learned about the importance of black hair representation in comics. So I was a bit surprised by the way that Princess Amira's hair was represented. That said, when I realized the author artist was from New Zealand. I'm not an expert on race in New Zealand, but it's different enough that I feel like that probably has implications on how racial diversity might be presented. It's all a social construct anyway.
Unlike the later Tea Dragons books, O'Neill did not include any disability representation in this book. There is some body diversity though, which is different but a thing.